EKpass enters into multi-year agreement with Alberta County

 

St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

September 29, 2009

 

 

EKpass, 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. EKpass 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. EKpass 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 EKpass for their equipment operator training and consulting needs. With offices in the United States and Canada, EKpass 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, EKpass 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 EKpass has provided training on equipment from over 100 manufacturers.