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June 28, 2007
Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs Faces Shortage of Skilled Labor for Construction Equipment Industry
Construction Equipment Industry is in need as the increasing demand for new construction calls attention to the equally increasing shortage of skilled labor workers to fill Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs.
Orange Park, FL (PRWEB) June 27, 2007 -- Construction Equipment Industry is in need, as the increasing demand for new construction calls attention to the equally, increasing shortage of skilled labor workers to fill Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs.
As long as Construction Equipment, such as bulldozers, backhoes, wheel loaders, excavators, and skid steer loaders, sit idle, construction companies lose money, eventually, driving up the costs of construction and lengthening job completion times. As one Heavy Equipment Operator put it: "If it's a three-man job and I'm the only one here qualified to run the equipment - then, it takes a bit longer! Good money though."
The International Union of Operating Engineers reports an expected growth in highway, bridge, and street construction across America, along with, commercial and population growth as cities continue to expand. Any new growth or expansion in business or population means new growth in construction, city services, utilities, and landscaping; all which are areas of industry offering Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs.
Another reason the industry needs qualified workers to fill the Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs and operate the Construction Equipment has to do with the, all-important, issue of safety. These large, powerful machines can make structures look like a deck of cards and where safety is concerned there is no room for error. E. Dombroskie, Supervisor at a new dig site, commented: "I'd rather have the equipment sitting idle, losing money, than have an unsafe or unqualified operator put lives at risk. It aint worth the buck you'd make."
National Heavy Equipment Operators School, also known as EarthMoverSchool.com provides cost-effective training with its Nationally accredited training programs. The school offers intensive training, leading to nationally recognized certificates, in the operation and safety of Construction Equipment: such as, bulldozers, tractor loader/backhoes, articulating wheel loaders, excavators, compact Bobcat® excavators, skid steer loaders and diesel truck tractors.
National Heavy Equipment Operators School (EarthMoverSchool.com) has introduced an innovative and comprehensive training program, reducing class time and offering its' candidates extensive hands on field training in the operation and safety of Construction Equipment. In preparation for any one of the numerous Heavy Equipment Operator Jobs now on the market, each candidate completes a distance education program. The program is delivered in an exciting interactive online format for the computer stimulated crowd. For those who still prefer to hold a book in their hands the school provides 60 individual lessons that are completed at home and then sent to the school for grading. The distance education is thought of as a sort of a ground school; it greatly reduces the amount of time a student has to spend in the classroom, thereby greatly reducing tuition costs to very reasonable levels.
The 350-acre training complex, located in Green Cove Springs, North Florida, proudly claims 25,000 successfully trained graduates and hosts students from all fifty states. The school makes sure that a sufficient number of properly working machines are on hand for the student body at the time of their residency. National Heavy Equipment Operators School partnered with Bobcat® Corporation and John Deere Company, whom are contributing training equipment partners.
EarthMoversSchool.com's Career Services Department continually keeps adding to its employer partners list and referring successful graduates to available openings.
The National Heavy Equipment Operators School invites all potential students to learn more about their program. To find out more about Heavy Equipment Training or the nationally accredited Heavy Equipment Operator School contact National Training Inc. toll free at 1-800-488-7364 or visit the official website at www.earthmoverschool.com. Also, the "Contact Us" page on the website provides further email and mail contact information.
Posted by Industrial-Manufacturing at June 28, 2007 09:46 PM