CORRECTIONS
OFFICER SCHOOL
COMMERCIAL
TRAINING
SERVICE,INC
GATEWAY TO
THE FUTURE
WELL-TRAINEO CORRECTIONS OFFICERS
ARE IN DEMAND1
Men and women wanting job security, good
pay. advancement opportunity
8 weeks training m firearms, law and
administration will prepare you for a lifetime
career
• Day anci night classes
• Job placement assistance
• Financial aid available to qualified individuals
C o m m e rcia l T ra in in g Services
In c., the N o rth w e st oldest p ro fe s­
sional d riv e r tra in in g school estab­
lished as response to an expanding
Only the best truck schools are
CERTIFIED!!!
TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL
students. The fo llo w in g arc such e x­
There are over 300 truck training institutions in the U S
Only 50 had enough courage to apply for certification
under the new, tough guidelines of the
Professional Truck Driver Institute of
America* -- guidelines the trucking industry
endorses for driving schools Only 8 schools
m the U S made the grade
• Only 1 school passed in Oregon - CTSI
• Only I school passed in Washington - CTSI
• Only two passed in California One was CTSI
I strongly urge all truck driving
schools to become certified so that
entry level drivers will be assured
of receiving the best quality
training
am ples:
C H R IS G E R B E R
C h ris G erber, 37,had been a fu ll­
tim e d riv e r w hen he was in the A ir
N a tio n a l G uard fro m 1970 to 1974.
B u t he lost his certification over time,
and w ound up d o ing upholstery w o rk
instead o f d riv in g .
B u t G erber is engaged to be m a r­
rie d n o w , and has his eyes on the $ 13
per h o u r and up union truckers can
m ake. He took C o m m e rcia l D riv e r
T ra in in g ” s e ig h t week course to get
Thomas J Donohue
President 8. Chief Executive Officer
American Trucking Association
re c e rtifie d , and got a jo b as an intern
d riv e r. F o r a short tim e he drove the
1-5 c o rrid o r, and now has a local
Don t |us: compare tuitions Compare the quality ol our
driver training programs and worldwide experience
d e liv e ry jo b , w h ic h he like s m uch
better. * I d o n ’ t have an ego thing
to go hom e at n ig h t,” he said.
He came back to d riv in g because
u p h o lste ry ju s t w a sn ’ t w o rk in g out.
He had studied at upholstery school,
and then w ent to D enver d u rin g the
mass exodus fro m Oregon in 1980
and 1981. He also w o rke d as a secu­
rity guard and other low -incom e jobs.
W hen he decided to com e back to
O regon, he had lo st his contacts in
Call 1-800-336-9311 (24 HRS.)
• »him M
t> i* lire i>rol«'ssMM>.il trurb Dov**« Nr t-|. >■- »A • ,'n. A"
Commercial Training Services, Inc.
| 2416 N. Marine Drive, Portland, OR 97217
First Interstate Bank of Oregon
is a great place to start your
career We offer all kinds of
opportunities for people with
different levels of education and
experience.
Even if you have little or no
work experience, you could
The c ity o f P o rtla n d has a sm all b u t g ro w in g c o lle c tio n o f a rt that is
qualify for an entry-level clerical
unique in the co u n try: the V is u a l C h ro n ic le . N o w in its fift h year, the V is u a l
position at First Interstate If you
a
A program of Commercial ■raining • ,' iv irr-. In,-
THE VISUAL CHRONICLE OF
PORTLAND
u p h o lste ry, so he decided to retrain.
C h ro n icle docum ents P o rtla n d ’ s changing urban e n v iro n m e n t b y in v itin g
lo ca l artists each year to su b m it w o rk s on paper that po rtra y some aspects o f
A n d as lo n g as he was re ta in in g , he
the c it y ’ s life .
w anted to go back in to tru ckin g .
"N o b o d y is lo o k in g over yo u r
Each year a statem ent is sent o u t to lo c a l artists, d e s c rib in g the purpose
o f the c o lle c tio n and e x p la in in g the c rite ria fo r selection. A rtis ts are in v ite d
sh o u lde r w hen y o u ’ re d riv in g . I ’ ve
to su b m it e ith e r e x is tin g w o rk s fo r d ire c t purchase, fo r proposals fo r the
creation o f new w o rk s . In e ith e r case, there are tw o m a in c rite ria fo r
selection: q u a lity o f e xe cu tio n , and ‘ ‘ P ortlandness’ ’ -s u b je c t m atter that is
a lw ays be able to w o rk independ­
e n tly -! d o n ’ t lik e a forem an te llin g
me w h a t to do a ll the tim e . D riv in g
gives me independence and respon­
s ib ility - and I lik e that, too. Y o u ’ re
d riv in g a 4 0-ton tru ck and you have
to w atch o u t fo r the o th e r d riv e r-fo r
p u b lic safety.
Looking for a place to apply yourself?
Apply at First Interstate.
CALL 1-800-336-8911 (24 HRS
tru c k in g firm s desire to f i l l a need fo r
q u a lity and safety conscious person­
nel. S ince 1962 C o m m e rc ia l T ra in ­
in g Services, has trained o v e r 6,000
about d riv in g cross-country. I prefer
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