AUSTIN, Texas, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With the average
age of a commercial truck driver in the
United States being 55, and many approaching retirement
within the next 10 to 20 years, the demand or drivers is expected
to increase. As a responsive, market-driven career school, Southern
Careers Institute (SCI) offers a commercial motor vehicle operator
(CMVO) training program that trains students for a careers as
local, interstate regional, or interstate over-the-road (OTR) truck
drivers, but also forges partnerships that help graduates secure
employment The commercial trucking industry is a growing field that
is largely recession-proof due to its critical role in the supply
chain and partnerships like the new one between SCI and Spirit
Truck Lines help support the industry.
"The trucking industry hauls about 70 percent of all freight
transported in the United States.
Southern Careers Institute's CMVO training program helps
prepare the necessary workforce to meet that demand," said
Roy Hawkins, Director of Strategic
Partnerships. "SCI has been offering employer focused training for
more than 60 years. We enable our graduates to more easily enter
the job market by equipping them with in-demand skills they need to
succeed."
SCI's CMVO program in Austin
has a 93 percent graduate placement rate, while SCI's San Antonio location has a 100 percent
graduate placement rate, based on graduates from July 1, 2019 to June 30,
2020, who were placed in jobs in their field or related
field of instruction, in accordance with reporting guidelines from
the Council on Occupational Education.
"Spirit Truck Lines looks forward to offering SCI students
a valuable entry into the life of driving a commercial vehicle,"
said Larry Elizondo, Director of
Safety and Recruiting at Spirit Trucking, a partner to the program.
"In working with SCI, I've seen the same excitement, energy, and
commitment to success that Spirit Truck Lines has, and we certainly
want to partner with organizations who think and act that way."
Students can complete SCI's CMVO program in as little as four
weeks, although most will finish between six and 16 weeks. Training
includes both hands-on experience on a driving range, and online
classwork. In addition to acquiring safe driving skills, students
learn about defensive driving, responding to road hazards, handling
emergencies, driving under extreme weather conditions, and the
dangers of distracted driving.
Learn more about Southern Career Institute's CMVO program,
today! Click here.
About Southern Careers Institute
Southern Careers
Institute began serving Texas
students in 1960. They offer a diverse list of programs that create
employment-ready students who can go on to serve their
community.
With eight convenient locations in Austin, Brownsville, Corpus
Christi, Harlingen,
Pharr, San Antonio NW Loop 410,
San Antonio SW Military Drive, and Waco, Southern Careers Institute offers
programs in:
- Business: Administrative Assistant, Business
Administration, Business Accounting Specialist
- Beauty: Cosmetology Operator
- Medical: Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding,
Medical Office Specialist, Nurse Aide, Pharmacy Technician
- Technology: Computer Support Specialist, Software
Development, Data Science, Cyber Security
- Trades: Automotive Service Technician, Commercial Motor
Vehicle Operator, Electrical Technician, HVAC, Welding
They also offer an online curriculum.
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SOURCE Southern Careers Institute