NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1

Heavy equipment machinery

NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1

Course Code: HEO-NCCER1
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety, and career opportunities. Topics include an introduction to the trade, safety, identification of heavy equipment, preventive maintenance, dump trucks, tractors, soils, grades, earth moving, scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, finish operator, telescoping excavators, motor graders, excavators, finishing, and grading. Instruction will include driving skills tests.

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This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety and career opportunities. Topics include orientation to the trade, safety, identification of heavy equipment, preventive maintenance, dump trucks, tractors, soils, grades, earth moving, scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, finish operator, telescoping excavators, motor graders, excavators, finishing and grading. Instruction will include driving skills tests.
Meeting time and location:
01/06/25 - 05/07/25
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 8a - 12p
Diesel Garage , Room 101
Volt Center
205 First St, New Bern NC 28560
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This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety and career opportunities. Topics include orientation to the trade, safety, identification of heavy equipment, preventive maintenance, dump trucks, tractors, soils, grades, earth moving, scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, finish operator, telescoping excavators, motor graders, excavators, finishing and grading. Instruction will include driving skills tests.
Meeting time and location:
01/06/25 - 05/07/25
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 5p - 9p
Diesel Garage , Room 101
Volt Center
205 First St, New Bern NC 28560
View course details for NCCER Heavy Equipment Ops 1 ‌‌
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety and career opportunities. Topics include orientation to the trade, safety, identification of heavy equipment, preventive maintenance, dump trucks, tractors, soils, grades, earth moving, scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, finish operator, telescoping excavators, motor graders, excavators, finishing and grading. Instruction will include driving skills tests.
Meeting time and location:
08/18/25 - 12/18/25
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 8a - 12p
Diesel Garage , Room 101
Volt Center
205 First St, New Bern NC 28560
View course details for NCCER Heavy Equipment Ops 1 ‌‌
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of heavy equipment operator responsibilities, heavy equipment safety and career opportunities. Topics include orientation to the trade, safety, identification of heavy equipment, preventive maintenance, dump trucks, tractors, soils, grades, earth moving, scrapers, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, finish operator, telescoping excavators, motor graders, excavators, finishing and grading. Instruction will include driving skills tests.
Meeting time and location:
08/18/25 - 12/18/25
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 5p - 9p
Diesel Garage , Room 101
Volt Center
205 First St, New Bern NC 28560
View course details for NCCER Heavy Equipment Ops 1 ‌‌

Funding Opportunities 

This program is eligible for the Volt Toolbelt Trust, which covers up to 100% of registration costs. Visit our Volt Toolbelt Trust page to learn more.

Questions others are asking.

The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) certification is nationally recognized and shows that the holder is highly trained, knowledgeable, and qualified to do the job anywhere in the country. The mission of NCCER is to provide a safe, sustainable, and productive workforce to industry professionals.

  • NCCER Core Curriculum, 6th edition, ISBN: 9780137483341
  • NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations Trainee Guide, Level 1, Published 2020, ISBN: 9780136638971

Contact Information

Volt Center
205 First Street
New Bern, NC 28562
252-633-0857

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