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Heavy Equipment Operation — Nashville

HETX100EO — Certificate Program

CIP Code: 49.0202

SOC Code: 47-2073

Day, Afternoon, Evening Programs

Total Semester Credit Hours 10.0
Instructional Hours 240
Weeks to Complete — Day Approximately 8 weeks (including holidays and scheduled breaks)
Weeks to Complete — Afternoon Approximately 8 weeks (including holidays and scheduled breaks)
Weeks to Complete — Evening Approximately 8 weeks (including holidays and scheduled breaks)

Program Objective

This program provides students with the skills necessary for heavy equipment operation. In this program students will learn the following: core craft skills, orientation to the trade, heavy equipment safety, identification of heavy equipment, basic operational techniques, utility tractors, introduction to earthmoving, and interpreting civil drawings. During the program students will operate a variety of mobile off-road equipment in a simulated environment to perform exercises on excavator and wheel loader equipment. Simulator exercises include basic controls, loading, and unloading, excavating, and trenching.

     

    Core Courses

    Lecture Hours 80
    Lab / Shop Hours 40
    Total Hours 120
    Total Credits 5.0
    Prerequisites

    None

    Course Description

    This course serves as the introductory level of training for the Heavy Equipment Operator. Students will be introduced to the trade and learn safety and identification of heavy equipment. Students will also complete the NCCER CORE curriculum which also carries a recognized credential in the construction trades. Topic areas in the NCCER CORE Curriculum include: materials handling, construction mathematics, introduction to construction drawing, rigging, hand and power tools, and orientation to the construction trade.
    Lecture Hours 60
    Lab / Shop Hours 60
    Total Hours 120
    Total Credits 5.0
    Prerequisites

    HET130

    Course Description

    This course serves as the introductory level of training for the Heavy Equipment Operator. Students will be introduced to the trade and learn safety and identification of heavy equipment. Students will also complete the NCCER CORE curriculum which also carries a recognized credential in the construction trades. Topic areas in the NCCER CORE Curriculum include: materials handling, construction mathematics, introduction to construction drawing, rigging, hand and power tools, and orientation to the construction trade.

    Notes:

    Mode of Delivery: Residential is the method we will use to deliver content in each course. The Residential courses are offered on ground at the campus.

    This program is not eligible for Title IV funding.

    Admission Requirements

    1. Be beyond the age of compulsory school attendance,
    2. Be a high school graduate or possess a GED,
    3. Complete and sign a Letter of Agreement,
    4. Possess a valid driver’s license

     

    The listing of credits is not meant to imply that credits can be transferred into college or other private career school programs. Transfer credits are at the sole discretion of the receiving school.

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