Cert in Heavy Equipment Operator

Heavy Equipment Operator – Air Ronge is a certificate program offered by Northlands College that combines hands-on and classroom training with career planning and safety instruction. Students learn to operate loaders, graders, backhoes, and skid-steers used across construction, pipelines, public works, logging, and related industries. The program is accredited through the Practicum Training Institute and runs at the Air Ronge campus from September 28 to October 24, 2026. Candidates are expected to have good eyesight, hearing, manual dexterity, and physical mobility, reflecting the physical demands of operating heavy equipment. Admission requires Grade 10 standing and a valid Class 5 driver's license. Applicants submit unofficial transcripts and proof of their Class 5 license as part of the application. Selection follows a First Qualified, First Accepted process, in which applicants who meet the minimum entrance requirements and complete the application procedure, including all required documents, are accepted in the order they qualify. Graduates are prepared for entry-level heavy equipment operator roles.