Do you need Mobile Crane Operators and need them yesterday?

You can be on the Fastrack to becoming a professional crane operator with this concentrated study. Four weeks of intensive study Monday through Friday includes classroom, simulation, and hands-on training on actual cranes. Designed to help fill the need for properly trained and qualified mobile crane operators.

This course is for you whether you are a visual, auditory, or tactile learner regardless of your experience level. This course provides you with the information you need to set for any written certification or state licensing requirement. At the end of the course, certification testing will be available on certain crane types.

This training is being offered at the following locations: Campus of Lee College - located just east of Houston in Baytown, TX and Construction Education Foundation of North Texas (CEF) located in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.

During this study the student will learn:

• Orientation to the Trade
• Basic Principles of Cranes
• Rigging Practices
• Crane Safety
• Operating a Crane
• Communication
• Machine Power Flow
• Preventive Maintenance
• Wire Rope
• Computer Aids / Operator Aids
• Load Dynamics
• ON-Site Equipment Movement
• Load Charts
• Telescopic Boom Assembly and Disassembly
• Advanced Operational Techniques
• Emergency Procedures
• Lift Planning
• Hoisting Personnel
• Lattice Boom Assembly and Disassembly
• Transporting Requirements

The pace of this program is fast. Each evening participants will be assigned at least one module, chapter or handout to review. Each module will have review questions. Each Module assigned is reviewed the following morning. Generally after the instructors' coverage of the module, the participants are assigned the end of module written examination. Practical Evaluations (PV) for each module (not all modules have PV's) must be accomplished by each participant individually.

WEEK ONE 60% Classroom, 20% Lab, and 20% hands-on.
WEEK TWO 50% Classroom, 20% Lab, and 30% hands-on.
WEEK THREE 50% Classroom, 10% Lab, and 40% hands-on.
WEEK FOUR 20% Classroom, 5% Lab, and 75% hands-on.

These are suggested percentages, and my be adjusted based on weather, class size, equipment availability, etc.

VIEW A WEEK BY WEEK DETAIL PROGRAM OUTLINE

This class offers hands-on Mobile Telescopic Boom Crane Simulator Training as an integral part of the program.

NOTE: Students must provide their own personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, hard hats, safety glasses, appropriate footwear, etc.

For registration and program availability, contact us at 1-800-654-5640 or via email at nacbgroup@cranesafe.com