PTDI Certifies Truck Driver Training School Courses at HR Career
Development in Montpelier, Ohio
Alexandria, Virginia – The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) is proud to announce that HR Career Development in Montpelier, Ohio, recently received certification for its truck driver training courses. HR Career Development joins the many schools, as well as motor carriers, state associations, and insurance companies, who are recognizing and seeking the high standards and credibility that PTDI program certification offers.
"At the onset we had a desire to be PTDI certified because of the safety benefits, the quality of the training PTDI promotes, and the curriculum offered," said Ron Dean, CEO at HR Career Development.
Schools applying for PTDI program certification must undergo an onsite visit from a three-member evaluation team that examines the school's existing standards, procedures, and practices. A Certification Committee then reviews the results of the onsite visit and other supporting documents before certifying the courses. Although the PTDI certification process is costly, Dean said, "The benefits outweigh the costs: better job placement, better instructional methods, additional students."
This small school, located in the northwestern corner of Ohio, mainly serves Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana students, and will graduate an estimated 100 to 110 students this year. It sought to use a PTDI-based curriculum from its beginning in 2000, which made it easier to adapt to the requirements of the PTDI certification process.
As a result of going through this process, Dean said, "We became more proficient in our training and advertising. And there were great people on the [PTDI] team that worked with us throughout the process."
The PTDI standards program serves a variety of valuable interests and objectives, including increased safety for the motoring public, reduced risk exposure for insurance companies and motor carriers, minimal remedial driver training time, improved sense of driver professionalism, and enhanced student driver opportunities. These are only a few examples of why promoting a national standard for training drivers makes sense.
"Our school provides a top-notch education, and this will enhance what we're doing," Dean said. "We wanted the professionalism that being PTDI certified entails. We also know that insurance companies take this certification seriously. And we agree it's important to have uniform standards of training."
Dean said carriers recognize this as well, and it will now be easier for him to place graduates with trucking companies that want PTDI-trained students. "The importance of having the type of standards that PTDI offers is that it will help students get the training they need," he said. "He or she will be better prepared to go out and define the job. That's what makes employers seek these graduates, because they see the benefits down the road."
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