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September 29, 2009
ek
pass enters into multi-year agreement with Alberta County
St.Albert, Alberta, Canada
ek pass, a global training and consulting firm, is pleased
to announce it has entered into a long term agreement with Mountain View
County, located in the heart of Alberta's Calgary-Edmonton corridor. ek
pass will be providing training to the County's heavy equipment operators
on an ongoing basis to assist them with their training strategy.
In an industry where there must be continual regard for the safety of
the public, care, maintenance and operation of equipment, and productivity
on the job, mobile equipment operators must have the skill, professionalism,
and ability to safely operate equipment in many different environments.
This includes locations from city streets and rural areas to airports.
ek pass will be training mobile equipment operators for Mountain View
County on many types of equipment from the pre-employment screening process
to refresher training.
Many contractors, both civilian and military, turn to ek pass for their
equipment operator training and consulting needs. With offices in the
United States and Canada, ek pass is an international training and consulting
firm that specializes in training operators on a variety of mobile equipment.
In addition to a myriad of civilian clients, the company has provided
the US Navy, the United States Marine Corps and other branches of the
military with professional instructor-led training. These seasoned, certified
instructors have provided services at over 170 locations world-wide.
Through a combination of classroom and on-site, hands-on instruction,
ek pass prepares its students for work in a variety of industries that
involve the operation of mobile equipment, from Mining and Military to
Construction, Pipeline, Agriculture and Forestry. Training is customized
to meet the specific needs of its clients. Through specialized training
and calculating projected return on investment, clients have reported
a reduction in operating costs in excess of millions of dollars each year
through improved safety, productivity and lowered maintenance costs.
To date ek pass has provided training on equipment from over 100 manufacturers.
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