Cambridge Heavy Equipment Training School

Cambridge Heavy Equipment Training School - The heavy equipment operator courses would assist the operator in attaining the needed skills and knowledge they would need 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 basics including: safety, health and environmental training and awareness, machinery maintenance and operation, and use of earth moving methods in hands-on situations.

This training helps you to operate on chosen items of machinery like for instance a compactor, loader, grader, excavator and a dozer. There are various vital skills needed to become a heavy equipment operator: excellent oral communication skills, good problem solving skills, physical stamina and strength, good spatial ability and excellent 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 likewise required to operate these machinery. These skills consist of: being able to operate equipment and power tools, general mechanical ability, knowledge of safe working procedures, the ability to follow grade plans, technical specifications and read instructions, the ability to make mathematical calculations and basic measurements, and the ability to perform basic maintenance and mechanical repairs.

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