Your Future Starts Now!2011 Performance Training Services
Performance Training Services• Who is this guy?
– Jason Bennett– PTS: Instructor and Director of
Career Services
• Why are we here?– 20 minute presentation– Survey & PTS Video– 15 minute Q & A at the end. “Ask
the guy”
Vocational School
What to do After School
Picking a Good Occupation
Get the Education & Training (PTS)
A $ucce$$ful career
What do you like to do?
Plan Your Future Today!
Get Paid Right Out of School!• Get out of your parents basement
• Make more $$$
• New car/truck/ATV/Motorcycle
• Make more $$$
• Hunting/fishing trips
• Make more $$$
• New computer/stereo/video games
• Make more $$$
– No work history or school credentials– No experience to maximize skill level– Marriage/children make it more difficult– Less parental support as you get older
CAN YOU MAKE IT!!!• SALARY• RENT• CAR PAYMENT• INSURANCE• CELL PHONE• CREDIT CARD BILLS• STUDENT LOAN
• NET
• $1500• $800• $300• $75• $50• $150• $125
• $0
Don’t Get Stuck!
What are the 3 most important things to you after school???
• 1
• 2
• 3
What to look for in a good career
• Something you like – Get a job you enjoy and you’ll never have to “work” another day
• Long term potential – can’t be exported
• Transferable skills that can take you anywhere in the country
• Pride – “I helped build that!” – Help build our country
The Heavy Equipment Industry
Construction
Residential/Commercial Building
Mining/Mineral Extraction
Sewer/Water
Demolition
Environmental
Road Maintenance
Sand and Gravel
Timber
Underground Construction
Agriculture
Landfills
Ponds and Shoreline
Snow Removal
Job Outlook• Heavy Equipment Operators and Class A CDL
drivers are both in America’s top 10 most-wanted workers.
• 8% increase in employment within the next 10 years.
• Congressional support on bridge construction and road projects in the U.S.
• U.S. Department of Labor
How to get in the door
Performance Training Services
PTS HistoryPTS History
• Years in vocational training• Family owned and operated• 3 schools nationwide
National CertificationNational Certification
• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education Research)
• Portability of training accomplishment, regardless of where the training may have geographically occurred
• Nationally accredited
The Machines
The EquipmentPTS utilizes many different makes and models of equipment
Hands-on Training
The ProgramsThe Programs• 3 Levels Of NCCER Heavy Equipment Programs• CDL (Class A)• NCCCO Crane Program
NCCER Heavy Equipment• Program I
– 3 weeks Heavy Equipment
• Program II– 6 Weeks Heavy
Equipment
• Program III– 9 weeks Heavy
Equipment
Level 1 Equipment Level 1 Equipment
• Backhoes • Front-end
Loaders• Skid Steers• Dump Trucks
Level 2 EquipmentLevel 2 Equipment
• Bulldozers• Compactors• Scrapers• Rollers• Forklifts
Level 3 EquipmentLevel 3 Equipment
• Excavators• Motor Graders
Class A CDL Careers
• Class A CDL Driver– Truck Driver (local
and long haul)– Dump truck operator– Hauling equipment
to/from job sites
Class A CDL TrainingClass A CDL Training
• 3 Week Program (Student would need to provide DOT physical and permit prior to training).
Class A CDL TrainingClass A CDL Training• Increases employment
options• Very useful for
hauling/transporting materials on job sites
• Can increase starting wages • CDL is an optional program
offered as part of the PTS training programs or can be taken independently.
Mobile Hydraulic CranesMobile Hydraulic Cranes• Increases employment
options• Very useful for
hauling/transporting materials on job sites
• Can increase starting wages
Housing
• -Cable TV• -Fridge• -Microwave• -Laundry• -Free Internet• -Convenient Location
FREE WORKSHOPS• $500 Scholarship Available
• Meet the PTS Instructors & Staff
• Tour the Campus Facilities
• See the Equipment & Field Site
• Experience a NCCER Module
Enrollment
• No Application Fee• Scholarship Available • Financial Assistance• No GPA required• No ACT/SAT• Apply Online in minutes
Job Placement Job Placement
• Placement within a 50 mile radius from where you live
• Lifetime Career Assistance
• Anywhere in the USA
PTS TESTIMONIALS• "They care about you. They want you to succeed"
"I know I'll have the confidence, training and ability to get a job." - Randy Kowalczyk (PTS Student)
• "All the instructors here at PTS are really great. They know what they're talking about...I would absolutely recommend PTS to a friend, I'm already trying to get my brother to attend"- Noah Soehnlen (PTS Student)
• "...It's hands-on, not all classroom...and they help you with job leads...The instructors are great, real personable...the kind of guys you would want to work with out in the field"- Shawn Ross (PTS Student)
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