4-Piece Heavy Equipment+MELT Z
Start Date & Locations
Graduate with a Four Piece Heavy Equipment + MELT Z Certificate of Completion
- Heavy Equipment portion includes 7.5 weeks practical in machine training and 3 days of in class theory
- AZ training includes 1.5 weeks of in class theory and 3.5 weeks of behind the wheel driving
- Textbooks included
- Surface Miner Common Core Modules necessary to access pits and quarries included
- One on one instruction in cab
- Observation and use of our truck simulator are always available for no extra charge
- 2 AZ Road Test attempts included with tuition
Program Description
NEW PROGRAMS BEGIN EVERY MONDAY and are offered YEAR-ROUND!
Approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005, this 13-week program includes both classroom and practical training. Students will engage in various activities to help prepare for a career as a Heavy Equipment Operator and AZ Truck Driver.
The Four Piece Heavy Equipment portion is 8-weeks in length and provides students with experience on 4 different pieces of equipment – excavator, dozer, loader and grader. Students will obtain knowledge of maintenance, walk-around inspections, workplace safety, operation and more.
The MELT Z (AZ) truck training portion is 5-weeks in length and provides students with the mandatory requirements as set by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario’s (MTO) Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) standard to obtain their AZ license. This program includes both in-class theory and practical behind the wheel training. Our trucks are all standard transmissions, ensuring that our students obtain a full AZ license without restrictions.
Subjects Include
- Employment in the Commercial Vehicle Industry
- Vehicle Components & Systems
- Basic Driving Techniques
- Professional Driving Habits
- Tractor-Trailer Off-Road Tasks and Manoeuvres
- Documents, Paperwork, and Regulatory Requirements
- Vehicle Inspection Activities
- Hours of Service Compliance
- Cargo Securement & Loss Prevention
- Handling Emergencies
- Air Brake
- Introduction to Common Core Surface Miner
- Loader, Bulldozer, Excavator and Grader Operation
- Safety
- Walk Around
- Inside Cab
- Fluids and Maintenance, Trenching and Buried Utilities
Course Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must have a minimum Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (online equivalency test available)
- Must hold valid Ontario G drivers licence
- Must have approved MTO medical forms that meets visual, hearing and medical requirements for a class A licence
Hear it from our graduates!
I completed the 4 piece Heavy Equipment and MELT program with NCA this summer, over a span of about three months. I have nothing but positive remarks for the academy and in particular, its instructors and staff.
To begin with, Caitlin was wonderful in getting me set up with the paperwork required and helped me sort things out with Veterans Affairs to have the entire course covered under the Education and Training Benefit for the retired military.
Ed, my driving instructor was very knowledgeable and shared a great deal of personal experience he had acquired in the trucking industry. I am now the proud holder of my AZ license thanks to him.
Al and Eric handled heavy equipment and did a good job being patient with me as I learned my way around the hydraulic machines. Al has a great deal of time working in the general construction field, while Eric has trained operators worldwide and worked in mines all over.
NCA is up on the northeast side of the city of Sudbury, a bit of a drive, but it’s worth it. The pit facility is great, and all the heavy equipment was new and in good condition. I can strongly recommend it.
Get in touch
Northern Construction Academy
1 Fisher Road
Garson, Ontario P3L 1N3