"Our membership felt there was strong need for in-depth training for operations and field managers, as well as individual operators--those with boots on the ground, so to speak."
By Cheryl
Higley
Seeking
to offer a rigorous, qualitative training program for snow management
operators, SIMA is launching its new Advanced Snow Management certificate
training program this fall. It unveiled a preview of the program during the 16th Annual Snow Snow & Ice Symposium.
The
program has been in the serious development stages for more than 18 months, and
the instructional content has been created in concert with American National
Standards Institute guidelines. SIMA has worked with a curriculum development
expert and a stakeholder advisory group
made up of SIMA committee members, industry experts, insurance companies and
end users to develop the program.
While
SIMA currently has appx. 200 Certified Snow Professionals, that designation is geared
for owners and high-level management. SIMA is hopeful that the ASM program will
fill a void in the industry.
Phill Sexton, director or education and outreach for SIMA says "Our
membership felt there was strong need for in-depth training for operations and
field managers, as well as individual operators--those with boots on the
ground, so to speak."
The ASM
program will be available online 24/7 and includes four online training
certificate courses:
•
Safety
& Core Principles
•
Sidewalk
Operations
•
Plowing
Operations
•
Ice
Management
Safety
& Core Principles is a required prerequisite. Once that module is passed,
operators can choose to take any or all of the remaining certificate courses.
Those who pass all four will earn the Advanced Snow Manager designation.
To learn
more about Advanced Snow Management, contact SIMA at 414-375-1940.
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