Types of Plant Operators & How to Become Qualified

Major Training has a long history within the construction industry. In fact, our formation resulted from our link to the plant operator industry! If you are looking to join the industry, we offer a range of Plant Operator Tickets that will qualify you to operate heavy vehicles. 

Check out the full list of Plant Operator Tickets below, and find out what you’ll be doing to get qualified and how with Major Training.   

Backhoe Ticket

A backhoe is an excavation machine that utilises a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm designed to remain stable while moving heavy loads. Our Backhoe course will provide students with:

  • Three days of intense, competency-based training and assessment delivered by our knowledgeable team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facilities. Theory will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions by experienced trainers.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a backhoe
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Backhoe Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today. 

Bobcat Ticket

Bobcats are multi-purpose loaders that are a staple of many construction or landscaping sites and are efficient in moving bricks, dirt, soil and construction debris. In our Bobcat ticket course, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your skid steer/bobcat competency from start to finish
  • Three days of intense competency-based training and assessment from our knowledgeable team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. Theory will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions delivered by our trainers.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a skid steer
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Bobcat Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Dozer ticket

Worker driving a Bulldozer

Bulldozers are commonly used in road building, farming, construction and wrecking for pushing earth, rocks and other debris. Our Dozer Ticket course will provide students with:

  • Everything you need to earn your dozer competency from start to finish
  • Three days of competency-based training and assessment from our knowledgeable and experienced team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. Theory will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions delivered by our trainers.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a dozer
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Dozer Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Dump Truck Ticket

Dump trucks are used to transport large volumes of loose materials such as dirt, sand, ores, gravel, and demolition waste across mining, civil or major construction sites. In our Dump Truck Ticket Courses, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your dump truck competency from start to finish
  • Three days of competency-based training and assessment delivered by our experienced team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. Theory will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a dump truck
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Dump Truck Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Excavator Ticket

A person in a yellow hard hat operating a excavator

Excavators are used used for activities like demolition, earthmoving, excavation, dredging and trenching. With our Excavator Ticket course, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your excavator ticket from start to finish
  • Three days of competency-based training and assessment from our knowledgeable and experienced team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. The theoretical work will be presented by our trainers through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate an excavator
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for an Excavator Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Front End Loader Ticket

Front End Loaders are used on construction sites to move materials into a dump truck, container or other large piece of construction equipment. In our Front End Loader Ticket course, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your front end loader competency from start to finish
  • Three days of intense competency-based training and assessment from our experienced team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. Theory will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions delivered by our trainers.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a front end loader
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Front End Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Roller Ticket

Rollers are used to densify (compact) materials like soil, sand, and clean fill, usually undertaken within a major project. In our Roller Ticket course, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your roller competency from start to finish
  • Three days of competency-based training and assessment from our knowledgeable team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield The theoretical component will be presented through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions by our experienced trainers.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a roller
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for a Roller Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

Grader Ticket

Roller Grader machine

Graders are often used after excavators or bulldozers have finished their part of the job by using a long bladed attachment to flatten surfaces, grade land, scarify layers, and compact roads. In our Grader Ticket course, students will be provided with:

  • Everything you need to earn your grader competency from start to finish
  • Three days of competency-based training and assessment from our knowledgeable team
  • Intensive theoretical and practical training conducted in our classroom facility at Yatala or Morayfield. The theory work will be delivered by our experienced trainers through videos, live demonstrations, and clear instructions.
  • One day of practical assessment at our facility where you will operate a grader
  • A practical skills logbook for you to record your experiences during the course
  • Courses run Monday to Wednesday day from 6:30am until 3.00pm.

Apply for an Grader Ticket with Major Training and get on your way to being qualified today.

For more information on pursuing a career as a plant operator, including what a plant operator does and how to become qualified, explore our blog or view our range of nationally recognised Plant Operator Tickets.

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