8-Piece Heavy Equipment Operator Training

More Machines. More Skills. More Opportunity.

Train across eight pieces of heavy equipment in an intensive 320-hour program built to develop the practical skills contractors expect on the jobsite.

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8 Machines
8 Weeks
320 Training Hours
$15,500 Course Investment
THE COMPLETE HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

8 MACHINES. ONE COMPLETE PROGRAM.

Build experience across the equipment used for excavation, grading, loading, material handling and site work. In the 8-week program, you don't choose a single machine—you train across all eight.

01 Bulldozer operator training

Bulldozer

Grading • Earthmoving • Site Prep

02 Excavator operator training

Excavator

Trenching • Digging • Excavation

03 Backhoe operator training

Backhoe

Utilities • Excavation • Loading

04 Front-end loader operator training

Front-End Loader

Loading • Stockpiles • Material Handling

05 Skid steer operator training

Skid Steer

Grading • Attachments • Material Handling

06 Telehandler operator training

Telehandler

Load Charts • Lifting • Material Placement

07 Roller operator training

Roller

Compaction • Lift Thickness • Density

08 Utility tractor operator training

Utility Tractor

Site Work • Material Movement • Attachments

YOU DON'T CHOOSE ONE.
YOU TRAIN ON ALL EIGHT.
Different machines require different controls, techniques and judgment. Training across the full equipment lineup gives you more ways to contribute when you reach the jobsite.
BUILT FOR THE JOBSITE

MORE THAN JUST SEAT TIME.

Learning to run the controls is only part of becoming an operator. The 8-week program combines jobsite knowledge, machine instruction and hands-on operating so you understand both how to do the work and why it's done that way.

OPERATOR TRAINING JOURNEY
01
LEARN IT

Build the Foundation

Learn the safety, terminology, construction math, grade concepts and jobsite fundamentals behind the work.

02
SEE IT

Understand the Task

See operating techniques, jobsite applications and common mistakes before putting those concepts to work on the equipment.

03
OPERATE IT

Put It Into Practice

Get on real equipment and develop control, precision and confidence through repetition and hands-on operating.

04
PROVE IT

Demonstrate the Skill

Training is performance-based. Students must demonstrate the required operating skills—not simply complete the hours.

KNOWLEDGE BEHIND THE CONTROLS

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ALONG THE WAY

Classroom instruction supports the work students perform on the equipment with practical knowledge used on real jobsites.

01
JOBSITE SAFETY

Work Smart.
Work Safe.

Learn the safety practices and communication operators are expected to understand before work begins.

JSA Pre-Op Inspections OSHA 10 PPE Hand Signals Hydraulic Safety
02
GRADE & CONSTRUCTION MATH

Understand
the Numbers.

Build the math and grade knowledge used in excavation, earthmoving and site preparation.

Cut & Fill Grade Stakes 3-4-5 Rule Excavation Math Cubic Yards Cycle Times
03
SOILS & SITE WORK

Read the
Jobsite.

Learn how soil, plans, grade and site conditions affect the work performed by the operator.

Soil Types Soil Testing Civil Drawings Trenching Slopes & Benching MUTCD
04
MACHINE APPLICATION

Know More Than
the Controls.

Learn how different machines are used to complete actual tasks safely and efficiently.

Grading Trenching Truck Loading Compaction Attachments Load Charts
HEO Academy students with heavy equipment on the training grounds
SKILL BUILDS THROUGH REPETITION
CONTROL
ACCURACY
CONFIDENCE
320 HOURS OF TRAINING
BUILT THROUGH REPETITION

YOU LEARN BY
DOING THE WORK.

Skills are built through practice. Students spend time operating real equipment, repeating real tasks and improving control, accuracy and confidence along the way.

REAL EQUIPMENT. REAL DIRT. REAL PRACTICE.