NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations (Levels 1 to 3) Credentials
From NCCER
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What you'll learn
Across three levels you learn equipment safety, inspection and earthmoving basics, then read civil drawings, work with soils and grades, and run machines from skid steers and backhoes to dozers, excavators, scrapers, dump trucks and motor graders.
- Heavy equipment operation safety
- Equipment inspection, operation and readiness
- Interpreting civil drawings and excavation math
- Backhoes, loaders, dozers and excavators
- Scrapers, dump trucks and motor graders
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Live or scheduled sessions, about 530 hrs.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
What you will payDepends on who you areFree for some learners, such as through an employer, school or state program. Check eligibility before you start.
- Time
- Recommended 530 hours for Levels 1 to 3 including Core
- Before you start
- Training through an NCCER accredited sponsor; NCCER Core included in recommended hours.
- How you are tested
- Instructor led craft training with NCCERconnect online materials; written level tests; performance verifications for 10 machine types
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- Not published; set by accredited training sponsors.
- Where it applies
- United States
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