21 12, 2022

And the Winners of the First-Ever Cat® Simulators Student Showdown are…!!!

In September, Cat® Simulators invited students from across the U.S. who were enrolled in heavy equipment operator (HEO) programs to compete in the first-ever Cat Simulators Student Showdown. The students would compete virtually from November 28 to December 9 on either the school/college’s Advanced Construction Excavator or Advanced Dozer Cat

6 10, 2022

Heavy equipment training makes it way to high schoolers

Watch the video to see more about Warren County Area Technology Center's heavy equipment operator program. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – At the Warren County Area Technology Center, high school juniors and seniors are learning how to operate dozers. After months of preparation by Southcentral Workforce Development Board, Warren County Public

22 08, 2022

Local students get hands-on with excavator simulators

ALTHA, Fla. (WMBB) — High schools across America have been offering driver’s ed for decades, but very few have heavy equipment operation as a class. Calhoun County high schoolers can now learn how to operate excavators, using state-of-the-art simulators. Levi Anderson is a senior at Altha High School. He is

17 05, 2022

Howard College offers class to operate heavy equipment

BIG SPRING, Texas — Howard college in big spring is using new technology to get students ahead of the game when it comes to jobs that use heavy machinery, which applies to a lot of different jobs in our area. The Heavy Equipment operator course at Howard College opens the

13 05, 2022

Women learn trade skills at Louisiana Correctional Institute

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Since 2016, the incarcerated population has decreased because of programs training people for jobs when they get out of prison. It may look like normal Capital Area construction. “Once I started it, it was just the idea of learning something new and being given an

25 10, 2021

Students Have Real-World Experience With Simulator

CRESCO - Students from Crestwood and Riceville High Schools were able to experience a construction simulator at Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) on Oct. 6.This was a partnership between Equipment Operator Training, LLC (EOT), JB Holland Construction and NICC.The simulator is a training tool for students and employees to operate

4 08, 2021

From hands-on training to the workforce

The partnership between CCHS and BTI provides opportunities for students to gain real-world experience in heavy equipment operation that prepares them for life beyond high school Dust clouds could be seen off Lamonta Road Wednesday afternoon, as dirt was being moved by a dozer, excavator, wheel loader, min excavator and

22 07, 2021

Collins Career and Technical Center Heavy Equipment Simulators

CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Gayle Manchin won’t hold her breath for a career in heavy equipment operation, but it didn’t stop her from giving the training course a try.Manchin, the federal co-chair for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), visited Collins Career and Technical Center in Chesapeake, Ohio, on Wednesday to gain