Heavy Equipment Training
The Associated Training Services (ATS) Heavy Equipment Operator Programs are comprehensive, industry developed, and nationally recognized by employers in the construction, earthmoving, and excavation industries.
ATS students are taught to operate heavy equipment through in-the-seat operation of many types of heavy equipment and through classroom instruction.
Please see the ATS heavy equipment programs offered below:
Heavy Equipment Operations Level I
Objective
To provide the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to operate the following equipment and to obtain employment in the construction and excavation industries as an entry level heavy equipment operator.
Weeks to complete
Full time, 3 weeks, MTWHF
Subjects
| CLASSROOM | FIELD INSTRUCTION | FIELD PRACTICE |
| Loaders | Loaders | Loaders |
| Backhoes | Backhoes | Backhoes |
| Off-Road Dump Trucks | Off-Road Dump Trucks | Off-Road Dump Trucks |
| Skid Steers | Skid Steers | Skid Steers |
| Rough Terrain Forklifts | Rough Terrain Forklifts | Rough Terrain Forklifts |
| Heavy Equipment Safety | ||
| Grades |
Heavy Equipment Operations Level II
Objective
To provide the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to operate the following equipment and to obtain employment in the construction and excavation industries as an entry level heavy equipment operator. Must complete Heavy Equipment Operations Level I in order to take Heavy Equipment Operations Level II.
Weeks to complete
Full time, 3 weeks, MTWHF (must complete Level I in order to take Level II)
Subjects
| CLASSROOM | FIELD INSTRUCTION | FIELD PRACTICE |
| Bulldozers | Bulldozers | Bulldozers |
| Excavators | Excavators | Excavators |
| Scrapers | Scrapers | Scrapers |
| Road Graders | Road Graders | Road Graders |
| Site Work | Site Work | Site Work |
| Grades | ||
| Interpreting Civil Drawings |
These are the skills and knowledge employers are looking for and these are the subjects which are the key to our graduates securing a job as a heavy equipment operator. ATS understands which subjects and what types of equipment are most important to employers hiring equipment operators.
If you are looking for a steady and rewarding career, you could be one of America's highly respected and well paid heavy equipment operators with the training offered by Associated Training Services.