It Ain’t Like It Used To Be: Part One
From the "How NOT to do it!" Department: When I was young, it was a lot easier to get into running heavy equipment. On-the-job training was the usual way to learn, and even if you had a certificate, no one…
ATS offers a variety of skills-oriented training programs in Heavy Equipment Operation, Crane Operations, Horizontal Directional Drill Operations, Truck Driving, and Rigging.
From the "How NOT to do it!" Department: When I was young, it was a lot easier to get into running heavy equipment. On-the-job training was the usual way to learn, and even if you had a certificate, no one…
If you want to operate heavy machinery in the U.S. then you should seek national certification. It will help boost your career in so many ways. The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) was set up specifically to…
Finding the right heavy equipment training school means being able to experience higher earnings and a more comfortable life style. When you do just a basic search on the Internet for the phrase "heavy equipment school", you can find a…
You may have asked yourself why you should get certification. One of the best reasons to get certified is because with certification, you have an official way to show off your training and your skills. It tells your prospective employers…
There are literally hundreds of reasons why you should get certification, today we are not going to go into those so much as we are going to look at some of the steps that you will need to take to…
Do you need certification to be able to operate a piece of machinery? The answer to this question is no. If you go to a lot of farming areas, you will see people operating equipment without certification. Chances are that…
Life can be tough without certification. If you have been living without certification, it is a fact that you will know about all too well. Sure, some people manage to get by and some even do very well, but for…
If you want to make the most out of your heavy equipment training then you need to put it to use straight away. This might involve some hard decisions, but is worth it in the end. If you are working…
Once anyone has spent a few years without certification as an unskilled laborer they tend to think that life is as good as it gets. While many unskilled labor jobs can be enjoyable, you can make great friends, meet people…
When you have been in this business a while you get to meet all kinds of interesting people looking for heavy equipment certification. Some of them come from very different walks of life, but their reasons for wanting heavy equipment…