IsoTruss donates two carbon fiber cell towers to Learning Alliance

On Aug. 22 IsoTruss Inc. (Springville, Utah, U.S.), an engineering, design and manufacturing services provider, announced the donation of two patented IsoTruss carbon fiber cell towers to the Learning Alliance Corp. (LAC) center located in Tampa, Fla., U.S. The donation will support LAC’s workforce development initiative in training cell tower climbers and technicians for the wireless telecom infrastructure industry. LAC partners with businesses in the wireless industry, which place its student graduates into the workforce upon graduation in high-skill, high-wage telecommunications positions.

According to Nathan D. Rich, CEO, IsoTruss Inc., LAC is “forward thinking in training the telecom workforce of tomorrow, which is in alignment with our [Isotruss’] mission of building sustainable infrastructure of the future.”

LAC partners with businesses, colleges and universities to bring U.S. veterans and civilians stronger training initiatives that equate to solid career growth. This includes small, medium and large tower companies in the U.S., aiming to bridge the gap between the trade skill shortage and the 20,000 job openings in the wireless industry. LAC offers multiple Wireless Tower Technician programs ranging from Fiber Optics to Cell Tower Technician. Its programs are approved by the Commission for Independent Education in the state of Florida. 

LAC also provides Diversity initiatives to help expand job opportunities in telecommunications to underserved and underrepresented communities. Through partnerships with businesses and non-profit associations, it promotes diversity, equity and inclusion through the rR&D of new training methodologies such as pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeships. Its training initiatives focus on enabling individuals to get trained, get certified and obtain a career in high-skill, high-wage occupations.

“At LAC we are training the workforce of tomorrow, today,” Cesar Ruiz, CEO, Learning Alliance Corp., emphasizes. “We appreciate the support provided by IsoTruss through its cell tower donation and are excited to train our climbers on this innovative infrastructure solution. We want our LAC graduates to not only be safe climbers, but better trained, so they can become profit centers for their employers in a short period of time, and with a pathway forward for success in their careers.”

In addition to the patented grid designs that makes IsoTruss cell towers lightweight, durable, non-corrosive, wind-resistant and eco-friendly, IsoTruss says its composite lattice structures are up to twelve times stronger than steel for a given weight, or as little as one-twelfth the weight for a given load, depending on the design, the site and its specifications (read “Isotruss offers amazing strength and material savings”).