Loading Shovel Course

Becoming proficient in operating this machinery is an essential and valued operator’s skill for any contract, large or small.

This course will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to operate the machine safely, protecting both you and those around you.

This course offers two certificate options: operating either a tracked or wheeled machine depending on your needs.

The finer details

This training course has been developed to help you understand how to operate a loading shovel safely.

The amount of instruction you will require will depend largely upon your previous experience and sessions will be adapted to meet your needs. Course duration will depend on experience and will be from one to four days.

The training course will consist of theory and practical sessions, followed by assessment. Course sessions include:

Plant Safety and the Law
Machine Knowledge and Preparation for Work
Travelling and Manoeuvring the Machine
Machine Operation
Attachments
Securing Loads and Safe Transportation.

If successful in meeting the required standards assessed, you will be awarded a certificate of competence and a Lantra skills ID card for your chosen certificate option.