Harper Government Supports Greater Efficiency in Trucking Industry Across the West
Training for Drivers and Managers Will Address Skills Development and Knowledge Transfer
(firmenpresse) - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/23/15 -- Western Economic Diversification Canada
Today, the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced $268,000 to support the Manitoba Trucking Association to provide western Canadian truck drivers and managers with skills training and technology demonstrations.
This investment, through the Western Diversification Program, will provide drivers and company managers with on-line and in-person skills training and knowledge transfer as well as technology demonstrations geared to encourage the adoption of the latest transportation technologies such as digital driver logs and logistics software. A web training portal will be established to house the training material and provide convenient access to drivers while "on the road" to enhance participation.
The Manitoba Trucking Association will develop the training materials in collaboration with their sister organizations in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Through this project, the trucking industry will move to a more unified and effective approach to training across the West and will see greater adoption of technology to improve productivity.
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"Our government''s top priority continues to be job creation, economic growth, and long-term prosperity. In partnership with the trucking industry, we are addressing skills development and knowledge transfer concerns for both drivers and managers which will result in improved productivity and the reduction of barriers to the movement of goods."
"This project is meaningful for the trucking industry in Western Canada. Having sector specific training tools, created by industry for industry, and the needed technologies to deliver them remotely will afford trucking companies improved and expanded means to engage in ongoing education. We appreciate Western Economic Diversification Canada''s support for this project."
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Contacts:
Lorne Pelletier
Director, Policy, Planning and External Relations
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba
204-510-7659
Laura La Palme
Marketing & Business Development
Manitoba Trucking Association
204-632-6600
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Datum: 23.01.2015 - 14:00 Uhr
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