Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Training Entrance Awards
The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) and the Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Endowment Fund Committee are pleased to announce the establishment of the Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Education Endowment Fund to provide funding support for individuals who wish to train for careers as professional truck drivers, commercial transport mechanics and diesel engine mechanics.
Financial assistance is now available through the Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Education Endowment Fund. $3,000 Entrance Awards are available for "Earning Your Wheels" professional driver training or "Red Seal" commercial transport mechanic or diesel engine mechanic training. Interested individuals must apply for the entrance awards using the application form below and must have a letter of endorsement from a BCTA member company with an intent to hire based on the results of the training program.
For more information about the establishment of the Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Education Endowment Fund, the Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Endowment Fund Committee, and founding sponsors, click here.
For more information regarding careers in the trucking industry, click here.
For a poster with general information regarding the Training Entrance Awards opportunities, click here.
For a Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Training Entrance Award application form, click here.
For a list of BCTA member companies for potential endorsement of an entrance award application, click here.
The Endowment Fund's purpose is to honour the memory of industry leader Flemming Sondergaard through the establishment of an education fund to draw new employees to the transportation industry and address the current human resource shortage. Flemming Sondergaard owned and operated Collins Manufacturing Company Limited and was active in BCTA for over 40 years. He made a lifetime commitment to the trucking industry and to the education and training of industry employees. Flemming served as a volunteer Director and member of the Executive and numerous committees within BCTA. He also served as Chairman of the British Columbia Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1989.
The next Flemming Sondergaard Memorial Dinner & Reverse Draw will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 (location to be announced) to continue to raise funds for the endowment fund and industry training entrance awards.