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Graduate earns fulfilling career upon graduating construction program
About four months ago, Grant Childers was operating heavy equipment at Land Lab Day while enrolled in the ICONIC program in Boise. He was just days away from graduating and earning his certification. Little did he know, he would meet his future employer that day.
Read MoreIdaho ICONIC program gives students hands-on heavy equipment training
Six Twin Falls students are four weeks into Idaho’s ICONIC program, already operating bulldozers, excavators, loaders, and more as part of a hands-on heavy equipment training course run by Baker Technical Institute.
Read MoreBaker Technical Institute Announces Launch of APEX Elite Line Academy
Baker Technical Institute (BTI), a leading nonprofit technical college known for its hands-on workforce and technical training programs, is proud to announce the launch of APEX Elite Line Academy, a premier lineworker training school located in Baker City, Oregon.
Read MoreBaker Technical Institute and Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Break Ground on New Lineman School
Baker Technical Institute (BTI), in partnership with Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC), is proud to announce the groundbreaking of a new lineworker school in Baker City.
Read MoreBTI Partners with ICONIC in Idaho
Looking to get into construction, truck driving, masonry, or carpentry? The ICONIC program offers free hands-on training to launch your career in Idaho’s fast-growing construction industry — with the opportunity to land a well-paying, in-demand job. Over 80% of graduates get hired quickly!
Read MoreCaltrans to Host Heavy Highway Construction Trades Academy on North Coast
Caltrans is teaming up with Baker Technical Institute, the Federal Highway Administration and the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board to host a Heavy Highway Construction Trades Academy in Eureka.
Read MoreBTI Announces Partnership with OTEC to Launch a Lineman School in Baker City, Oregon
Baker Technical Institute is pleased to announce plans to launch a new electrical lineman school in Baker City, Oregon, for students wanting to train in…
Read MorePendleton prisoners learn post-release job skills
Inside a trailer parked on the grounds of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution sat a row of chairs on raised yellow, metal platforms in front of four large screens…
Read MoreBaker Tech Institute class completes Heavy Equipment Operator Training course
Twenty-five students and their instructors were out on Friday to finish their final tests with the machines. They were driving CAT excavators, dozers, loaders and more around a gravel pit…
Read MoreTech School Graduating Skilled Workers In Prineville
Prineville is reaping the benefits of a partnership with Baker Technical Institute. The latest graduating class of heavy equipment operators will meet a demand for the specialty skill as Crook County, and the region, continues to grow.
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