Penn Foster

Hello
Grantham University, Detc school.

In addition I have graduated from these programs.

GMI Electrical Engineering 'Certificate'
National Radio Institute, Communications Technology.
National Radio Institute, Radio and Television Specialist.

Well to continue the story, the Electricians Course through ICS was paid for by my employer, since I was in an OJT program that required 8,000 hours to become Electrician Journeyman. The ICS program was the acedemic study for the position. After obtaining Journeyman status, and during the process, my salery was increased incrementally untill I was at scale for the trade.
Throuigh my studies in Electronics, I became an Electronics Technician at the same company. Also as an Electronics Technician, I was working with Electrical Engeering as an Assistant in development and design of production lines and maintenance. We had an Elecrtonics repair facility in which I became lead and later supervisor. Definately as I improved my education and gained service time, my salery increased.
During my tenure as Technician, I became involved with Adult Education and obtained a Teacher's Certificate from my state to teach Adult Vocational Education and taught Electronics and Electrical Principles at a local school and our Apprentice classes.
I suspose you have guessed by now that I worked for General Motors Corporation, since I mentioned GMI.
Well enough for now and I'm glad that my story will influence those reading it. Hopefully it will be of benefit to all.

Bill947

 

Amazing.

I've noticed a lot of traffic on degreeinfo here lately singing the praises of Penn Foster, so I checked out their website. Needless to say, I am a little skeptical about some of their programs that usually require a heavy "hand's on" aspect (HVAC, auto service tech, etc) and wondered if they could effectively teach these skills so that the student would be competitive in the workplace.

So, I convinced a friend of mine to sign up for small engine repair. I'll use him as the guinea pig and see how it goes!

 

edowave
Hello.
Thanks for selecting an experimental “guinea pig” in order to test out Penn Foster’s quality of teaching trade related courses.

From the beginning, Penn Foster has been devoted to training people in trade related subjects. Vocational Education if you wish to call that today.
From my association with Penn Foster over many years, having completed many of their vocational/trade courses that were sponcered by my company (GMC), and having applied the skills learned in the workplace, I know the school can effectively teach the "Hands-on-Skills" required of the trades. In addition, many large corporations, other than GMC, have use Penn Foster (Formerly ICS) over the years for their skilled trades training programs.
The reason for the effectiveness of their programs comes from the use of labs using the tools and equipment furnished the student by the school for the selected courses. For instance, the HVAC student is furnished the "Gauge Set”, a DVM for electrical testing, tools and experiments (Lab Items) for practice in troubleshooting and repair of HVAC systems. This course also prepares the student for certification in refrigerant handling.
In addition, Penn Foster’s Vocational Programs are RA accredited like most other Vocational Schools.
I believe I am qualified, to say with confidence, that Penn Foster Career School can teach your guinea pig how to repair a lawn mower engine.
bill947