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Building and Construction Institute of the Southeast
Heavy Construction Equipment Operator Training Program
EO 000

-Length: 275 Clock Hours
-7.5* hours x 5 training days = 7.5 training weeks (full-time)
-(*times may vary contingent on weather)
-Cost: $679.00 - Books are provided, as well as hardhats, earplugs, and safety glasses - students will be required to 
 provide their own steel-toed boots.
-Tennessee residents may qualify for the Wilder-Naifeh Skills Grant (Lottery) which pays up to $667.00
-Class size is limited to 12 students
-Equipment provided by Power Equipment Company (Komatsu)
-Equipment types: Tracked Excavator, Bulldozer, Rubber-tired Scoop Loader, Rubber-tired Backhoe, and Skid Steers

Credential Awarded:
Tennessee Technology Center Certificate in Heavy Construction Equipment Operating; NCCER Certificate of Training
Projected Training Calendar:  Class 08-03
Phase Event Location Start Date End Date Hours
Phase I OSHA 10 CSTCC Campus 23 Aug 23 Aug 08 10
Phase II Common Core CSTCC Campus 24 Aug 08 45
Phase III Field Training ETG Borrow Pit 11 Mar 08 25 Apr 08 180
  TOTAL HOURS 275

Classroom Instruction Summary of Hours

Phase Title Hours
Phase I    
OSHA 29 CFR 1926 OSHA 10 Training 1.0
Phase II    
  Orientation to the Trade 1.0
  Safety 3
  Heavy Equipment 2.5
  Basic Operating Techniques 1.5
  Grades, Part One / Laser Assisted Grading 10.0
  Civil Blueprint Reading (Intro) 5.0
  Below Grade Construction 3.0
  Heavy Equipment; Introduction to Earthmoving 8.0
  Bulldozers; Crawler Tractors 1.5
  Telescoping Excavators 1.5
  Rubber-Tired Backhoes 1.5
  Front-End Loaders 1.5
  Introduction to Light Equipment (Skid Steers) 1.5
  Motor Graders (If available) 1.5
  Basic Employability Skills 2.0
  Total Classroom Hours  45
     
Phase III Hands-on Training summary of hours (Field)  
Crawler Tractor Objectives Perform Operator’s Level Preventative Maintenance 3.5
  Explain the safety precautions of dozer operation 1.5
  Demonstrate the ability to safely operate a dozer 20
  Demonstrate the use of various dozer controls 5
  Demonstrate clearing & grubbing operation 10
  Demonstrate ditching & sloping procedures 15
  Total Hours: 65
Excavator Objectives    
  Perform Operator’s Level Preventative Maintenance 3.5
  Explain the safety precautions for excavator operation 1.5
  Demonstrate the ability to safely operate an excavator 15
  Demonstrate the use of various excavator controls 5
  Dig a trench (or similar excavation) to specifications 15
  Perform Pipe-Laying operations 8
  Demonstrate truck loading operations 7
  Total Hours: 75
Rubber-Tire Backhoes and Scoop Loaders    
  Perform Operator’s Level Preventative Maintenance 3
  Explain the safety precautions for backhoe 2
  Demonstrate the ability to safely operate a backhoe 45
  Demonstrate the use of various equipment controls  
  Dig a trench (or similar excavation) to specifications  
  Total Hours: 50
     
Rubber-Tire Scoop Loaders w/Fork Attachment Perform Operator’s Level Preventative Maintenance 3
  Explain the safety precautions for loader operation 2
  Demonstrate the ability to safely operate an scoop loader 23
  Demonstrate truck loading operations  
  Demonstrate the use of various equipment controls  
  Perform fork-lift operations 2
  Total Hours: 30
  Total Equipment Hands-on Training Hours: 220
  Total Course Clock Hours: 275


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