Heavy Equipment Operator Training - Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO)

OETIO’s approach to heavy equipment operator training is to instruct our students in the skills of operating one specific piece of equipment at a time. We offer four separate programs including tractor-loader-backhoe, excavator, dozer and grader. We also offer each discipline in a Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship Program

Our training standards:

Meets the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) Apprenticeship Standards (www.edu.gov.on.ca) of 240 hours for heavy equipment operator training
Each student will complete 78 hours (2 weeks) of in class theory
Each student trains on their own piece of equipment for 162 hours of seat time
Ratio: 1 instructor to a maximum of 6 students
After hour tutoring
State-of-the-art simulation laboratory
Introductory training on GPS and laser control systems
All earthmoving instructors have a minimum 10+ years of operating experience
Complies with the Canadian National Occupational Standards
OETIO is an approved Training Delivery Agent for MTCU and is registered as a Private Career College under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005

Tractor-Loader-Backhoe Excavator Dozer Grader