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Bulldozer
Grading • Earthmoving • Site Prep
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.
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.
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Excavator
Trenching • Digging • Excavation
03
Backhoe
Utilities • Excavation • Loading
04
Front-End Loader
Loading • Stockpiles • Material Handling
05
Skid Steer
Grading • Attachments • Material Handling
06
Telehandler
Load Charts • Lifting • Material Placement
07
Roller
Compaction • Lift Thickness • Density
08
Utility Tractor
Site Work • Material Movement • Attachments
YOU DON'T CHOOSE ONE.
YOU TRAIN ON ALL EIGHT.
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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.
CREDENTIALS YOU CAN CARRY FORWARD
PROVE WHAT YOU CAN DO.
Your training should leave you with more than seat time. Students who successfully complete the 8-week program leave with credentials that reflect both equipment proficiency and jobsite safety training.
PERFORMANCE-BASED
HEO Academy
Operator Certification
Earned by demonstrating safe, capable operation on the equipment—not simply by completing the scheduled training hours.
✓
Equipment proficiency
✓
Jobsite readiness
✓
Performance evaluated
JOBSITE SAFETY
INCLUDED
OSHA 10
Construction safety training covering essential jobsite hazards and safe work practices.
INDUSTRY SAFETY
INCLUDED
MSHA
Mine-safety training covering safety expectations around heavy-equipment operations.
EMERGENCY READINESS
INCLUDED
CPR
CPR training adds another layer of practical preparedness for students entering active jobsites.
ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALING
OPTIONAL
NCCER
After earning HEO Academy certification, students may pursue additional NCCER equipment testing.
TRAINING IS THE WORK.
THE CREDENTIAL PROVES IT.
THE CREDENTIAL PROVES IT.
HEO Academy certification is based on demonstrated operating
ability. Students are expected to show the safety, control and
judgment required to perform the work before certification is issued.
REAL JOBSITE APPLICATION
EXCAVATION
•
LOADING
•
MATERIAL MOVEMENT
BUILT FOR THE WORK AHEAD
MORE SKILLS.
MORE SKILLS.
MORE WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE.
Heavy equipment skills aren't limited to one machine or one kind of jobsite. Training across multiple machines prepares you to contribute as the work changes — from excavation and grading to loading, material handling and site development.
EXCAVATION
Digging, trenching and material movement.
GRADING & SITE WORK
Grading, pads and site preparation.
LOADING & MATERIAL HANDLING
Loading soil, aggregate and materials.
ROAD & UTILITY WORK
Roads, utilities and site development.
SKILLS THAT TRAVEL
OPPORTUNITY ACROSS INDUSTRIES.
Heavy equipment skills are used far beyond traditional construction. Operators support the industries that build, move, maintain and develop the world around us.
Disaster Cleanup
BUILT FOR MORE THAN ONE KIND OF JOBSITE
8 MACHINES. ONE COMPLETE PROGRAM.
Learn more equipment so you can bring more capability to more kinds of jobsites.
TRAINING THAT STAYS PERSONAL
MORE ATTENTION.
MORE ATTENTION.
MORE TIME TO LEARN.
Heavy equipment training works best when instructors can actually watch you operate, coach you through mistakes and help you build confidence on the equipment.
STUDENT-TO-INSTRUCTOR RATIO
10:1
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
You do not need prior heavy equipment experience to enroll in the 8-Piece program.
AGE 16+
Heavy equipment programs are available to students age 16 and older.
STUDENT HOUSING AVAILABLE
Housing options are available near the academy for students who need a place to stay during training.
OUT-OF-STATE STUDENTS WELCOME
Students travel to HEO Academy from outside Arkansas for training.