Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario

Tractor-Loader-Backhoe Program

Jul 13, 2020
The tractor-loader backhoe (TLB) is one of the most widely used pieces of equipment in the construction industry. The front loader bucket is used to grade, level, excavate and move material. The back bucket digs trenches, performs excavations, levels and grades surfaces.
 
The TLB program at OETIO, approved as a vocational program under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005, is 240 hours over 6 weeks and includes, classroom, laboratory activities and hands-on training with emphasis on practical operating skills on a tractor-loader-backhoe. Students will take the 2 week Fundamentals of Heavy Equipment followed by 4 weeks of practical field training.
 
What Makes Our Program Successful:
  • One piece of equipment dedicated to each student 
  • 162 hours of seat time 
  • Practical Ratio: 1 instructor to a maximum of 6 students
 
Additional Program Information:
  • Detailed Program Description 
  • Morrisburg Campus and Tractor-Loader-Backhoe Virtual Tour 
  • Tuition for this Program
 
Prerequisites: 
  • E-Learning Courses must be completed prior to attending to OETIO
 
Tuition: 
  • $15,000

 


Source: https://www.oetio.com/tractor-loader-backhoe-program