Headlines/Nov. 12, 1992

Greyhound brings training class to UCFV

Grey hound Lines of Canada believes The week-long visit by Greyhound, The training provided satisfies both
in training its own employees. To do so, facilitated by UCFV’s Trades and B.C. and Alberta standards. “Our goal is
it must also train its instructors. Last Continuing Education departments, to teach to Greyhound standards,” said
week, the transportation company used involved some shuffling of UCFV heavy Bligh. “We want to exceed the

provincial norms.”

Bligh adds that it’s likely
Grey hound will come back
to UCFV. “We wanted the
best facility we could find.
There are constant changes
in braking systems, and
UCFYV is up-to-date all the
time. We hope to continue
the working relationship in

facilities at the University
College of the Fraser Valley
to teach its instructors how
to teach air brakes training
courses.

The instructors came from
Penticton, Prince George,
Vancouver and Calgary for
the week-long course. They
were taught by training

consultant Deane Howard of the future.”

Mission, using a classroom UCFYV Trades director

and shop space in the UCFV Harv McCullough said that

Trades Centre. this is the type of
Greyhound supplied a cooperation between

brand new bus and DO3 education and industry that

UCFYV is trying to foster.
“The only way we can keep
up with the technology of

today is to establish links
training in airbrake instruction in October. UCFV instructor Joe Kovacs (second with industry.”

from left) facilitated the visit

coach braking system for the
hands-on training.

“We’ve agreed with the
Motor Vehicle Branch that
when we license our drivers,
we will teach them :
airbrakes,” said Stan Bligh, duty and commercial transport
regional manager of safety and driver mechanics students, but the UCFV

development for Greyhound. “To do students benefitted from the exposure to
that, we have to have qualified airbrakes state-of-the-art machinery.

instructors, so they must have training ‘We spent about three hours just

such as they’re getti : oe
8 8 ¥ ; instructor Joe Kovacs. “It’s a great

k th ni n r ;
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mig they’ll be working on when they enter
the workforce.”

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