HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

 

 

This program will consist of both classroom and hands-on training.  Each student will learn how to operate heavy equipment. Additional areas of emphasis will include operator safety, equipment maintenance, grading and soil types.  Types of equipment will include, but are not limited to the following: bulldozers, excavators, backhoes and rollers.

 

Program Length: 8 Weeks

Program Cost:  $4,000.00

 

COURSE OUTLINE:

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HEO 101  - Orientation to the Trade                             4 Hours

HEO 102 - Identification of Heavy Equipment             8 Hours

HEO 103 - Heavy Equipment Safety                           10 Hours

HEO 104 - Soils                                                               8 Hours

HEO 105 - Grades, Part One                                        10 Hours

HEO 106 - Grades, Part Two                                         20 Hours

HEO 107 - Excavators                                                    20 Hours

HEO 108 - Finishing & Grading                                      8 Hours

HEO 109 - Introduction to Earth Moving                       4 Hours

HEO 110 - Excavation Math                                            3 Hours

HEO 111 -  Dozers                                                          18 Hours

HEO 112 - Civil Blueprint Reading                                20 Hours

PEO 101 -  Professional Conduct                                    3 Hours

HEO 113 -  Externship                                                    25 Hours

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Total Hours                                                    161 Hours