Coquitlam Heavy Equipment Training School

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

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

Technical skills are likewise essential to operate these machinery. These skills comprise: 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 perform basic maintenance and mechanical repairs.

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