Class
Descriptions
Classes
offered through the AOE/ETT. To find dates, times, and locations of the classes
please go to the
schedule or call (907) 746-3117.
Safety Classes Offered:
Course Title:
CPR/First Aid
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
This course
teaches individuals to recognize and respond to sudden illnesses, injuries, and
breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults and children. Course will
familiarize students with use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for
victims of cardiac arrest. Attendees will practice adult and child CPR skills.
Certification upon completion for First Aid/CPR and AED.
Maximum number of
students: 20 in Anchorage/Palmer; 10 in Fairbanks, Kodiak, Juneau and
Soldotna
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
None
Course Title:
CESCL (Certified
Erosion and Sediment Control Lead
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Course is not
offered at this time. The curriculum is being developed and class will be
scheduled once available.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Course Title:
8 Hour Hazmat
Refresher (Annual)
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Must have completed 40 Hour Hazmat Training and be current on
annual refreshers if applicable.
Basic course
description:
Annual update that
addresses the required elements within the HAZWOPER standards, new equipment,
technologies, and methodologies that have evolved over the past year that are
essential for HAZWOPER site workers.
Maximum number of
students: 24
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
40 Hour Hazmat card
or proof of 40 Hour Hazmat Training
Course Title:
40 Hour Hazmat
Training
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Geared
toward workers whose responsibilities may require dress out. Includes an
introduction to Government regulations, Hazcom, MSDS, Emergency Response
Guidebook, toxicology, bloodborn pathogens, health and safety plans, medical
surveillance, emergency response (HAZWOPPER), job hazard analysis, hazard
control measures, basic electricity, lockout/tagout, monitoring and
instrumentation, heat and cold stress, respiratory protection, permit required
confined spaces, radiation, drum handling, new technologies and Decon. The
student will also be required to suit up in CPC with supplied air respirators
and APR. He will also be required to demonstrate proper decontamination
procedures and proper donning and doffing of PPE. Before entering the class the
student will be required to fill out a medical evaluation to meet the
requirements of OSHA’s respiratory protection program.
Maximum number of
students: 16 per Instructor
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
None
Course Title:
MSHA Part 48B New
Miner Combo Training
Course length: 2 Days (16 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Covers statutory rights of miners, responsibility of supervisors, care and
maintenance of respiratory devices, transportation controls, communication
systems, emergency plans, ground control, noise and dust hazards, job hazard
analysis, electrical hazards, first aid, explosives, health and safety topics of
tasks assigned as well as other applicable safety regulations.
This 16 hour course will cover
the requirements of Part 46 & Part 48.
Maximum number of
students: 24
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
None
Course Title:
MSHA Part 48B
Annual Refresher
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Must have completed initial 16 Hour MSHA training and be
current on annual refreshers if applicable.
Basic course
description:
Annual refresher that addresses health and safety subjects that are relevant to
mining operations. Subjects include statutory rights, respiratory devices,
transportation controls, hazard recognition, explosives and job task hazard
training.
Maximum number of
students: 24
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
If previous training
was provided by someone other than the Alaska Operating Engineers/Employers
Training you must bring proof of prior training.
Course Title:
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
The North Slope Training Co-operative (
Maximum number of
students: 24
Items students
will be required to bring to class:
None
Course Title:
OSHA 10 with
Forklift Certification
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Trains workers in the construction field on 29CFR Subpart K – Electric (29CFR
1926.400-.449), Subpart M – Fall Protection (29CFR 1926.500 - .503), Subpart P –
Excavations (29CFR 1926.650-.652), Subpart H – Materials Handling, storage, use
and disposal (29CFR 1926.602), Subpart O – Motor Vehicles (29CFR 1926.600/.601),
and proper PPE use. Also includes Forklift certification to comply with
OSHA 1910.178 Forklift Safety Training.
Maximum number of
students: 24
Items students
will be required to bring to class: None
Course Title:
Operator
Qualification (OQ)
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Address federal pipeline regulations in
Course is not
offered at this time. The curriculum is being developed and class will be
scheduled once available.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Operator Classes Offered:
Course Title:
Crane Operator
Level I
Course length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Must have sufficient strength, endurance, agility,
coordination, and speed of reaction to meet physical demands, able to read,
write, comprehend, and use arithmetic.
Basic course
description:
Designed to
introduce members with little or no crane experience the hoisting field.
Course will
cover maintenance, inspection and repair as well as information on load charts,
crane principles, and theories. Various other aspects including
principles of rigging, standards that apply to cranes and crane operators will
be covered.
**This course does not make attendees crane operators. Upon completion of class
members will have a better familiarization of crane operations and safety.
Maximum number of
students: 16
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Crane Operator
Level II – (NCCCO Prep)
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
●
Previous NCCCO Certification
or
●
1,000 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified) and attendance in Crane
Operator Level I
or
●
1,500 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified)
Basic course
description:
This one week
course is designed for members that are currently NCCCO Certified or have a vast
amount of crane experience. Course will cover general items that may be covered
on the NCCCO Written exam. Recommended for anyone re-certifying for the NCCCO
certification as well as anyone deeming they have enough experience to take the
NCCCO Written exam.
Maximum number of
students: 40
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Crane Operator
Level III (NCCCO Written Test)
Course length: 1 Day (8 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
●
Previous NCCCO Certification
or
●
1,000 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified) and attendance in Crane
Operator Level I
or
●
1,500 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified)
***
Must complete the applicable NCCCO Written Test application a minimum of 5 weeks
prior to test date. In addition, members are responsible for applicable fees and
documentation.
Basic course
description:
Administration of
the NCCCO Written examination by third party. The Training Trust does not have
access to the actual test and/or answers nor are they responsible for the
grading of said exams. Upon completion of examination the results will be sent
to you by the International Assessment Institute within 6 to 8 weeks.
Maximum number of
students: N/A
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Acceptance letter
from NCCCO (Members can expect to receive this after application has been
finalized by NCCCO).
Course Title:
Crane Operator
Level III NCCCO Practical Examinations
Course length: Varies
Pre-requisite:
●
Previous NCCCO Certification
or
●
1,000 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified) and attendance in Crane
Operator Level I
or
●
1,500 hours Crane Related
Experience (must be verified)
**Must complete the
applicable NCCCO application prior to testing. In addition, members are
responsible for applicable fees and documentation to include passport photo.
Basic course
description:
Administration of
the NCCCO Practical examination. The Practical Examiners on staff administer the
NCCCO Practical examination however they are not responsible for the scoring of
the tests. Upon completion of examination they are forwarded to the
International Assessment Institute and your results will be sent to you by the
International Assessment Institute within 6 to 8 weeks.
Maximum number of
students: N/A
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Passport Photo,
Safety glasses, hard hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Dozer Level I
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
This course covers the pre-operational checks and inspections. Helps develop
familiarity with control functions, basic dozer and scraper techniques including
slot dozing, v-ditches, push cat applications, safety, proper traveling, cuts
and fills and efficient work patterns.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Dozer Level II
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Dozer Level I with 1000 Hours Dozer Experience (must be
verified)
OR 2000 Hours Dozer
Experience (must be verified)
Basic course
description:
This course will
familiarize students on how to fill and backfill using a dozer around pipe, wall
and foundations. Will also cover compaction requirements when using a dozer to
fill or backfill, demonstrate the positioning of a dozer for efficient
pushing/loading of scrapers, perform dozer ripping operations, and include an
introduction to GPS.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Excavator/TLB
Level I
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
This course will
cover the pre-operational checks and inspections of operation. Will develop
familiarity with control functions, ditching, benching, and loading techniques.
Machine care and safety will also be covered.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Excavator/TLB
Level II
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Excavator/TLB Level I and 1,000 Hours Excavator/TLB Experience
(must be verified) OR2,000 Hours Excavator/TLB Experience (must be verified)
Basic course
description:
Introduction to
laser advanced ditching, utilities, trench box techniques, loading techniques,
machine placement, safety and maintenance.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Grade Checking
Level I
Course length: 2 Week (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
This course will
cover grade checking terminology, conversion of inches to decimal feet to
metric, project stationing, slope staking positions, basic plan reading, jump
stakes, material management, blasting volumes and percent slopes and grades as
they relate to road profiles and culvert layouts.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard hat, safety vest.
Weather appropriate clothing. Calculator with sign, co sign, square root and
tangent functions.
Course Title:
Grade Checking Level II
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: 80% passing grade in Grade Checking Level I or 80% passing
grade on entrance exam.
Basic course
description:
This course will
cover a short review of grade checking fundamentals as well as stakes,
coordinate systems, local grids, methods of construction layout, and
introduction to GPS.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest. Weather appropriate clothing. Calculator with sign, co sign,
square root and tangent functions.
Course Title:
Grade Checking Level
III
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: 80% passing grade in Grade Checking Level II or 80% passing
grade on entrance exam.
Basic course
description:
This course will
review coordinate systems, GPS fundamentals, project planning from a GPS
perspective, GPS set up, configuration and operations. Students will also
perform topographic data collection and roadway staking.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest. Weather appropriate clothing. Calculator with sign, co sign,
square root and tangent functions.
Course Title:
Wheel Loader Level
I (Basic)
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Teaches pre-operational checks and inspections, nomenclature, develops
familiarity with control functions, basic loader techniques, backfilling,
feeding plant, stockpiling, pit operations and loader and truck safety.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Wheel Loader Level
II (Production)
Course length: 1 Weeks (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Wheel Loader Level I and 1,000 Loader Experience
OR 2,000 hours Loader
Experience
Basic course
description:
Students will
learn equipment care, safety, machine placement, truck loading, trenching,
crusher/hot plant applications, multi-tasking, stockpiling and floor
maintenance.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Motor Grader Level
I
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Introduction to
motor grader applications and skills. Emphasis on soils, compaction and motor
grader earthmoving operations. Will include segments on road maintenance,
sloping, ditching, ripping, scarifying, mixing and finishing.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Motor Grader Level II
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: Motor Grader Level I and 1,000 hours Motor Grader Experience
OR 2,000 hours Motor
Grader Experience
Basic course
description:
This course
elevates experienced operators to use lasers, sonic trackers and GPS.
Maximum number of
students: 3 per Blade
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety glasses, hard
hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Course Title:
Paving Level I
Course length:
1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course description:
This course will cover basic asphalt paving techniques and mat troubleshooting
procedures. In addition items to consider before paving, how the paver works and
how to prevent/correct mat defects will be reviewed.
Maximum number of
students: 7
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Safety
glasses, hard hat, safety vest and weather appropriate clothing.
Mechanic Classes Offered:
Course Title:
AC Electrical
Level I
Course length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Includes instruction on motor controls, Ohm’s Law, basic line and ladder logic,
logic function, induction, Atomic Theory, and also several hours of hands on
laboratory work. Students should expect 2 – 3 hours of homework per night and
will be held accountable for completion of homework as well as class
participation review of homework.
wire strippers, standard and Phillips
screwdrivers, colored pencils, calculator and safety glasses.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Wire strippers, standard and Phillips screwdrivers, colored pencils, calculator
and safety glasses.
Course Title:
AC Electrical
Level II
Course length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
80% passing grade in
AC Electrical Level I or 80% passing grade on entrance exam
Basic course
description:
Instruction of this class to include solid state devices, timers and counters,
proximity switches, and automobile sensing devices. Acceleration and
deceleration of AC/DC motors, troubleshooting techniques. Lab work includes
control wiring circuit for an actual 400 HP impactor and also an actual burner
control circuit simulation an asphalt plant operation. Students should expect 2
– 3 hours of homework per night and will be held accountable for completion of
homework as well as class participation review of homework.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Wire strippers, standard and Phillips screwdrivers, colored pencils, calculator
and safety glasses.
Course Title:
DC Electrical
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
None
Basic course
description:
40 hour course
covering starters, charging, batteries, schematics, and wire methods.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students
will be required to bring to class: TBA
Course Title:
DC Electrical
Mobile Computers
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
DC
Electrical or 80% passing grade on entrance exam
Basic course
description:
Applied DC
Electrical troubleshooting and repairing, DC circuits, and on board mobile
computers.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students
will be required to bring to class: TBA
Course Title:
Hydraulics
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
None
Basic course
description:
80 hour course
covering principals of pumps, motor valves, cylinders, heat exchangers,
accumulators, reservoirs, lines, and conductors.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students
will be required to bring to class: TBA
Course Title:
Power Generation
Course length: 1 Week (40 hours)
Pre-requisite:
80%
passing grade in Electrical Level I and Level II or 80% passing grade on
entrance exam
Basic course
description:
Continuation of AC
Electrical Program supporting onsite electrical power production.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students will
be required to bring to class: TBA
Course Title:
Power Shift
Transmission
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
None
Basic course
description:
Course covers
theory and principals of operation, torque converters, hydraulic controls, and
power shift transmissions.
Maximum number of
students: 10
Items students
will be required to bring to class:
TBA
Course Title:
Welding Level I
Course length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
An introduction to
the safe process of oxy-acetylene cutting and arc welding. Designed for those
with little or no experience this class covers the techniques used in the
maintenance and repair of heavy equipment.
Maximum
number of students: 6
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Course Title:
Welding Level II
Course length: 3 Weeks (120 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
Must
have 80% passing grade in Welding Level I and a minimum of 1 year between
Welding Level I and Welding Level II
Basic course
description:
Offers advanced
techniques in welding applications, fabricating, hard surfacing, and line
boring.
Maximum number of
students: 6
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Course Title:
MIG Welding
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
Must
have 80% passing grade in Welding Level I
Basic course
description:
Course is designed
to teach welders about arc welding safety and the gas metal arc welding process
(GMAW-MIG). Includes classroom lectures and hands on instruction.
Maximum number of
students: 6
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Course Title:
TIG Welding
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite:
Must
have 80% passing grade in Welding Level I
Basic course
description:
Course
is designed to teach welders about arc welding safety and the gas tungsten arc
welding process (GTAW-TIG). Students will learn fundamentals of GTAW (TIG)
welding and upon completion of the course each student should have an
understanding of how the GTAW process works.
Maximum number of
students: 6
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
TBA
Pipeline Classes Offered:
Course Title:
Drill Helper
Course length: Two Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
This class will
give you the very basic knowledge of what to expect when working with and around
a drill. (This is a beginner’s class and does not qualify you to be Drill Hand.)
Class will cover the various parts and pieces of a drill and the set up. In
addition safety, technique, maintenance, and record keeping will be reviewed.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold
weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety glasses, hardhats and
earplugs.
Course Title:
Pipeline Mechanic
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Mechanics will be
working with a journeyperson mechanic to keep all equipment up and running
during all the sideboom classes and pipeline training.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold
weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety glasses, hardhats and
earplugs.
Course Title:
Pipeline Operator
Course length: 2 Weeks (80 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Class held in
conjunction with other trades to cover the basics of pipeline training. Areas
covered in training are:
Side Boom –
Operation of machines and field exercises.
Ditching –
Excavator skills for burying pipe.
Crane – Loading
and off-loading pipe.
Dozer –
Backfilling of ditches, construction of pads and roads for equipment support.
Forklift – Loading
and off-loading pipe as well as providing support to other trades in conjunction
with pipeline work.
Mechanic –
Maintenance and repair of various types of equipment to support a successful
project.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold
weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety glasses, hardhats and
earplugs.
Course Title:
Rolligon Mechanics
Course
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Overview of tasks
performed by mechanics on Rolligons. Includes the hands on assembly or
disassembly of Rolligons and the change out of the most common problem parts.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold
weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety glasses, hardhats and
earplugs.
Course Title:
Rolligon Operator
Course
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Introduction to
operating and maintaining Rolligons to include navigation, tundra and ice
travel. Class is intended for those who have not operated Rolligons previously
and is designed to include an overall orientation on conditions associated with
the
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety
glasses, hardhats and earplugs.
Course Title:
Sideboom
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: None
Basic course
description:
Familiarizes
students with the operation and mechanics of sidebooms. Attendees can expect to
learn the controls of the equipment as well as the procedures of operating
equipment with a load. Scenarios covered in class will include setting pipe for
gang pipe, loading and unloading pipe on trailers, setting pipe on VSM’s and
working with other trades simulating pipeline construction.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety
glasses, hardhats and earplugs.
Course Title:
Sideboom Refresher
Course length: 1 Week (40 Hours)
Pre-requisite: 500 Hours Sideboom Related Experience (must be verified)
Basic course
description:
Geared for
Operators that have taken the Sideboom class or have operated sidebooms
previously and are in need of review on the controls and operations of sidebooms.
Maximum number of
students: TBA
Items students will
be required to bring to class:
Appropriate cold
weather gear. Safety gear to include safety vests, safety glasses, hardhats and
earplugs.