AED Foundation

The AED Foundation enhances the success of AED member companies by encouraging continuous learning, providing educational opportunities for today's employees and improving the quantity and quality of available employees for the future. The development of quality training programs has given momentum to fill the training needs of the members of the Associated Equipment Distributors. They are converting into services that promise to yield a handsome return on investment for the industry in general, and in particular for those who have directly supported the foundation.

AED Foundation - An affiliate of Associated Equipment Distributors

What's new with The AED Foundation

Strengthening the industry through professional education & workforce development.

The AED Foundation's 2009 Annual Report
The AED Foundation proactively monitors industry trends and creates an educational infrastructure of highly trained technical personnel for the industry. The AED Foundation enhances the success of AED member companies by encouraging continuous learning, providing educational opportunities for today's employees and improving the quantity and quality of available employees for the future.
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2010 Seminar Schedule
Your source for continuing business education and industry specific training for your managers.
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AED University is an Educational Service of The AED Foundation
The curriculum includes industry-specific training in management, parts, service, sales, rental and customer service. We are also pleased to introduce technical and safety and compliance training through our online educational partners.
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Business Finance For Non-Financial Managers
Looking for professional education that is convenient and affordable? Think AED.
Online training: Financial Management 101: Introduction to Business Finance for Non-Financial Managers and Financial Management 102: Introduction to Ratio Analysis for Non-Financial Managers is now available exclusively to AED members through AED University.
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AED University Certifications
The AED Foundation offers certifications for branch operations, service, parts and rental management. Certification recognizes industry professionals for completion of required position-related training, their skills and expertise, and job performance at an exemplary level.
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The AED Foundation Recognizes Certified Managers
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The AED Foundation is pleased to announce that thirty two managers from AED member dealerships have completed their certifications through AED University. The AED Foundation offers certifications for branch operations, service, parts and rental management. For managers to qualify for certification, they must have three years of management experience in the specified area, current employment with an AED member company, and a written recommendation from a supervisor.

Achieving certification through AED University signifies a commitment to superior workplace performance on the part of both AED member dealers and their individual team members. The AED Foundation congratulates all the managers on this career milestone.

Current List of AED Certified Managers

For more information about certification, Click Here or Contact Carol Schrader, The AED Foundation�s director of development at 630-468-5113

AED is an international trade association representing companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, power generation, agriculture and industrial applications. AED member dealers are unique in that they are each authorized, via contract with an original equipment manufacturer, to inventory, sell and service new machinery in a given geography. More than 90% of AED's factory authorized dealers rent construction equipment as well. The Associated Equipment Distributors strongly adheres to and strongly advocates principles of integrity, ethics and fairness. The AED urges its members to conduct their businesses ethically and compatibly with the free enterprise system and the laws which govern it. Contractors can locate factory authorized construction equipment dealers at the MachineMart® web site.