UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO

Arkansas Heavy Equipment Operator Training Academy

Timber Production & Construction
Would you like a long lasting successful career in a fast growing industry?
Have you ever considered heavy equipment operations?

We have three options in the Heavy Equipment Department:

Heavy Equipment Operator Upgrade - Non Credit Class
Heavy Equipment Technical Certificate in Timber Production or Construction, courses listed below
Associate of Applied Science in General Technology

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Students successfully completing the Heavy Equipment program will:

Demonstrate the safe, efficient operation of conventional heavy equipment at the basic level according to National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) standards.
Successfully obtain Heavy Equipment Operations certification from the National Center for Construction Education and Research.
Perform appropriately the skills necessary to obtain employment in the field of Heavy Equipment Operations.

Highly trained instructors and top-of-the-line equipment make our certification programs the best in Arkansas.

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Careers in Heavy Equipment Technology:

A growing need for heavy equipment operators creates unlimited opportunities for the trained and certified operator. Due to the shortage of heavy equipment operators and the growing technology, heavy equipment operation has become a financially rewarding career. The best trained and most experience operators get the best jobs!!

The Heavy Equipment Operations program specializes in developing the skills of the beginning heavy equipment operator. Our goal is to develop a work force that will be safe, skilled, ethical, and focused. Graduates of our program can receive national certification and a great opportunity as a heavy equipment operator.

Technical Certificate

Dept	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours
Fall Semester
HEO	1012	Orientation	2
HEO	1023	Basic Safety	3
HEO	2093	Heavy Equipment Safety	3
HEO HEO	1046 1066	Construction Equipment I OR Timber Equipment I	6
Spring Semester
HEO	2082	Introduction to Earth Moving	2
HEO	1033	Employability	3
HEO	2093	Heavy Equipment Safety	3
HEO HEO	1052 1072	Construction Equipment I Field Work OR Timber Equipment I Field Work	2
HEO HEO	2109 2139	Construction Equipment II OR Timber Equipment II	9
Summer Semester
HEO HEO HEO HEO	2116 2126 2146 2156	Construction Equipment II Field Work and Construction Equipment II Internship OR Timber Equipment II Field Work and Timber Equipment II Internship	6
Required General Education*
COMM	1203	Technical Communication or higher-level composition course*	3
MAT	1203	Technical Mathematics or higher-level mathematics course*	3

Total Hours for Technical Certificate: 42

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* This course may be scheduled during any semester or summer term and must be completed before a technical certificate can be awarded.

Heavy Equipment Operator Upgrade
(Non-Credit Classes)

The Heavy Equipment Operator Upgrade Courses are designed to meet the needs of current operators with opportunities for upgrade in specific areas or machines in the fast-growing, high tech world of heavy equipment operation. These non-credit classes may be set up as short term training sessions by the employer at their facility or at SEACBEC in Warren.

The Heavy Equipment Program is located at:
SEACBEC
800 North Walnut
Warren, AR 71671

For more information: http://www.aheota.com