Prince George Heavy Equipment Training School

Prince George Heavy Equipment Training School - The heavy equipment operator courses will help the operator in acquiring the required knowledge and skills they would need to be able to enter the workforce as an entry level operator. In this twelve week course plus a practicum, you would focus on jobsite basics such as: safety, health and environmental training and awareness, machinery operation and maintenance, and application of earth moving methods in hands-on situations.

Operator training will help those work with their selected heavy equipment like a loader, a compactor, a grader, a dozer and an excavator. The required skills that an operator would require to work with heavy equipment consists of: good oral communication skills, excellent problem solving skills, physical stamina and strength, excellent spatial ability and good vision, the ability to work well with others in a team or alone and excellent manual dexterity along with excellent eye-hand coordination.

Technical skills are also essential to operate these equipment. These skills comprise: being able to operate equipment and power tools, general mechanical ability, understanding of safe working procedures, the ability to follow technical specifications, grade plans and read instructions, the ability to make basic measurements and mathematical calculations, and the ability to perform basic maintenance and mechanical repairs.

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