SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.,
Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC), a national
leader in specialized technical training, has announced that its
South Plainfield, NJ campus has
earned accreditation by the Associated Equipment Distributors
Foundation (AEDF) for its Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology
program.
AED is an international organization which represents companies
across a wide range of industries that rely on heavy
equipment. The AED Foundation seeks community-based training
programs with outstanding school-to-work outcomes, explains
Jason Blake, Executive Vice
President. Earlier this year, Lincoln
Tech's Nashville campus
became the first school in the nation to earn AEDF
accreditation.
"AED Foundation accreditation for college diesel equipment
technology programs is very rigorous, and I want to congratulate
the team at Lincoln Tech for their work
in making it a reality," Blake says. "AED Foundation accreditation
of a program means that the curriculum is based on comprehensive
national technical standards developed by the industry with input
from equipment distributors, manufacturers and technical colleges.
This ensures that students who successfully graduate from an
accredited program have the needed technical expertise to work for
an AED member company and can boost that company's productivity and
profitability."
"We're honored to have earned this accreditation from AEDF, and
are proud of how it speaks to the quality of our Heavy Equipment
career training program," says Scott
Shaw, Lincoln Tech's President
and CEO. "We know how critical it is for industries like
construction, agriculture, mining, and others to have a constant
supply of trained, skilled technicians entering the workforce to
service the equipment they rely on. Knowing our students have
completed an AEDF-approved program will help employers move Lincoln
graduates to the top of their list when they're seeking new hires
for their service and maintenance teams."
Jim Kuntz, President of
Lincoln Tech's South Plainfield campus, highlighted the
school's excellent student outcomes when asked about the success of
the Heavy Equipment career training program. "We were pleased
to learn of our selection as one of the elite schools in the nation
to earn this accreditation from the AED Foundation," Kuntz
says. "Last year more than 90% of graduates from this program
were hired in the field upon graduation, which is a strong
indicator of how prepared our students are for entering the
field. We look forward to working with AED and our local
employer partners for a long time to come."
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), there are 135,000 openings projected in the Heavy
Equipment Maintenance industry by 2026. The BLS also cites
New Jersey as offering one the
nation's top 10 average pay rates for technicians in the field,
based on salary information collected for the year 2017.
Lincoln Tech will commemorate this
accreditation during the New Jersey Skills Gap Summit, taking place
September 27th at the
South Plainfield campus.
About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider
of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln
offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business
and information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under four
brands: Lincoln Technical Institute,
Lincoln College of Technology, and
Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Lincoln also
operates Lincoln Culinary Institute in the states of Connecticut and Maryland.
For more information, visit lincolntech.edu.
Contact Information
Lincoln Educational Services
Corporation
Peter Tahinos
(973) 736-9340 x49233
ptahinos@lincolntech.edu
About Associated Equipment Distributors
AED is an international trade association representing companies
involved in the distribution, rental, and support of equipment used
in construction, mining, energy, forestry, power generation,
agriculture, and industrial applications. More information is
available at aednet.org.
The AED Foundation enhances the success of member companies by
encouraging continuous learning, by providing educational
opportunities for today's employees, and by improving the
availability and quality of equipment industry employees in the
future. More information is available
at aedfoundation.org.
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