International Operating Engineer - Fall 2017

Education & Training
Job Corps and Local Union Partnerships Benefit All
New Facility at Local 649 Welcomes NTF Instructors Course
NATIONAL TRAINING FUND
(NTF) Job Corps Heavy Construction
Equipment Mechanic training
programs operate in eight locations
throughout the country—California,
Georgia, Indiana, Montana,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington,
and Wyoming. These programs train
young men and women to a preapprentice
level, preparing them to
enter apprenticeship programs and
placing them on a career path to
becoming an Operating Engineer.
NTF Job Corps students receive
training in safety, hydraulics, engines
and engine systems, power trains,
electrical, final drives, airbrakes,
equipment service, first aid/CPR,
OSHA 10, forklift operations, hand and
power tools, as well as welding and
fabricating.
In the past, training has been
centered around the service and
repair of equipment used to train
students in the NTF Heavy Equipment
Operator programs and the use of
mock-up training of major engine
and equipment components. We
have recently expanded training to
include assisting Local Apprenticeship
Programs in maintaining and repairing
their equipment as well.
The most recent projects the Job
Corps program has completed include:
rebuilding a loader bucket for Local 9
in Colorado, forklift repair for Local 800
in Wyoming, and a backhoe repair for
Local 400 in Montana. The Anaconda
site in Montana is currently scheduled
to begin extensive transmission repairs
on a grader from Local 9.
The NTF mechanic program in
Pennsylvania has a strong partnership
with Local 66. The partnership has
proven beneficial for both, as the
creation of work-based learning
opportunities for Job Corps students
at the apprenticeship training facilities
provide students with valuable
experience and the Local receives
maintenance and assistance with
repairs on heavy equipment. These
students spend up to eight weeks at the
local’s apprenticeship site; providing
the Local with the opportunity to also
assess the students’ abilities to become
successful Apprentice Mechanics.
To date, many students
participating in the work-based
learning opportunities have entered
the respective Local’s Mechanic
Apprenticeship Program.
To learn more about how the IUOE
NTF Job Corps Mechanic Programs
can assist your local, please phone Joe
Dixon, IUOE NTF Job Corps Regional
Coordinator, at 724-675-8022,
or by e-mail at jdixon@iuoe.org.
[above] Students in the Job Corps Heavy
Construction Equipment Mechanic
program get hands on experience at the
Anaconda, Montana site.
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND
(NTF) conducted a Training Standards
Project (TSP) Train-the-Trainer course
October 24th-26th, 2017 in Illinois. The
event was hosted by Local 649 JATC
and utilized their new indoor training
arena.
The TSP course has proven to be a
valuable practical evaluation tool for
Operating Engineer training programs.
The TSP is a time tested instructor tool
that has become an industry standard
over the years. This class is held to give
the instructor a better understanding
of this evaluation process which can
then be used for each local’s specific
needs.
[above] IUOE instructors that participated in this Train-the-Trainer were: Brian Gabor (Local 150), Mike IzzareIli (Local 150), Jeff Watson
(Local 150), Todd Peterson (Local 150), Greg Fieders (Local 150), Bill Cinnamon (Local 649), Dave Ludlow (Local 150), Tom Milianti (Local
150), Lonnie Land (Local 701). Also shown in group photo: Local 649 Training Director Mike High, IUOE Construction Training Director
Chris Treml, Local 649 Apprentice Coordinator Dan Hollenback, Local 649 members: Delilah Russell, Austin Dabney, Jim Trockur Jr., and
TSP course instructors: Todd Shreves and Matt Ulm.
Stationary Engineer Conferences Span Coast to Coast
THE NATIONAL TRAINING
FUND and the IUOE Stationary
Department sponsor regional training
conferences each year. Pictured here
are attendees at this year’s Western
Regional Conference hosted at Local
286 in Auburn, Washington. Attendees
discussed new trends and technologies
and learned of resources available to
Stationary training programs. Many
thanks to Business Manager Richard
Spencer and the dedicated staff of
Local 286 for making their training
center available for this year’s event.
Additional regional training
conferences were held at Local 70 in
White Bear, MN and Local 68 in Atlantic
City, NJ. Thank you Business Manager
David Monsour (L70) and Business
Manager Thomas P. Giblin (L68).
[above] Back, L to R: Carl Luisi (Local 95), Tom Ervin (Local 501), Dane Rawlins (Local 286),
Richard Spencer (Business Manager, Local 286), Mike Davis (Local 501), Carl Goff (IUOE
Regional Director), Lynn Sherman (Local 148), Paul Nunez (Local 501), Tony McNamara
(CH2O), Jeff Vincent (IUOE National Training Fund) Front, L to R: Tery Chapin (Local 286),
Mike Bolling (Local 286), Derek Donley (IUOE), Greg Kane (Local 286), Jeff Alexander
(Local 286), Russell Duke (IUOE), Jim Pyette (Local 286) and Christian Dube (Local 286)
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