Accredited truck driving school?

I understand what you all are saying about accreditation being worthless, but for someone like me it simply isnt the case. The company I work for will pay for my 100% of my education as long as it is a college, university, or other accredited institution. So for me, its not at all worthless.

 

I don't know if you're in Surrey, but if so I would check out this truck driving school: http://www.nsds.ca/en/truck-driving-school-vancouver-surrey.html

 

The accreditation actually doesn't come from the federal government, there's third party accreditors and they are recognized by the government. It doesn't really mean anything to big companies, I have a private truck driving school and I have big companies that recruit out of my school but refuse to go to the colleges. It's all about the program.

Find a company that you want to work for and contact their local recruiter and ask which schools are the best to attend. The recruiters know the good quality schools and the not so good. They want to hire from the schools that do the best jobs because it increases the chances you'll get hired, you'll be easy to train and you'll stay with the job which all means commission for them.

Drive safe!

 

Would love to know more about this job? I don't mind dirty work one bit.

 

Accreditation is from the Secretary of Education. Like Spirit says he approves 3rd party accreditation firms. The whole purpose is guidelines to keep up the quality of education.

Anyone can hook up with a trucking company and send them referrals which many do. But how is your training looked at for future jobs. What's good for this goose ain't good for that gander. Some companies require proof from an accredited school because otherwise there is no real record of that school. It could be Uncle Bob's 3 Day CDL Training in someone's basement as far as they are concerned. But there are ways to get in the industry through the back door.

I posted in the tax forum earlier the easy way to figure it out is if you can get financial aid at a school they are accredited in some form or fashion. It should also be posted on their home page.

If one is concerned about their past than I would train directly through an employer. Otherwise one would have a stronger backbone if they got their training through a community college or tech school. Just like building a house you build a strong foundation and go from there. Trucking is getting more formal than the old days to build a pool of better qualified/prepared trainees. Some just barely get you to pass your CDL while others might introduce you to stuff like regulations where you might not learn elsewhere. Instead of herding you through like cattle they work with you one on one if need be. If you play your cards right your school will get paid for by the employer.

To the OP, there is no qualifying for a Stafford loan at a community college once you get your FAFSA approved which is a piece of cake. The financial aid dept does almost all the work. Basically all you do is sign some forms.
If you go that route you have 6 months from graduation to start paying your loan back. You have up to 10 years too. You have better control of your starting out employment.

 

How many Schools are PTDIA Schools and what does that mean to Companies?

 

When I had graduated from a PTDIA school school in Missouri (2006), I found that nobody in the carriers cared, and I was pre-hired along with people who had far fewer driving hours, classroom work, etc. Also, the school I attended was a dump, PTDIA or not, so they must have paid somebody off to keep getting that accreditation. The level of training was totally inadequate. The teachers were 'good ole boys', yeah.