Generator University Revisited

A while back we mentioned a free school for generator technicians, put on by Generac Power Systems. As you may recall, the company is looking to fill positions in its own dealer networks, and with a paucity of interested folk, the company rolled out the red carpet to people with a mechanical aptitude, a handle on basic math, and an enjoyment of working with their hands.

The company not only provides free tuition, also rooming and some feeding. The hitches? You'll have to provide your own transportation to and from Wisconsin, be 18 years old with a high school diploma (or GED), and pay $200 up-front for books and materials. This latter will be refunded to all who successfully graduate from the course. The early classes of GEN-U were in and out in four weeks; the company now tells us they've refined the course work: You'll graduate in three weeks with knowledge of sizing, installation, troubleshooting, and repair.

Interested? Send an e-mail to genu@generac.com and ask for more information.

Never Stop Learning--RV Seminar in BC

One of the great things about the fulltime--make that "anytime"--RV lifestyle is the constant learning. If not from your travels, then sometimes from your travails. There's so many "things" about RVing that you need to know.

Enter the "RV Owners Lifestyle Seminar 2007" in Kelowna, B.C., Canada. With three full days of RV classes, and four nights dry camping on the campus of Okanagan College, this one should prove to be a hit. Choose from over 40 different topics (you'll need to narrow it down, there's only 11 class slots per attendee), you'll surely find things you need to know. Here are some examples:

Appliance maintenance. Cooking on the road. GPS navigation for RVers. Motorhome towing tips and fundamentals. The list, as you can imagine, goes on. At a cost of $150 (Canadian) per person, this may be one of the biggest education bargains around. But beware! Registration firmly closes on May 21 for the classes, which run from June 23 through 25. Find out more about the seminar and register at http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/rvlife/Index.htm.