Mining Academy - Mon February 25, 2019
Registration Open for the Mining Academy Seminar
Registration is open for the second Mining Academy Seminar. After a succesful launch year in 2018, this event, which is styled after the established Quarry Academy program and also organized by Dyno Nobel and Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology, Mining Academy is an educational seminar that looks at the full production stream of unit operations....
Caterpillar - Wed February 13, 2019
Cat Safety VR Module Creates Immersive Safety Training Experience for Employees
Caterpillar Safety Services announced the development of Cat Safety VR, a new virtual reality (VR) safety training module. Customized for paving applications, the new VR safety training solution immerses the trainee into a virtual four-lane rural highway construction site, so the employee learns to interact with coworkers and identify hazards in a safe and controlled environment....
Genie - Mon January 14, 2019
Genie Lift Pro Training Courses Updated to Meet Ansi Requirements
The new ANSI A92.22 standards for Safe Use and ANSI A92.24 standards for Training published on Dec. 10, 2018, and everyone must be fully in compliance within one year. To help equipment owners and operators be in compliance by Dec....
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP - Tue January 08, 2019
Revised ODOT Training Rules Take Effect in New Year
The Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced significant changes to the On-The-Job Training Program that took effect on Jan. 1, 2019. Because these changes will impact ongoing, multiyear projects as well as new ODOT projects that will begin construction in 2019, all Ohio contractors are advised to review and familiarize themselves with the new changes....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 08, 2019
New Highway Maintenance Degree Aims to Help Build Transportation Workforce
The Colorado Department of Transportation and Front Range Community College are teaming up to develop what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation two-year associate's degree in applied science or AAS as part of a highway maintenance management degree program....
Construction Career Collaborative - Fri December 28, 2018
C3 Announces $100K Grant for Craft Training Programs
Chuck Gremillion, C3 executive director, announced that Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state's leading provider of workers' compensation insurance, has awarded a $100,000 grant to C3 to help strengthen craft training programs throughout the Houston region....
Peter Cox - Associated Press - Wed November 28, 2018
State's Tech Colleges See Surge in Skilled-Trades Training
Kyle Vickerman recalls talking with his boss at Ziegler CAT about how he might someday advance in the company. The response was immediate — in a good way. His manager pointed him to the heavy construction equipment technology program at Dakota County Technical College....
Wacker Neuson - Thu November 15, 2018
Wacker Neuson Launches Construction Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Program
Wacker Neuson has announced a unique apprenticeship program to help fill the growing need for qualified machine technicians in the construction industry. Wacker Neuson has teamed up with the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to create an apprenticeship program that allows students to "earn as they learn." The program combines work-based learning with related classroom instruction using the highest industry standards, knowledge base and technology....
Sims Crane - Thu November 08, 2018
Sims Crane Announces Launch of 'Sims U,' A 16-Week, Paid Training Course for Crane Operators
Sims Crane, a Florida-based crane rental and rigging service company, has announced the formation of Sims U, a paid, hands-on crane operator training school based in Tampa. According to Sims management, the goal of the program is to jump start a student into a lucrative career....
Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA - Tue October 30, 2018
State DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Certification Program
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has made a major commitment toward improving safety in and around the state's roadway construction work zones. The agency is the first in the nation to help hundreds of its employees earn the "Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals" (SCTPP) credential endorsed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)....
