International Operating Engineer - Winter 2018

Training & Education
NTF Wraps Another Successsful Training Year, Looks Ahead
Local Training Expands to Meet Operator Demand
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND
finished out 2017 with two classes;
Teaching Techniques 1 (October
23 – 27) and Intermediate Teaching
Techniques (October 30 – November
3). Both were hosted by Operating
Training Trust Local 12 in Whittier,
California.
The Teaching Techniques 1 focused
on course objectives, teaching outlines,
participatory techniques, and case
problems. The class was attended by
24 new and seasoned instructors from
eight different locals from around the
United States. Attending this course
also helps keep our training programs
in accordance with the new Federal 29-
29 Apprenticeship standards.
The Intermediate Teaching
Techniques builds on the TT1 class
and focuses on developing more
participatory techniques, team
teaching, PowerPoint and class room
set up. This class was attended by 13
instructors from five different locals.
This year, all the Teaching
Technique classes will be held at
the new International Training &
Education Center in Crosby, Texas.
[above, kneeling] Ken Kroger, Instructor and Skip Turner, Instructor
[second row] Daryl Sundberg, Local 12; Mike Loera, Local 3; Mike Davis, Local 501; Paul
Nunez, Local 501; Mary Michelle Bickle, Local 3; Dwayne Spray, Local 3; Mike Brierley,
Local 12; Rich Rose, Local 12.
[back row] Scott Marsyla, Local 70; Jason Smoot, Local 12; Jeff Vincent, Executive Director
IUOE National Training Fund; Mark Worley, Local 12; James Nightingale, Local 12; John
Leemann, Local 158; Mike Rivers, Curriculum & Distance Education Coordinator, OSHA
Master and Qualified Trainer, Operating Engineers Training Trust; IUOE Local 12.
[front row, L to R] Sean Poyner, Instructor
Local 150; Ken Kroeger, Instructor; Skip
Turner, Instructor.
[middle row, L to R] Drew A. Brodeen,
Local 70; Eric Kilcoyne, Local 101: Steve
Koleno, Local 66; Mark Lozon, Local 420;
Roger Rodriguez, Local 420; Dwayne
Plummer, Local 3; Mike Owens, Local 20;
John Hopcus, Local 12; Alan Stolze, Local
12; Don Saurette, Local 12.
[back row, L to R] Adrian Brown, Local
20; Ronald Schulte, Local 3; Raymond
Schmidt, Local 3; Clint Grambort, Local
420; Norris Chambers, Local 12; Tracy
Mayes, Local 3; James Harrod, Local 101;
Ken Wieken, Local 70; Jim McChesney, Local
3; Michael Ball, Local 66; Nicholas Paul
DeMars, Local 406; Chris Gascon, Local 3;
Warren Renfrow, Local 12; John Altenhof
Local 12.
CALLS FOR MORE SKILLED
Operating Engineers continued to rise
unabated last year. The forecast for the
new year is much the same, as more
large public and private projects are
slated to start up.
“As the demand for our skilled
crane operators continues to grow, it
is a challenge to keep up. The pictures
attached are Local 470 apprentices
assembling another crane to be
utilized for training,” reports Local 470
Business Manager Jeff Britt.
Repoorts like this one from Local
470 in South Carolina ring true
throughout the country. Employment
in the heavy construction and oil & gas
sectors has remained strong for several
years in a row.
[photos] IUOE Local 470
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