EDUCATION
The nuts and bolts of certification
To enter the program, applicants must have 250 hours of
experience working in the foundation drill rig industry in
drill rig operation or related work.
“Companies want to make sure that these ladies and gentlemen
are truly interested and qualified, able to learn how to
operate such equipment and that they have an understanding of
the work involved before committing to the program,” said Wood.
In addition, they must be sponsored by their employer
and have an assigned mentor who is a supervisor approved
by the company and who is willing to sign off in the competency
passbook.
Level I courses:
• Principles of Drill Rig Operations
• Safety in Drill Rig Operations
• Introduction to Drilling Equipment
• Mechanics and Maintenance I
• Calculations and Rigging
• Completion of Level I requires 500 hours of “seat time,” as
monitored by the mentor
Level II courses:
• Installation of Drill Shafts
• Project Documentation and Communication
• Blueprint Reading
• Mechanics and Maintenance II
• Plus another 1,000 seat time hours, for a total of 1,500
hours of real time experience
Partners in Workplace Safety
Most of the course work is self-graded, but NAIT will have
available an online tutor with skill in the industry. Wood
commented that they will provide the work mentor with
access to the course material so they can get information and
be better able to help.
“Our team worked hard at putting this together, with the
commitment to seeing it through to the end,” said Sharp.
“There is a lot in this program that operators won’t get from a
manufacturer’s training session or manual. We took similarities
of the industry and built a program around that, not on
specific machines.”
Registration is opening late fall 2017 with the program
scheduled to begin January 2018. Tuition fee for Level I is
$2,625 and $1,795 for Level II, which will be ready to go in
September 2018.
“It’s been very exciting to be part of the whole process, and
it’s not stopping; we’re continuing to look at other things we
might need to build on the content,” said Sharp. “My goal, as
far as maybe leaving a legacy, would be to make the industry
a little bit better than when I came in.”
Looking towards the future, clients are going to come to
expect such training before they hire any contractor. With
individuals and organizations in the industry promoting
safety and training from within, there is little doubt that it
will eventually, and very soon, become the norm.
Let us help make sure your workers get home safely to
their families every day.
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