Transportation

College is training bus drivers as school year approaches The calendar says summer but all eyes are shifting to the start of the school year. Local school districts are preparing for students’ return and that includes a transportation plan to get students to the classroom. As with other industries, there is a need for licensed

Customized training helps Spanish-speaking employees earn necessary qualifications Mike Farrell and Maria Carone It was a unique request for the instructors. But they were up to the challenge. “This had never been done before,” says Mike Farrell, department chair for Transportation Contract Training. “I’ve never taught a translated class before.” It was also uncharted territory

The FVTC Truck Driving program was highlighted recently in an article featuring Sargento Foods employee Amanda Lytle, the first female truck driving apprentice in Wisconsin. A longtime employee at Sargento, Amanda was interested in transitioning to a truck driving career so she decided to take advantage of a new training opportunity offered by her employer. It’s a

Student Deacon Ante takes advantage of unique automotive program Deacon Ante To understand Deacon Ante’s interest in automotive vehicle repair—specifically import vehicles—you must go back in time to when the V8 engine was cool. Commonly associated with full-size vehicles and often called gas-guzzlers, Deacon grew up with many different types of these vehicles around him.

Scholarship recipient wants to share passion for tech ed with younger students February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month! What is CTE? It’s the connection between education and careers. It’s education that trains people for hands-on careers that fill a need in our world right now. Studies indicate that youth and adult learners in

Career Program: Vehicle Refinishing & Repair TechnicianOriginally From: Chicago, IllinoisCurrent Residence: Fond du LacAttended FVTC: Fall 2022 – Current Why did you choose the Vehicle Refinishing & Repair Technician career program? I chose the Vehicle Refinishing & Repair program because I was interested in learning to not only fix cars but also paint them as well. I don’t want

Faculty and students will help deliver donations Fox Valley Technical College is honored to help transport donations and supplies being collected locally to help the refugee crisis in Ukraine. When the community group Wisconsin Ukrainians, Inc. reached out to Fox Valley Tech earlier this month for assistance, the college knew it was well-equipped to help

Spring 2021 Erich Korth proves a technical diploma is a career launch pad.  Erich Korth is the first to admit he didn’t have a game plan when he started in the Diesel Equipment Mechanic program at FVTC. That’s hard to believe when he explains what happened next.  After graduating from FVTC in 2000, Erich spent 12 years

Spring 2020 Navistar engine takes diesel technicians to another level of training. The diesel industry is in need of skilled technicians, and new technology at Fox Valley Technical College made training for these careers even more rewarding. The diesel programs at FVTC were among the first in the nation to use augmented reality for understanding