Heavy Equipment Operator Training

• Our Heavy Equipment training sites are designed for training students year round in all conditions. 5wti has two all-inclusive provincial Heavy Equipment training sites featuring No-Charge Student Accommodations and Student Shuttling, check them out at these links:
• • https://5thwheeltraining.com/london-sarnia-campus/
  • https://5thwheeltraining.com/north-bay-timmins-campus/

• Yes you can – Check out our financing options here: https://5thwheeltraining.com/funding/

• When you compare our Heavy Equipment Operator training programs to Community College and University Programs, our programs are relatively short in length and do not qualify for OSAP funding .  But we have plenty of other funding options you can check out here: https://5thwheeltraining.com/funding/

Heavy Equipment Operator Schools are not allowed to promise anyone employment after completing their program, and for good reason!

Just because someone has completed a Heavy Equipment program, it does not mean that it will be easy to find an operating job immediately, it often depends on the barriers a client places on employment as to how successful they will be.

Construction jobs are not 9:00 am to 5:00 pm jobs, if that’s what a graduate insists on, it’s going to take a long long time to find a job that meets that criteria.

We will do our best to prepare you as a safely trained entry-level Equipment operator ready to continue your development as a professional in an exciting new career!

• 18 years of Age or Hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma or Grade 12 English or Completion of equivalency testing approved by our Education & Registration Teams

Anyone can be an equipment operator in Ontario – Buy a backhoe-loader and start digging! Just don’t screw up.  Break something or hurt someone or operate unsafely and you will enjoy a visit from the Ministry of Labour who will be asking for your proof of training,,,

It’s not easy to get work as a new equipment operator, companies need their machines to be making money, new operators tend not to be very efficient and if you break equipment or fail to maintain it then you are costing the company money instead of making it.  Even people raised on farms who have been around equipment all their lives tend to have many bad habits and not many ideas as to how to operate efficiently.

That’s why you really want to take training before you try and get work as an operator.

Most foremen will want to see how you treat and operate their shovel and rake before they want to see how well you treat their $200,000 peice of heavy equipment.  If you don’t respect hand tools why are they ever going to trust you with anything more expensive.

Training will teach you how to properly start, maintain and shut down equipment.It will also teach you the basics as to how to accomplish basic tasks as efficiently as possible.

Will you leave training as a professional operator? No you won’t, that takes years and years of practice, but you will be safe and you will minimize your employers cost and maximize your ability to contribute as an entry-level operator.

• Heavy Equipment operators can make anywhere from $18.00 to $45.00 an hour or more in Ontario. It depends on your level of experience of course.Agree to work underground in a mine or at a remote mine where you live in camp it can be even more, with isolation pay and free meals thrown in as a bonus!

There are additional fees applicable:

• $150.00 – $450.00 for books depending on the program
• $50.00 – Administration fee for survey calls made on behalf of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities post graduation
• $25.00 – Refundable Security deposit for your room if you stay with us
• Shuttling Fees if you require transportation to our campus
• Optional Private Accommodation fees

Pre-testing is required if a student cannot show proof of Grade 12 Ontario Education or an equivalence.  A Wonderlic equivalency test can be administered by our staff at our campus prior to training.

We do not have a co-op option or affiliate with any specific employers.  We focus on pre-employment training.  Assuring our students are prepared to be safe, productive Entry-Level employees suitable to all employers and not tailored to any one company’s needs.  This assures our certifications are transferable from employer to employer.

All of our instructors meet the MCU guidelines.  They require that all instructors have a minimum of 5 years experience.  Most of our instructors surpass this requirement.  The instructors are in the class and in the field with you the entire time.  The ratio of student to instructor varies, it can be 12:1 in a classroom depending on the program. The ratio can vary from 6:1 to 1:1 in the yard depending on the program.

All of our vocational training programs are recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005.  Employers and agencies contact us regularly seeking our alumni to fill positions.

There may be a 1-2 week break in training if a program extends through the Christmas holiday or during our summer shut-down.

The instructors adjust their training throughout the program to ensure that the majority of students are able to complete the programing as scheduled.
There is additional attention during classroom hours available for classroom training at no charge. Additional practical training hours required after the completion of the program to attain required skills are also available at an hourly rate.

We have tests after modules and standards that are required to be attained after practical training for sign-off by your instructors.
Instructors will review results and tests after completion with their students.

There is approximately 1 hour of  daily home study time required to be successful in the training.