Lincoln Tech Introduces Heavy Equipment Operator Training
November 14 2022 - 8:15AM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:
LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training
for more than 75 years, has introduced Heavy Equipment Operation
career training programs at its campuses in Nashville, TN and South
Plainfield, NJ. The programs are being launched to help maintain a
robust workforce for heavy equipment operators, and in response to
student and employer demand. The first class opened at the
Nashville campus in October, and in South Plainfield the program is
expected to begin November 22.
Heavy equipment such as bulldozers, backhoes, dump trucks, and
other construction vehicles require specially skilled, trained
operators to manage the controls. These pieces of equipment often
cost in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and operators need to
possess dexterity, quick reflexes, and an attention to precise
details when equipment is in motion.
“We’re very excited to offer this new program as part of our
Heavy Equipment career training,” says Hamed Shibli, President of
Lincoln Tech’s South Plainfield campus. “We know that students have
expressed a great deal of interest in learning how to operate
construction equipment. We also have heard from many of our
partners that hiring qualified operators is a major challenge right
now. This new program will bring benefits both to our graduates,
and to the employers looking to hire them.”
The program, which consists of two 120-hour training modules,
can be completed as a standalone option or in combination with
Lincoln Tech’s standard Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology
program, which is offered at both campuses. Training lasts from 8
to 12 weeks, depending on the campus and schedule selected.
- Introduction to Operating Heavy Equipment, in which
students will be introduced to the trade, learn about the
fundamentals of job safety, and complete core curriculum from the
National Council for Construction Education and Research. This
curriculum includes study and lecture on topics such as materials
handling, construction mathematics, using hand and power tools, and
more.
- Heavy Equipment Operation, consisting of hands-on
practice in operation techniques, understanding landscape grades,
earthmoving, using basic controls, loading, unloading, excavating
and trenching.
A key component of students’ hands-on experience is the use of
CAT Simulators, a Virtual Reality tool that puts students “behind
the wheel” through simulated environments. These trainers allow
students to build up comfort and familiarity with heavy equipment
controls before moving into the cabs of real vehicles.
Statewide projections over the next 10 years include 5,000
openings in New Jersey and 8,700 in Tennessee; nationwide, the
projection is for more than 450,000 Heavy Equipment Operator
positions to become available*.
* Career growth projections can be found at onetonline.org for
the years 2020-2030 (state and regional) and 2021-2031 (national),
and are current as of November 2, 2022.
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About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider
of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln
offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business
and information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under four
brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology
and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Lincoln
also operates Lincoln Culinary Institutes in both Maryland and
Connecticut.
For more information, go to lincolntech.edu.
Peter Tahinos
Lincoln Educational Services
973-766-9656
PTahinos@lincolntech.edu
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