Training in Las Vegas area

Search @Chinatown for his posts about good school in the LV area.

 

As I understand. There are a couple Federal Grants. One is a PEL grant?
I got mine because I was laid off. On unemployment.
It didn't ask. I deal with age discrimination. It only asked on other discrimination.
It did have a section for underemployed.

Unemployment did fight me. They wanted a job. Any job. Flipping burgers. They didn't care. I had to tolerate them. Until they gave in and paid up. ... To tell you the truth. When they first offered the grant. They were figuring; No way he's not gonna find a job before the start of that school. They were wrong. Age discrimination. Even had a good employer admit it. And I need a good job. I have house payments and car payments.

 

I take it you're referring to my post? I don't have a job. I'm in CDL school right now. I have several conditional pre offers. One recruiter checks with me weekly. Others have checked back. See how it's going. Got one that told me the door is open. Come on up anytime. One said just reapply since regulations forbid her from holding on to an application for more than 30 days. Then she can run the background check that takes 24 to 48 hours. Then she can call me to come on in.
Then I have Old Dominion. Doesn't say anything. But keeps my application on 'status review'.

The opportunity is there for us older people. When I told one I was 57. He said; "Oh that's young!" Trucking welcomes older people. They all agree they have had very good luck with older/retired people.

EDIT: Just wanted to add. Unemployment doesn't require job checks for me while in CDL school. I was surprised. When I do the weekly check in (so I get paid). There isn't even the opportunity to put down any job checks! Does ask if school schedule changed. Not much.

 

No?
I do know that some say that they require a job offer for the school?
I talked about unemployment harassing me to take any job. That meant no more unemployment or Grant for School. They would have 'gotten rid of me'. Would have been a fluke anyway, if any low level job hired me. Even then I know it wouldn't have lasted. Been there, done that. Those jobs are just plain awful! Besides.... I didn't have to take any job. I have a house and car payment. They can't require me to take a job with considerably less pay than I was making.

 

You can't get a student loan for CDL school. It's isn't a credit college course.

There are two different grants. Talk to employment office.

Other option, if you have to. There are companies that provide CDL school. You have to sign a contract to stay on for a year though. The best that does that is Prime. They don't pay you anything while in CDL school.