As an unskilled laborer you may not have ever found the peace of mind that a stable and secure job can provide. Heavy equipment careers can give you the job security that you need. Despite being in the construction industry, you might not be aware that it is relatively easy to become a heavy equipment operator. Here at Associated Training Services, we specialize in getting people like yourself into careers. We offer a range of training programs to suit a range of schedules. Equipment that we can train you in the use of includes:

Training programs are either full time or part time, to suit your schedule and there is a job placement program to take you from training into the workplace.

If you have ever worked on a building site, you will be well aware that there is a vast disparity in the working conditions of skilled and unskilled workers. Many unskilled workers fall into the trap of thinking that certification is beyond their reach. This is understandable considering the time and cost that is required in most types of training. An apprenticeship can take several years and many people cannot sacrifice that amount of time on apprentice wages. The alternative is attending a training school.

At Associated Training Services we offer a range of courses in part time and full time schedules. Our goal is to get you certified and ready for the workplace in a timely fashion. Our courses are nationally accredited and our job placement program helps our graduates find skilled work. Our certification program will prepare you to work as a heavy equipment operator. If you are interested in starting a heavy equipment career and getting your certification please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are looking to get your career started this New Year, maybe we can help. Financial aid has been successful in getting countless Americans educated and into better jobs. We offer a financial aid program here at Associated Training Services because we realize sometimes that is what it takes for people to take that difficult step.

Our financial aid program requires that you have an acceptable credit rating or a guarantor. If you don’t have a good credit rating and can’t get a guarantor, you might be able to apply for a state grant. We offer both an intensive training program and a part time program to help fit in with your busy work schedule. That way you can choose the course that is best for your financial and employment situation. We have designed our programs so that they are not an overwhelming burden. Professional instructors and heavy equipment do cost money, but you might be surprised at how affordable our training is.

If you are seriously considering training here at Associated Training Services, then financial aid might be useful. If you are interested in learning more about our financial aid program, please contact us today.

Tractors are a very useful piece of heavy equipment to get to learn to operate and a great jumping off point for other types of equipment too. A lot of heavy equipment makes use of a basic tractor body with various attachments. If you want to drive wheeled heavy equipment, then being able to drive a tractor is the first step. Beyond that, you will of course need training in the various types of equipment mounted on the tractor.

If you are interested in starting a heavy equipment career, then why not come to see us at Associated Training Services. We can train you to drive tractors and operate all kinds of heavy equipment in our schools around the country. We offer both part time and intensive courses to fit in with your work schedule or to prepare you for work quickly.

If you have gone to the trouble of training in the use of heavy equipment, you still have one more hurdle to overcome, finding a job. Luckily, here at Associated Training Services, we offer a job placement program. Job placement is extremely useful if you are not sure where you want to go. We are linked up with a large number of companies around the country and are happy to offer job placement to any of our graduates.

Job placement will get you your first job and who knows, you might be very happy with it. If not, it doesn’t matter, because you will have real world work experience and that will pay dividends, the next time that you find yourself job hunting. Job placement also has the benefit of putting your new skills to use as soon as you have learned them. Heavy equipment driving can be a little complicated and if you go to long without putting the equipment to use, you might find that your skills start slipping. Job placement ensures that you are able to retain the knowledge that we have passed on to you.

If you have any questions relating to our job placement program, please do not hesitate to contact us.

If you are new to bulldozers, then the term blade might seem a little odd. A bulldozer’s blade is the attachment that sits in front of the tractor. Most people are familiar with the standard curved blade that is used to push earth, but there are a few others that are quite common in certain circles.

Part of bulldozer certification is becoming familiar with the types and uses of different bulldozer blades. Different blades allow for very different functions and that is what makes bulldozers so versatile. You will become accustomed to the various blades and how to use them as a part of your training here at Associated Training Services.

It is a fact that when most people think heavy equipment, they think excavators. Excavators can be one of the most exciting and interesting types of equipment that you will ever get to use. With excavators certification, you are ready to use one of the most versatile types of heavy equipment that exists. Excavators are everywhere on different scales. You can find them in construction, in mining and in agriculture settings. What that means is that there are lots of doors open to you as to the type of work that you do.

Some companies provide excavators for multi-purpose tasking, while others are very specific in the type of work excavators will be used for. It basically depends on the company that you go to. If you go to a company that specializes in providing excavators and excavator operators, you could be working in a variety of different work environments. Whereas if you go to work at a construction company, you may not see work in other environments. It is all a matter of personal choice. With proper certification in excavator handling, you should be able to find a career that makes you comfortable.

We know all to well what life is like for construction workers that lack certification. While some people enjoy the work, it does not pay very well. Many people lack the motivation to pursue certification. They place it in the too hard, too expensive or takes too long basket and do their best to be content with the limited opportunities that are available to the unskilled laborer. The fact is that it is not too hard or too expensive to get certification and it does not take too long either.

Associated Training Services
Associated Training Services is a heavy equipment school with offices around the country. We place our workers in a simulated working environment so that they can experience work in an environment as close to the real thing as possible. We offer training in a wide range of equipment types. Our professional instructors will get you ready for a different career and prove to you that it is not too difficult to earn your certification.

Financial Aid
We know that there are many people that can not afford the training on their unskilled laborer’s wages. For this reason, we offer financial aid in most circumstances. Our rates are affordable and you will be able to repay your loan quickly thanks to the greater income you will be able to earn through certification. With financial aid from Associated Training Services, training ceases to be too expensive.

Intensive Programs
Training at Associated Training Services schools is quite intensive. Sure, we could ease up on the program, but we want you to be out of our school and into a career as soon as possible. The most time you are likely to need to earn your certification is a few months, that sure beats an apprenticeship, which can take years.

Contact us at Associated Training Services if you have any questions.

Here at Associated Training Services we know that people come from all sorts of financial situations. We get students with good credit, with bad credit and no credit. We have students that can manage to pay up front and others who can’t. We offer financial aid to many of our students because we believe that is the best way to help people to get started in a new career. We understand that debt can be a burden in people’s lives, but consider education to be a worthy cause. It is is a fact that certification can help you find steadier, higher-paying employment than you might otherwise be able to find.

We offer financial aid because, often that is all that it takes to get the motor running on your new career. Financial aid is subject to credit approval. If you have a negative credit record, we would recommend coming in with a guarantor. If we are unable to help for whatever reason, we can certainly recommend some alternative sources of funding and State programs that might be able to ease the financial burden of training at our school.

The term grader covers a range of heavy equipment that performs the function of creating a flat surface. Most people are familiar with graders because they see them on the road from time to time. Graders are used in the first stage of preparing roads. Why learn to operate graders? They are a particularly useful piece of heavy equipment that will see you working in a range of environments. You might be preparing roads, preparing foundations or performing any other number of tasks where a flat surface is required. If you like a bit of variety in your working environment, graders will give it to you.

How do you go about getting your certification for graders? It is simple, contact us at Associated Training Services and we will give you all of the information that you need to get started. If your finances are a little tight, we do offer financial aid. If you have good credit, you can apply directly, but we can still help you if you have bad credit, you will just need a guarantor.