Heavy Equipment
Training Program
$9000.00 + tax
Course Description
The Heavy Equipment Training Program will prepare students for professional construction work as Heavy Equipment Operators. Participants receive instruction in the classroom and gain hands-on practical experience, following the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) core curriculum.
Each class will ensuring personal attention and plenty of time with each piece of heavy construction equipment.
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Because this is a rigorous, full-time course, we recommend that participants devote their full schedule to the training.
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On-site courses are held 10 hours per day, for 10 consecutive days for a total of 100 hours of quality instruction - preparing ADA graduates as entry-level heavy equipment operators.
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The first few days of training will consist of classroom instruction, where students will be taught basic engineering concepts, equipment familiarization, workplace safety, applied mathematics, project-layout and basic surveying, including the proper use of levels, transits, chain and rod, plumb bobs, and hand-sight levels.
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Students will be spent time in the field developing the skills needed to operate heavy machinery safely and efficiently – stressing proper operating techniques, and preventative maintenance.
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In the field training will consist of with hands-on supervised instruction in coordinated excavation team operations. This is where each student’s individual skills gained in classroom will come together in project-based crew tasks assigned at the appropriate level for the students as they progress. This course prepares graduates for work in heavy construction, surface mining, forestry, industrial, recycling industries.
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Classroom and Hands-on practice is provided for the operation of each major type of equipment. This way, each student receives exposure to all the machinery they are likely to experience in the field.
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ADA is registered as an authorized program with the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE).
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ADA proudly provides the necessary coaching and examinations to ensure graduates to their certificate during this course. The NCCER Core Curriculum, and Heavy Equipment Operator Levels 1, 2, and 3 are covered in this high intensity training course.
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Related Duties
During the program, each student will be taught to perform the following related duties:
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Site Preparation
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Grade Checking
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Operator Preventative Maintenance
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Basic survey work is integrated into most projects, including project layout and cut or fill to sub-grade.
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Current Equipment List
Each student gets plenty of hands-on time operating each piece of machinery. The low participant-to-instructor ratio ensures that each trainee gets plenty of exposure. Our extensive fleet consists of the following:
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Dozers
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Excavators
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Skid Steers
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Loaders
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Compactors
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Those interested in taking any of our courses should contact the Alaska Driving Academy today!