Construction equipment is one of the world's most technologically advanced industries. The industry has a great need for knowledgeable and skilled technicians to test equipment, diagnose problems, and make high quality and efficient repairs.
Dealers of construction equipment are looking for talented young men and women - just like you - to explore technician career opportunities that offer challenge, interesting work, the chance to grow personally and professionally, and excellent compensation.
At www.aedfoundation.org/careers, The AED Foundation provides students, student career influencers, guidance counselors, recruiters and others with information about how to explore specifically the attractive equipment dealer technician career opportunity.
It’s tough today to try to get the attention of students and those having an impact on their career decisions.
There has been and remains a culture with a bias toward 4-year degrees and white collar professions.
In many places, student technicians still have to deal with the old “grease monkey” or “vocational education" stereotypes.
It is up to the industry to approach all the aforementioned people and biases, and work to change these attitudes to reflect the reality of today. That is, equipment technicians are highly skilled, well-educated professionals that work on very sophisticated and complex machinery. These jobs provide excellent compensation, interesting and challenging work, high employer demand, personal and professional growth and job satisfaction. These career web pages are designed to communicate these ideas to young people nationwide.
Established in 1919, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is an international trade association based in Schaumburg, IL, representing over 800 construction equipment distributors, manufacturers and industry-service firms. AED members sell, service and rent equipment to such markets as heavy and light construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, aggregates, engines and industrial. Established in 1991 and directed by AED members, The AED Foundation addresses professional education and workforce development in the industry. This includes AED Accreditation of diesel-equipment technology college programs.
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Leaders of The AED Foundation last week traveled to Severn, Maryland to present Anne Arundel County Public Schools Center of Applied Technology (CAT) North with a Certification of Recognition for their cutting edge diesel technician program. “We are very pleased to present this recognition to a very deserving school,” stated AED Foundation Chairman Denny Vander […]