Nathan White

Review of Northeast Heavy Construction A...

I went to this training several years ago. They pa...

I went to this training several years ago. They paid for the flight there and back, the hotel while attending, the hotel had breakfast for us every morning and lunch was provided for us at the training facility. The only thing you are responsible for is your dinner and on the weekends. The hotel we stayed in while there was close to Walmart so that we could get food while there as well as other restaurants. The training is 6 weeks and most people think that 6 weeks is a long time but with the very informative instructors in the class room and out in the field in your own equipment that 6 weeks goes fast. Each piece of equipment has a radio and at anytime you got a question instead of shutting down your machine and getting out to go ask the instructor you can just talk to him directly without anyone else knowing you are talking to them. The instructors set up exercises where they will test your knowledge and operating skills to make you a better operator. At the end of the program no you will not be a master of each piece of equipment but you will have the knowledge of that equipment and can build on that yourself in your career as a heavy equipment operator. I went to work for my local city and after 2 years I made crew chief and in the process now of becoming a field operations supervisor. I have to give credit to Heavy Construction Academy and their staff for the help along the way.