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Heavy Equipment Operations 1 - FastForward

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FastForward Eligible Program: To qualify for FastForward programs, you must meet the Virginia Domicile requirements. Virginia "domicile" means you have lived in Virginia for at least one year and intend to stay indefinitely. A domicile determination form will be part of your registration process. If you qualify, you will pay one-third (1/3) of the cost of the program.

FASTFORWARD NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations Level 1 PRICING:
  • Regular/Full Price: $4,350
  • FastForward Price: $1,450
  • FastForward plus Tobacco Commission Grant Price: $725
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* You must come into the Workforce Solutions office to apply for G3 funding prior to enrollment.


This course is the first in a series of three Heavy Equipment Operations classes. Students must be certified in NCCER Core before enrollment in this course or be co-enrolled. This class covers the foundational skills of safety, pre-and post-operation checks, site planning and layout, and operations for a range of light-duty and heavy equipment. 

Students receive hands-on training using simulators, which replicate real-life operating scenarios through rotation-motion platforms and high-resolution 3D displays for excavator and wheel loader equipment.

The HEO Level 1 course has eight modules: orientation to the trade, heavy equipment safety, identification of heavy equipment, basic operational techniques, utility tractors, introduction to earth moving, grades and vertical-mast sit-down counterbalance forklifts. 

After successful completion of all eight modules and homework assignments, students will receive the NCCER Heavy Equipment Operations 1 credential.

This class meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm-10:00pm and will meet on two Saturdays, to be determined, for an all-day hands-on session. 

** Students should have basic computer skills, basic math skills and be able to use a calculator
to complete NCCER modules testing and completion of homework assignments in CANVAS.

 

Class Details

33 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue, Thu

Location
Main Campus - Merritt Hall - First Floor

Instructor
Dustin Falls 

 

Notice

Please read:  Students must cancel 2 weeks before classes start to avoid a $100 cancellation fee. I am enrolling in this class as part of the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program (WCG). As a condition to receiving a grant, I agree to the following terms and conditions as specified on this site: WCG Release Form.

Tuition: 

$4,350.00


Registration Closes On
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 @ 12:00 AM

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
8/19/2025 - 12/9/2025 Weekly - Tue, Thu 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Lynchburg, Main Campus - Merritt Hall - First Floor  Map Dustin Falls 

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Heavy Equipment Operations 1 - FastForward
ID: 16632

01/14/25 - 04/08/25
Weekly - Tue, Thu, Sat

Call 434-832-7607 to register
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