Texas Schools Participate in Lift & Move USA Career Events

Lift & Move USA, featuring career paths for specialized transportation, crane, rigging and machinery moving operations, came to Texas this fall.

“Lift & Move USA engages students and educators in learning about the skills needed and careers available in this highly technical field, serving construction, manufacturing, power gen, petro-chem, highway and related industries,” said Tracy Bennett, director of Lift & Move USA. Entry level jobs have career trajectories that can lead to well-paying, challenging and rewarding positions. Lift & Move USA is organized by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association, SC&R Foundation, the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators and KHL.

On Oct. 16, host companies BOSS Crane & Rigging and Bennett International Group, promoted career opportunities to more than 400 students from nearly 20 high schools and colleges at BOSS’s facility in Longview, Texas.

Lift & Move USA featured the tools and technology that make the crane, rigging and transportation business unique. But it’s also about practical, safety-focused education. One new activity that BOSS Crane & Rigging and Bennett International Group showcased is a blind spot demonstration using a tractor-trailer. The station objective was to communicate the importance of safety in transporting loads, as well as create awareness for the general public about how vehicles on the road can disappear from the truck driver’s view. “Customers expect their freight to arrive at a destination without damages – and the motoring public expects trucks to be safe out on the roads – even when cars aren’t always,” said Kris Rzepkowski, executive director of marketing for Bennett International Group.

Education and training grants provided by SC&R Foundation are available for students pursuing skills or certificate programs at technical or vocational schools. There are six grant application deadlines per year, as well as funding for training through SC&R Foundation’s Partners in Education—Associated Training Services, Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau, Morrow Equipment Company, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators and Industrial Training International.

Learn more at http://www.scr-foundation.org/.