Holt Ventures - Tue June 18, 2019
Holt Ventures Backs New Skills Training Company
Holt Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Holt Cat, participated in the $5.5 million Series A round of financing for Interplay Learning, a leading provider of online training for skilled trades using virtual reality (VR) and 3D simulations....
Building Skills New York - Mon June 10, 2019
Building Skills New York Celebrates 500th Worker
Building Skills NY, an organization dedicated to providing typically underemployed minority New Yorkers a path to success by connecting them with quality construction training programs and job placements, announced its 500th construction placement on May 17....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 06, 2019
Caterpillar Dealer Leaves Business as Usual Behind
Carter Machinery is the deep-rooted Cat dealer of Virginia and West Virginia. Carter was founded in 1952, continuing the legacy of Caterpillar machines that have served Virginia since 1928. While Carter is extremely proud of its more than 90-year history of going above and beyond for customers, its not resting on its laurels either....
Martin Implement Sales - Wed May 29, 2019
Martin Implement Sales Hosts Annual Stihl Training Event
Martin Implement Sales hosted its seventh annual Stihl training event April 10 and 11 at the company's South Elgin, Ill., facility. Martin Implement broke training into two segments, with chainsaw training on the first day, which covered proper usage, safety and some basic maintenance; and basic maintenance training on all Stihl products on the second, which was a new segment that provided an overview of basic maintenance for all Stihl products....
Western Maine Community Action - Wed April 10, 2019
Training Partners Offer Construction Course Informational Session
Augusta Adult and Community Education in partnership with Associated General Contractors of Maine, Western Maine Community Action, FedCap, Maine Staffing and the CareerCenter are offering a construction skills training program designed to equip candidates with the work readiness and sector — specific skills necessary to start a career in the construction field....
Genie - Mon March 18, 2019
Genie Lift Pro Training Now Includes Supervisor Training Course That Meets ANSI Requirements
The new ANSI A92.22 standards for Safe Use and ANSI A92.24 standards for Training carry with them some major changes and substantial additional requirements for training, with new requirements for supervisor training....
Empire Crane Company - Tue February 26, 2019
Class in Session for Empire Crane Service Technicians
Empire Crane service technicians took a break from the cold and were in class with the Demag service and maintenance training program Feb. 4 to 8. The class taught by Training Instructor Robert Ourt focused on the technical components of the Demag 5 axle family of all terrain cranes, including the AC 130-5, AC 160-5, AC 220-5, and AC 250-5....
CEG - Mon February 25, 2019
'Dozer Dave' Touts Construction as Alternative to College
Dave Turin, also known as "Dozer Dave," who rose to fame on the Discovery Channel's popular show "Gold Rush," made a special guest appearance at the 2019 World of Asphalt / AGG1 show held Feb. 12 to 14 at the Indianapolis Convention Center....
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....
