Five Piece Heavy Equipment Operator
Duration:
360 hours over 9 Weeks
Start Date & Locations
Starts Every Monday
Graduate with a Five Piece Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate of Completion
- Heavy Equipment training includes 8.5 weeks practical in machine training and 3 days of in class theory
- Textbooks included
- Surface Miner Common Core Modules necessary to access pits and quarries
- One on one instruction in cab
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 9-week heavy equipment program includes both classroom and practical training. Student will engage in various activities to help prepare for a career as a Heavy Equipment Operator.
Students will focus on knowledge of maintenance, walk-around inspections, workplace safety and more on a Bulldozer, Excavator, Grader, Loader and Articulated Truck.
Subjects Include
- Introduction to Common Core Surface Miner
- Safety and Walk Around
- Inside Cab
- Fluids and Maintenance
- Trenching and Buried Utilities
- Obtain experience on a loader, dozer, excavator, grader, and articulated truck
Course Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age
- Must have a minimum Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent (online equivalency test available)
Get in touch
Northern Construction Academy
1 Fisher Road
Garson, Ontario P3L 1N3
Registered as a Career College under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.