Course Outline Includes:
- Excavator, Skid Steer and Loader Hands-On Training
- Controls and gauge functions, basics boom and stick movements
- Pad preparation, digging techniques, building ramps, changing buckets
- Sorting rock, feeding the jaw crusher, handling blast mats, proper tramming, laying out drill patterns, changing steel and bit, handling material with forks, spreading gravel and sand
- Changing attachments, placing material with slings and chains
Location: Dechı̨ta Nàowo Training Centre (Ndilo)
Date: TBA
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a permanent NWT resident
- Ages 18 and over
- Driver’s license an asset
- Priority given to Yellowknives Dene First Nations Members
Application Requirements:
- Dechı̨ta Nàowo Application
- Treaty Status Card
- NWT Healthcare Card
- Criminal record check
- Must pass medical clearance
- Must stay on site for lunch
Strict class attendance and absence policy.
Please contact Eileen B. Betsina, Training Coordinator/Instructor at 873-9037 ext. 1017 or eileenb@ykdene.com for more information.