Heavy Equipment Training School Vernon

Heavy Equipment Training School Vernon - The heavy equipment operator courses will help the operator in attaining the essential skills and knowledge they will require to be able to enter the workforce as an entry level operator. In this 12 week course plus a practicum, you would focus on jobsite fundamentals like for example: environmental, safety and health training and awareness, machinery maintenance and operation, and application of earth moving techniques in hands-on conditions.

Operator training would help people work with their chosen heavy machine like a compactor, grader, loader, a dozer and an excavator. The required skills which an operator will need to work with heavy machinery includes: good problem solving skills, good oral communication skills, physical strength and stamina, good spatial ability and excellent vision, the ability to work well with others in a team or alone and excellent eye-hand coordination along with good manual dexterity.

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

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