Grande Prairie Heavy Equipment Training School

Grande Prairie Heavy Equipment Training School - The heavy equipment operator courses would help the operator in attaining the needed 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 will focus on jobsite fundamentals such as: environmental, safety and health awareness and training, equipment operation and maintenance, and use of earth moving techniques in hands-on situations.

This training helps you to operate on selected items of machines like for instance a loader, compactor, grader, excavator and a dozer. There are several vital skills needed to become a heavy equipment operator: excellent problem solving skills, excellent oral communication skills, excellent spatial ability and good vision, physical strength and stamina, the ability to work alone or well with others in a team and good manual dexterity along with good eye-hand coordination.

Some technical skills are likewise necessary. These are having a being able to operate equipment and power tools, general mechanical ability, understanding of safe working practices, the ability to follow technical specifications, grade plans and read directions, the ability to make mathematical calculations and basic measurements, and the ability to carry out basic maintenance and mechanical repairs.

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