1307 Ninth Avenue
Phenix City, Alabama 36867

Heavy construction Equipment Training Academy (HCETA) teaches equipment operators to confidently address safety, operational, and maintenance challenges. Upon graduation, students receive three certifications to operate heavy equipment.

HCETA offers an intensive three-level, 240-hour program offered over four weeks and administered by experienced Craft Instructors.

Students train 10 hours a day, six days a week. The first two weeks are spent in the classroom; the next two weeks are on the field site; the next two weeks consists of performing real tasks on Level 3 equipment -- no simulators. While at the field site, students operate their own tractor all day, 10 hours a day, Monday through Saturday. They never have to wait for an available tractor. A total of 120 hours of classroom and 120 hours of tractor training are administered.

HCETA training is certified by the National Center for Construction education & Research (NCCER). Students completing HCETA's program receive a national certification from the NCCER.

Quick Facts:

Heavy Construction Equipment Training Academy (HCETA) is a veteran-owned business.

HCETA is not affiliated with any other schools in the United States or Canada.

Construction is the largest industry in the nation, needing more than 240,000 crafter personnel per year.

HCETA helps its students get good jobs in the basic level of heavy equipment operations.




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