FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

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10/17 Completion Award: Career Certificate (8 weeks) Career Certificate (18 weeks) *Additional required courses CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATION This postsecondary instructional program prepares individuals to safely operate and perform preventive maintenance on a variety of construction equipment. The program also includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, back filling, clearing, excavating, and handling of materials. An individual successfully completing this program will have entry-level skills for employment as a construction equipment operator. Certification by the National Center for Construction Education (NCCER): This curriculum has been aligned to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Heavy Equipment Operations standards and objectives. Students who study this curriculum under the supervision of an instructor who has been certified by the NCCER are eligible to be tested on each module. Students who successfully pass these tests may be certified by the NCCER instructor and will receive documentation from NCCER. The 30-hour Career Certificate program covers subjects in Core and Level 1. Students who complete the Career Certificate may also complete certain modules from NCCER Level 2 and Level 3 credentials depending upon the local college implementation. This curriculum offers a Career Certificate at 30 hours in Construction Equipment Operations. Students completing this program are prepared for entry-level positions at any construction facility. They will have acquired the basic technical skills in using heavy equipment and have a broadened vocabulary to make the job-specific learning less difficult. They will also possess team-building skills, safety awareness, environmental awareness, GPS grade control, communication skills, and computer skills that are critical in the workplace. FRESHMAN YEAR First Semester Semester Hours Second Semester Semester Hours