Continue to expand your knowledge and skill with advanced training. Topics include equipment and instruments used for finish grading, materials and methods to stabilize soils and control soil erosion. The course also covers the maintenance, startup and shutdown procedures, advanced and team operating techniques, and safety procedures involved with operating compaction equipment and rollers, backhoes, off-road dump trucks, dozers, excavators, and motor graders. Learn proper skills with simulators and equipment in the field. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for the Heavy Equipment Operator – Level 3 credential exam offered by the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER).
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Introduction to Construction, Heavy Equipment Operator - Level 1, and Heavy Equipment Operator – Level 2.