Skid Steer Loader Operator Course
Invest in your future with a qualification that is in demand in the earthmoving, infrastructure or building industry.
Train to operate a skid steer loader
Course code: R11MPO318E Conduct Civil Construction Skid Steer Loader Operation
NETA accredited course, designed for anyone wanting to gain work as a skid steer operator in the earthmoving, infrastructure or building industry.
Our course includes both theory and practical training on an excavator, followed by an assessment.
Locations: Our skid steer operator course can be completed at your workplace or you can attend our training facility.
Course pre-requisites: Applicants must be 18 years or older. There are no other pre-requisites for this course.
Your trainer: You’ll be trained by an accredited trainer.
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Costs includes all texts and assessment material.
Following costs are per applicant.
Course fee on our site: $650
Course fee on your site: Contact us for a price
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Two days for participants with no experience.
Most trainees take two days to complete the course but there is no minimum or maximum course length and the time. It all depends on the trainee’s skillset.
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100 Points of ID.
Appropriate footwear — fully enclosed shoes or boots.
Payment for the balance of your course fee — either cash or EFTPOS payment.
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Armidale: New England Freighters 262 Mann St, Armidalae
Tamworth: Carey's Freight Lines, 37 Barnes Street, Tamworth
Inverell: Combined Freight, 190 Evans St, Inverell
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Skid steer course content
Planning and preparing
Conducting pre-operational checks
Skid steer loader operating
Lifting, carrying and placing materials
Selecting, removing and fitting attachments
Moving and positioning the skid steer loader
Skid steer loader maintenance
Cleaning up.
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Your course assessment includes two parts:
Knowledge assessment
Written/oral exam with both short answer and multiple-choice questions. Each test contains critical questions which must be answered correctly.
Performance assessment
A driving assessment that includes a pre-operation check, post-operation checks, and general skid steer operations.
What if you don’t pass the assessments?
If you are not successful with completing the course, you are provided support and further training before you undergo another reassessment. If you need a second assessment, you only complete the tasks that you did not successfully complete in the first attempt.
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Course outcome — your qualification
On successful completion of the excavator training course, you will receive an interim paper licence called a Notice of Satisfactory Skid Steer Operator Course Completion. This interim licence allows you to operate an excavator. The interim licence is valid for 60 days after the assessment date.
You will then receive an official Statement of Attainment and a photo card in the post. Your qualification will also be registered on the national database.
If you are not successful with completing the course, you are provided support and further training before you undergo another reassessment. If you need a second assessment, you only complete the tasks that you did not successfully complete in the first attempt.
Our Skid Steer Operator Course is governed by ASQA.
Course information
Locations: Our skid steer operator course can be completed at your workplace or you can attend our training facility.
Course requirements: Applicants must be 18 years or older. There are no other pre-requisites for this course.
Trainers: Our trainers are accredited.
Two courses available
1. Skid Steer operator
Course length: Two days (variable) for participants with no experience.
Most trainees take two days to complete the course but there is no minimum or maximum course length and the time. It all depends on the trainee’s skillset.
Cost: On Request
2. Combination course — Skid Steer and Excavator operator
Course length: Four days (variable) for participants with no experience.
Most trainees take four days to complete the course but there is no minimum or maximum course length and the time. It all depends on the trainee’s skillset.
Cost: On Request
Learn more about the Excavator Operator training.
Skid steer course content
Planning and preparing
Conducting pre-operational checks
Skid steer loader operating
Lifting, carrying and placing materials
Selecting, removing and fitting attachments
Moving and positioning the skid steer loader
Skid steer loader maintenance
Cleaning up
Assessment
Your course assessment includes two parts:
Knowledge assessment – Written/oral exam with both short answer and multiple-choice questions. Each test contains critical questions which must be answered correctly.
Performance assessment – A driving assessment that includes a pre-operation check, post-operation checks, and general skid steer operations.
What if you don’t pass the assessments?
If you are not successful with completing the course, you are provided support and further training before you undergo another reassessment. If you need a second assessment, you only complete the tasks that you did not successfully complete in the first attempt.
Course outcome — your qualification
Interim license
On successful completion of the excavator training course, you will receive an interim paper licence called a Notice of Satisfactory Skid Steer Operator Course Completion. This interim licence allows you to operate an excavator. The interim licence is valid for 60 days after the assessment date.
Statement of Attainment
You will then receive an official Statement of Attainment and a photo card in the post. Your qualification will also be registered on the national database.
If you are not successful with completing the course, you are provided support and further training before you undergo another reassessment. If you need a second assessment, you only complete the tasks that you did not successfully complete in the first attempt.
Our Skid Steer Operator Course is governed by ASQA.