Excavator Operator Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for safe and efficient excavator operation, covering site assessment, machine selection, workflow planning, hazard management, and productivity optimization.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Excavator Operator Course provides practical skills to plan work, assess sites, and select the appropriate machine for each job. Learn safe setup, pre-start inspections, and clear communication with teams and lorries. Master trenching, grading to design levels, spoil management, hazard control, and utility protection while enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and compliance with established measurement and record-keeping techniques.
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Develop skills
- Plan excavation workflow: sequence digs, manage spoil, and coordinate lorries quickly.
- Operate excavators safely: inspections, controls, blind spots, and team signals.
- Assess sites quickly: read briefs, judge soils, set safe assumptions for digging.
- Maximise digging productivity: match machines, optimise cycles, and control grade.
- Protect people and utilities: spot hazards, shore trenches, and avoid line strikes.
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