Wallace State’s Center for Career and Workforce Development forges first Truck Mechanic Registered Apprenticeship in partnership with ACTION Resources
HANCEVILLE, ALA. – Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce
Development has forged its first Truck Mechanic Registered Apprenticeship in partnership
with ACTION Resources. This is the first competency-based Truck Mechanic program registered
by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA).
The champion company for this program, ACTION Resources, which has a facility in Hanceville
and has Birmingham and Mobile headquarters in Alabama, is a specialized freight transportation
provider, shipping bulk chemicals and hazardous waste, among other heavy haul cargo
across the country. It’s also a national logistics and environmental services leader.
Each academic year, ACTION Resources will select students from the Wallace State Diesel
Technology program to serve as an apprentice at the facility. Colby Quinn has been
selected as the 2021 apprentice.
“This partnership is a huge opportunity for us as an employer, given the current market
for technicians. There’s a shortage for technicians and skilled trades right now,
and it’s imperative to get people engaged while they’re in college and invested in
the trade,” said Mike Schramm, Director of Maintenance for ACTION Resources.
“We want to instill our company values through this apprenticeship and hope the students
evolve into technicians for us for a long time. We’re excited to begin with one student
and look forward to expanding it in the future.”
Wallace State’s Diesel Technology program is fresh off the launch of its Diesel by
Distance program, and the Truck Mechanic apprenticeship provides another valuable
opportunity for students to earn and learn through the Diesel by Distance method.
“This apprenticeship guarantees training on the job and as well as college training
at our facility. This program is here to produce employable and skilled workers. Our
industry partners know they can count on Wallace State to fill technician needs,”
said Jeremy Smith, Wallace State’s Diesel Technology Department Chair.
Through registered apprenticeships, Wallace State students are eligible to have their
tuition, books and other program needs paid for, while also earning a college degree
and a livable wage.
Schramm added he’s been impressed with the current Wallace State graduates working
at ACTION.
“They have a good grasp and comprehension of the competencies that’s needed inside
our facility. They’re fantastic employees,” Schramm said.
Multiple employers are in process of signing up to join the Truck Mechanic Registered
Apprenticeship coalition, which will provide additional apprenticeship opportunities
for Wallace’s State’s Diesel Technology students.
For more information about ACTION Resources, visit https://www.actn.com/www
For more information about apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs
at Wallace State, contact Christina Holmes at 256.352.8120 or christina.holmes@wallacestate.edu
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Mike Schramm, Direct of Maintenance for ACTION Resources, provides a rundown of his
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Wallace State’s Diesel Technology students are highly sought while in the program
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Wallace State Diesel Technology: Pictured are, from left, WSCC Diesel Technology chair
Jeremy Smith; Christina Holmes, Wallace State’s Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning
Coordinator; Anna P. Beard, Wallace State’s Diesel by Distance Project Coordinator;
ACTION Resources’ Director of Maintenance Mike Schramm; Wallace State Diesel Technology
instructor Daniel Swindall and Wes Rakestraw, Wallace State’s Dean of Applied Technologies.###
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