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(06-17-2015 09:27 AM)seahawk333 Wrote:  

Greetings!

I am a prospective student for the Haul Truck Operator Program and I am commencing the course in Sept 2015. I will be moving from Toronto and wanted to know what the job market and crude price predictions will be like around that time. Do you guys think Sept will be a good time to go ahead with the program.

Also, if anyone know who the sponsor of the course is, please let me know.

People going for the same course in June and the fall intake, I've started this conversation so that we all get some great information about the Course as well as the city and job market if you are moving from out of town.

Thanks in advance

Cheers!

I Googled the Keyano haul truck operator course and on the main page in black bold letters it says HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR, underneath that it says, again, in black bold letters SPONSORED BY then it has the logos of the sponsors: NACG, Shell, Suncor, Syncrude.

As far as the city goes, by all measures, Fort McMurray is an expensive shit hole and I would not consider moving there if I was unskilled and didn't have a company paying for my lodging and food (LOA). It can be a difficult place to live in as there isn't much to do besides drink heavily, go to the strippers and do lots of drugs, which is what I usually do when I"m up there.

$7000 is a lot of fucking money for a one-month course but we've already chatted about this via PM and you seemed convinced that its a good idea to take the course so I hope that you keep us posted on your quest for oil sands riches.