Construction Equipment Operation

The Construction Equipment Operation program is a nine-month certificate program which prepares an individual to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment including backhoe, fork-lift, dozer, end-loader, excavator, motor grader, and scraper.

Instruction includes safety, general care, and routine maintenance.  The program also includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, back filling, clearing, excavating, and handling of materials.  An individual successfully completing this program will have entry level skills for employment as a heavy equipment operator.  It is required that all students demonstrate basic skill performance on each of the following pieces of construction equipment: backhoe, fork-lift, dozer, end loader, excavator, motor grader and scraper.   Advanced skill performance on a minimum of two items of equipment is essential to successful program completion. Fork-lift certification is available for qualifying students.

Instructor

Steve Poole spoole@msdelta.edu 662-246-6556 •  Thirteen years experience in     Construction Equipment Operation