USMX-ILA Container Freight Station (CFS) Trust Fund Training at MITAGS

The USMX-ILA CFS Trust Fund has developed state-of-the-art-training programs for longshore personnel employed by USMX’s member companies in the ports from Maine to Texas. The USMX-ILA CFS training facility is located at the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and features detailed classroom instruction plus practical, hands-on simulator experience. USMX coordinates the scheduling of all attendees for the four USMX-ILA MITAGS training courses offered [1) Crane Training (Experienced & Inexperienced); 2) Rubber Tire Gantry Crane; 3) Diesel Electrical Generator; and 4) Container Refrigeration]. Links to the registration forms and course outlines are provided below:

MITAGS Training Registration Form & Course Outline--CRANE-RTG-GENSET

MITAGS Training Registration Form & Course Outline--REEFER

CFS Training Reimbursement Guidelines--REVISED 9-8-2022

USMX-ILA Maritime Workforce Training Materials

The USMX-ILA CFS Trust Fund has also developed several training series for purchase and use for local training of longshore employees by USMX’s member companies in their local ports [Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT); Certification/Recertification Training; and Focus on Safety—Be a Star! Introduction to Safe Longshore Maintenance & Repair Operations]. Each series/class topic is presented on a USB thumbdrive, and is accompanied by corresponding Student Workbooks and Trainers' Guides. If you are interested in ordering any of these materials for training in your port, the order form is provided below:

ORDER FORM USMX-ILA Training Products