PHSC Partners With FleetForce to Deliver Educational Opportunities
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PHSC Partners With FleetForce to Deliver Educational Opportunities
FleetForce Truck Driving School and Pasco-Hernando State College launched a partnership to recruit and train aspiring commercial truck drivers in West Pasco and surrounding areas on May 22 .
PHSC ’ s West Campus is now home to one of FleetForce ’ s six new locations statewide . This partnership helps generate an additional 3,000 commercial truck drivers annually , helping alleviate the critical need for commercial drivers . The partnership , with assistance from the State of Florida and CareerSource Pasco Hernando , includes testing and on-site training .
“ We are excited to have an excellent partnership with FleetForce and bring new students from our community onto campus . We hope to see the program grow and help meet the need of Class B drivers in our local communities and ease the supply chain and logistics shortages around the state ,” said Alysen Heil , Ph . D ., dean of workforce development for PHSC .
FleetForce ’ s training programs are designed to teach all the mandatory skills aspiring drivers need to obtain their Certified Driver ’ s License ( CDL ). It offers a variety of options to help people enroll as soon as possible , including a Pre-Hire Program , created in collaboration with the Florida Trucking Association , to match qualified drivers with potential employers who may sponsor them . It offers training opportunities for Class A , B and C licenses , and students may graduate in as little as one month after enrollment , training and passing their CDL exam .
“ Florida makes up a quarter of the 1.1 million commercial truck drivers our nation will need over the next decade ,” says Tra Williams , CEO of FleetForce . “ Our partnership with Pasco-Hernando State College will make a significant impact beginning with the New Port Richey economy , supporting businesses in need of drivers and providing new job opportunities for residents .”
Established in 1981 , FleetForce Truck Driving School is the fastest-growing Commercial Driver ’ s License ( CDL ) institute in the nation . FleetForce is licensed by the Florida Department of Education , the Committee for Independent Education and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles . Headquartered in Sarasota / Bradenton , FleetForce delivers industry-leading training to aspiring commercial truck drivers , which benefits the U . S . economy .
For more information on FleetForce , visit fleetforcetruckdrivingschool . com
One of the first groups of FleetForce students to take the course at the PHSC West Campus takes a break from the summer heat with their instructors .
For more information on Pasco-Hernando State College , visit phsc . edu
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