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Heavy Equipment Operator 15-16
Heavy Equipment Operator 15-16
2015/2016
HEAVY
EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR
Learn skills for your lifetime! This program provides
students with an orientation to the heavy equipment
industry including heavy equipment safety, equipment
maintenance and basic operation techniques. Included will
be techniques of underground construction including
grades, below grade construction, and earth moving. Also
covered are the different kinds of soils and processes used
in different kinds of construction. This can be Part Two of a
two-year program. If college level work is attained, student
may earn up to 8 articulated LCC credits after two years.
Program Location:
AIS Construction Equipment Company
(shuttle available from LCC West)
Session Offered: AM/PM
Average Lecture Days/Week: 2-3 days
Average Lab Days/Week: 2-3 days
Homework: None
Required reading:
College level textbooks
25+ pages/week
LCC Credits Available: 8 articulated
credits after two years
(If college level work is attained)
National Center for Construction Education and Research (Entry Level Certification) in:
o Heavy Equipment Safety
o Basic Safety
o Orientation to the trade
o Identification of heavy equipment
o Basic Operational Techniques
o Trucks
o Grades, Part One
o Earthmoving
o Below Grade Construction
Basic operation techniques including:
o Excavator
o Bulldozer
o Front End Loader
o Backhoe
o Forklift
Site Preparation
o Grading Plans Overview and Layout
o Survey Equipment
o Grade Stakes
Eaton RESA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in its programs and activities. Civil Rights
Coordinators are located at 1790 E. Packard Hwy, Charlotte Michigan to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination polic ies. Telephone
(517) 543-5500.
2015/2016
EATON REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCY CAREER PREPARATION CENTER