Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Heavy Equipment Training Schools Caterpillar Bulldozer Equip

National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools, NAHETS. Short video on the Caterpillar bulldozer equipment profile. See more videos and information at www.nahets.org



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeSlZhIphgg&hl=en

Friday, October 22, 2010

Heavy Equipment Training

Choosing the Right Heavy Equipment Training

With government statistics suggesting increased demand for heavy machinery operators, by as much as 8%, through 2016, the time is ripe for those looking for heavy equipment training. Heavy equipment are large machines, such as bulldozers, cranes and forklifts, used in construction, mining and infrastructure to facilitate carrying heavy loads and clearing lands. Since these machines have complicated operations, and the work is risk prone, the demand for trained operators is never ending.

Options

Such schools offer different training options, in terms of the field and the mode of study. For instance, students can choose from any of the following fields: Bridge workers, road oiling truck driver, and excavator, bulldozer, loader, paving equipment, flushing truck, side boom tractor or backhoe operator. Similarly, one can opt for home study followed by resident training or attend regular classes in a training school for the full course.

Before enrolling for the training, students must be aware of the practicalities of the job, which involve working in mud and dirt under high noise conditions. However, this is compensated for by the handsome pay packages offered to operators. The best accredited training schools also ensure good placement for their students after their course completion.

To complete the training and to qualify for heavy machine operations, trainees must pass a series of written and practical tests. The training comprises three different levels: Level I, Level II and Level III, the passing of each leads to the next level.

Heavy Equipment Training: Choosing the Right School

There are several organizations that accredit heavy equipment schools. For instance, certain leading training schools are accredited by the National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS). The organization's member colleges offer the following benefits to its students:

* Dedicated and specialized training for heavy machinery

* Cutting-edge facilities

* Wide, spacious training area

* Campus Job Placement

* Special Career Resource Centers at the Campus

* Published standards

Trainees can enjoy several benefits through enrolment in NAHETS-accredited heavy machinery training schools. To choose from a range of NAHETS member colleges, visit http://www.heavy-equipment-school.com. The NAHETS website provides comprehensive information on its member training schools, and allows you to seek additional information through filling up a simple form.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Heavy Equipment Training - The Career Prospects

Bob the builder! Can we fix it? Bob the builder! Yes we can!

Well, if Bob the Builder has been one of your favorite cartoon shows and you just can't wait to get into Bob's boots, then a career in heavy equipment is what you should be considering right now. As a kid you have always loved to play the guy who works with heavy machinery at construction sites displaying your enormous strength and ability to lead. Is that your idea of fun? Guess what, you're going to get paid for all that fun if you are going to be a heavy equipment operator. You definitely need to acquire certain skills and refined training to get that job. But hey! It's not as difficult as it sounds.

Do something that you love doing best. However you should also keep in mind that you might have a flair for something, but not always is that particular field of work rewarding. Definitely choose a career path that you have an interest in, at the same time try and find a way in which you can further your growth prospects and find job satisfaction.

While considering a career in the heavy equipment operation industry, select a certification program that will harness and groom your raw talent and mould you into a trained professional for your field. Many career training opportunities are available. You need to make a choice according to what suits you best.

Heavy equipment career training is offered at many vocational learning centers, trade institutions and community colleges. Getting into an institution which is a member of National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS) will definitely be more beneficial for your career and growth prospects. In these centers you will receive a comprehensive and rigorous training which enable to fully explore all aspects of heavy equipment operation.

If you are already a professional or a student with a busy working schedule and are looking for a flexible and unique curriculum that will give you ample space and time you your other commitments then this is also possible. On completion of your course as a heavy equipment operator, you will have a number of job options to consider. You can become an excavator operator, heavy equipment operator, loader operator, grader operator, bulldozer operator, paving equipment operator, side boom tractor operator shovel operator, sewer flushing truck operator, snow-removal equipment operator, apprentice pile driver or a road oiling truck driver.

You can also climb the professional ladder to the level of a manger or administrator with proper experience and development in your field. So go ahead and make your dreams a reality.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Heavy Equiptment Training Schools Open Up A New High Paying Career

Nowadays there is a great demand for qualified heavy equipment operators because of boom in the infrastructure, construction and the mining industries. Most of the heavy equipments are used in the industries mentioned above and there is an acute shortage of qualified heavy equipment operators the world over and the demand for the heavy equipment operators has outstripped the supply. Therefore, a number of training schools have come up to cater to the growing demand for heavy equipment operators.

The heavy equipment operator training schools are run by people who have been in the industry for many decades and who are competent enough to teach you all about the heavy equipment operations. Basically the Heavy Equipment operator training program is designed keeping your utmost safety in mind and they are divided in two phases. One phase is known as the home study phase and the other resident training phase. The home study phase is very useful even for people who currently hold a job and the material provided by the school can be used as a reference guide. You can enhance your skills by sitting in your home, thereby reducing the classroom attendance by more than 50% and when you go onto the practical training part, you can totally concentrate on the critical aspects of the equipment operations rather than starting from the basics of machine operations.

These courses are lucid, easy to read and to the point. These courses are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, Washington, D.C.The nature of work of a heavy equipment operator employed in the construction and maintenance of various work sites by the construction companies, contractors, public works departments and lots of logging companies vary from industry to industry, but the only thing common between all the operators is that they operate the equipment by moving levers, pedals, and switches. The Heavy equipment operator trainees have a variety of jobs to choose from after the completion of the course, a list of which is given below;

Apprentice asphalt plant operator, backhoe operator, bulldozer operator, dredging, equipment operator, excavator operator, grader operator, heavy equipment operator, loader operator, paving equipment operator, side boom tractor operator, road oiling truck driver, shovel operator, sewer flushing truck operator, snow-removal equipment operator, apprentice pile driver and a bridge worker. The working conditions are not so good, you have to learn to work in mud, dirt and noisy environments, almost around the year, but there are a few lucky ones who operate in air-conditioned and dust free environments, but then you are compensated by a handsome pay which is at least 20% above the average provincial salary. The heavy equipment operators are mostly employed by the construction companies which accounts for nearly 52% of operators employed and the rest is contributed by the mining, gas, agriculture, fishing, logging and the manufacturing industries.One can progress to a supervisory or a managerial position in due course of time with experience and skill sets to manage the Heavy equipment operators.