Behind the Wheel

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Truck Driving Training Leads to a Long & Rewarding Career
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Hey there – my first Blog! I have been trucking for about 30 years and a lot has changed in that time. When I got my AZ licence, I was 18 and…

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Ontario Career College Training – Finding that First Job After
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Congratulations you have completed your Ontario Career College Training course! Now, what to do you ask yourself? Here are some helpful tips to help you find that first job: 1.     Take…

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Funding Options for Career Change
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During our lifetime, we tend to change careers several times.  Sometimes it can be a forced change when our industries relocate to other areas, are not as prevalent as it…

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Why Choose Heavy Equipment Operator Training?
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Thinking about a new career?  Are you a hands-on type of person who prefers to work outdoors, who works well independently and likes to see what you’ve accomplished on the…

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Today’s Expectations Training Heavy Equipment Operators
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Best Jobs are in Demand Heavy Equipment Operators have some of the best jobs today, and are always in demand.  Despite the many tasks we pass off now to computers…

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Don Loucks, 5th Wheel Training Institute
Career Expectations after AZ Training
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Driving a truck is something that is in your blood. It’s almost an addiction. You get hooked on the idea of driving this 80 to 120,000 lb truck down the…

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What is the Difference Between a Diploma and a Certificate?
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What is the difference between a diploma and a certificate? Education has three tiers, elementary, secondary and post secondary.  Post secondary schooling is provided by both private and public institutions. …

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Ed Popkie, 5th Wheel Training Institute
The True Costs of Training at a Ontario Career College
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The true costs of running equipment training at an Ontario career college: Everyone knows it’s expensive to own, maintain and insure a car.  So what do you think it costs…

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Skilled Trades Training: Learning By Doing
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Experiential learning is quite simply ‘learning by doing’, it is an essential of skilled trades training.  In 1984, David A. Kolb, an American educational theorist, presented a model of experiential…

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Skilled Trades Training Away from Home
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Training Choices You have made the decision to take the step towards a new or first career.  You have found your funding options and now need to make the decision…

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