Your search for heavy equipment operator training in Ontario Canada ends here. Before you can start driving the machines you first have to be trained on the equipment. It also helps if you have experience or training on repairing heavy equipment. This dual expertise will make you more marketable to an employer.
You have a couple of options when it comes to your training: apprenticeship, learning on the job, college course, or learning from a paid heavy equipment operator training Ontario program.
I recommend doing a program search “heavy equipment operator” on the canlearn.ca website. Here you can find a program in your area at a local university or community college.
Canadian Education Program Search
Below is one program description that would a great choice.
49.0202 – Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. These programs include courses in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfilling, clearing and excavating.
Some Qualifications needed to be a heavy equipment operator include:
- Good health and physical condition
- Balance
- Good judgement of distance
- Great eye hand foot coordination
- Able to work at heights
- Problem solver
- Mechanically minded
- Ability to work in harsh weather conditions
- Past experience running tractors, military is a benefit.
Training by the International Union
Another good option would be to receive training from the IUOE. Here you will earn quality training as well as build a network of relationships you can count on throughout your career.