Workforce Development
She noted that Ideal Crane Rental provides a crane, a telehandler, boom lifts and scissor lifts so that children and parents can learn about the industry’ s equipment and careers.
The event involves more than 60 construction-related companies to provide a day of exciting hands-on experiences.
Ideal Crane sits on the event’ s board of directors and also chairs a smaller pre-event that gives children with disabilities the chance to learn about the industry in a lesscrowded atmosphere.
Each year, Ideal Crane also visits many schools and holds several touch-a-truck events in communities across the state.
In addition, the company holds on-site visits in order to give adults hands-on learning opportunities through programs like the Wisconsin DOT Highway Construction Skills Training Program and the Madison College Construction Program.
That general education introduces crane
Crewtek trains students in life skills as well as in technical expertise needed by the lifting, rigging and heavy-equipment industries.
and rigging concepts, covers opportunities in the industry and often ends with attendees viewing equipment and a crane demonstration in the yard.
Ideal Crane also connects with potential workers by sitting on several technical college advisory boards throughout Wisconsin and by working with organizations to make the industry accessible to all.
“ Ideal Crane Rental is proud to be so involved throughout Wisconsin,” said Chose.
McNally-Nimergood
McNally-Nimergood Co., Saginaw,
Michigan, goes about building a pipeline of skilled employees in many ways.
One way is working with local career and technical education( CTE) programs to expose high-school-aged students to the opportunities.
Another is exposing children as young as preschool and kindergarten to the crane industry.
“ Working with students is a great way to provide information and learning opportunities,” said Meghan McNally-Wininger, compliance and marketing director at McNally-Nimergood.“ It also allows us to work with administrators and parents to create advocates for our industry.”
McNally-Nimergood hosts field trips to its facility, attends touch-a-truck events and even takes cranes to schools.
“ Not only do we include the students in hands-on learning, but we also do our best to involve the parents and school administration,” said McNally-Wininger.“ The kids love to see their principal or teacher get lifted in a
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