Heavy Equipment Simulation News & Education
Building the Republic of Georgia’s Workforce: Zestaponi Vocational College “Construct 2”
Zestaponi Vocational College “Construct 2” in the Republic of Georgia, is reshaping the future of construction education through a public-private partnership. Led by Director Tamara Zakarashvili and Deputy Director Tamta Kvinikadze, the college has emerged as a central hub for workforce development, due to its focus on the construction industry
Operating Engineers Local 49 new partnership with Minnesota Virtual Academy
Operating Engineers Local 49 is hoping a new partnership with Minnesota Virtual Academy will draw more high-school graduates into the union’s registered apprenticeship program – and help meet future demand for skilled, trained workers in the heavy-equipment industry. At the start of this school year, instructors from Local 49 began teaching for-credit courses
Iowa students get taste of equipment operation with simulator
Oelwein High School junior Austin Perry strapped on the virtual reality goggles and held up his hands to match hands on the screen, to calibrate the machine to his body, allowing him to see the heavy equipment simulation he had been practicing, now in 3D. He turned to look behind
Collins Career Technical Centers Adds Cat® Simulators Training
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO (WOWK) — Collins Career Technical Center is training the up-and-coming workforce of heavy equipment operators a little differently this year. The Collins Career Technical Center recently installed two heavy equipment simulators to teach aspiring operators—and they do a lot. Mark Norris, the instructor of this groundbreaking new
Simformed January/February 2021
In This Issue Live stream Cat® Simulators training & demos. Develop a workforce with community input. Download a free infographic on safety. Full & compact simulators available. Live Stream Room As the pandemic continues to affect our lives in so many ways, we at Simformotion™ have had to find ways
How can you operate a safer machine?
Performing a machine inspection before a shift change is every heavy equipment operator’s responsibility. Checking over the machine only takes a few minutes but has big safety and organizational impacts. Learn and understand how to perform a walkaround in the safety of the virtual environment.
A Community Comes Together to Develop a Workforce
Donna Comer, Program Manager for Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) and Plumbing Programs, has been with Workforce Solutions at Lord Fairfax Community College for 2 years. Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) has two campuses and two sites, and serves eight locations in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont
Cat Simulators in Ukraine
УНІКАЛЬНИЙ симулятор самоскида Caterpillar – перший в Україні! Caterpillar dealer, Zeppelin Ukraine, has partnered with a local mine to train workers using Cat Simulators. Recently recognized as Exporter of the Year, Simformotion employs a sales team who has relationships with businesses around the world that utilize simulators for training. A
Local high school receives two excavator simulators for construction academy
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Arnold High School received two excavator simulators for its construction academy Tuesday. A demonstration of the Cat Simulators equipment was held Wednesday to show Bay District School officials, construction company representatives and Arnold High School Principal Britt Smith how the simulators work. The simulators will be good training for students in the academy
EMCC adds new Heavy Civil Construction program
MAYHEW, MISS. (WCBI) – East Mississippi Community College is giving area industries an up-close at its new Heavy Civil Construction program. The school held an open house today at the Communiversity. The new course will give students hands-on training with heavy-duty equipment. Visitors were able to see simulators that will
Simformed November/December 2020
In This Issue Free Publicity. Cat® Simulators Support. Excavator Curriculum. Fatigue Danger. Free Publicity Want some free publicity for your heavy equipment operator program? The simulators are an excellent hook. Plan a special event or “day” where you can host a tour of your facility and include the simulators. The
Risks & Effects of Sleep Debt
You could be at risk on the job for injuries, or even a fatality, because of fatigue. Every person needs a recommended amount of sleep. When employees don’t get enough sleep, they and everyone else on the jobsite, are in danger. Take a look at the statistics on the risks
College Brings CATs Into the Curriculum
A Virginia community college offers a program with a guaranteed job interview, plus a salary opportunity more than double the area’s average. MARTINSVILLE – Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville received a large package ahead of the holidays. It wasn’t part of a Black Friday deal, but brings with it
CW Matthews Simulator Apprenticeship Program
C.W. Matthews realized that the best way to have the most safe and efficient heavy equipment operators was to train them in house. But the consistent struggle in training new operators is tying up machines. Because “time is money” it becomes very expensive when machines are not productive. So developing
‘Be Pro Be Proud SC’ hoping to recruit younger workers to skilled trades
WESTMINSTER, SC (FOX Carolina) — South Carolina leaders are hoping a 53-foot semi-truck trailer equipped with the latest simulation technology will get more young people interested in pursuing a skilled trade for a career. Today the trailer, called the Workforce Workshop, stopped at Tri-County Technical College’s Oconee Campus. It’s part
CLTCC adds bulldozer simulator for forestry technology training
WINNFIELD, La. (CLTCC) – Thanks to a grant from The Rapides Foundation, Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) students in the Forestry Technology Program can now learn the basics of operating a bulldozer on a state-of-the-art simulator. The bulldozer simulator is the third heavy equipment simulator in the program, joining simulators
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