MIAT PLANS CAMPUS OPEN HOUSE TO HIGHLIGHT TRANSPORTATION DISPATCH PROGRAM

Meet Dispatchers Working In The Field And Gain Information About Training And Career Opportunities

NEW BOSTON, MI--Those looking to start a career or make a career move can learn about the fast-paced, challenging transportation dispatch field during a campus open house at MIAT's Transportation Dispatch Institute Friday, November 20, 2009 in New Boston, Michigan from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm. The event is open to the public and no registration is required. Anyone who enjoys multitasking, solving problems, and would like a work setting where no two days are the same is encouraged to attend.

MIAT offers an intensive, 7-month training program that prepares students to work as a dispatch specialist for any organization involved in transportation: Emergency Services and Public Safety, Aviation, Rail, Transit, Public Utilities, Freight/Delivery and other fleet operations. MIAT Graduates and other industry professionals will be on hand to share their experiences.

According to Charles Hawes, President of MIAT, students enroll in the dispatch training program to either begin a career, or enhance their skills for an existing career.

"Many of the Transportation Dispatch Specialists we graduate come into the program with a variety of management skills under their belt. Some are looking to make a career change and others are looking to move into a logistics management position with their current employer", stated Hawes. "Our curriculum develops
the skills to help them perform professionally under very challenging conditions".

Course disciplines include Emergency Procedures, Crisis Management, Human Factors, Transporting Dangerous Goods, Troubleshooting, Regulations, Navigation, Air Traffic Control, Meteorology, Airport Operations, Diversity and Communication.

Open house attendees will enjoy free refreshments, tour the Transportation Dispatch area of the campus, and enter a drawing to win a free airline travel voucher.

The MIAT New Boston campus is located off I-275 at exit 13, West to 17757 Woodland Drive. For more information, call or go online:
1-734-753-9101
www.miat.edu

Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

MIAT-Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology, is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), FAA certificated, approved for the training of VA eligible students, licensed by Michigan DELEG, approved by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools #90-03-1286T, and is named a 2010 Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine.

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