• Managers who need to provide training to operators to reduce damage and increase efficiency
• People exploring whether they want to be a loader operator
• New loader operators who have recently done a wheels endorsement, or are about to do it
• Existing operators who want to upskill into different types of loader work
• Operators returning to this line of work who need a refresher
• Operators coming to your company from overseas where regulations and rules might be different

This course is suitable for experienced and novice wheel loader operators. You'll learn:

• Safe loading and transportation of the machine
• Driving on the road
• Techniques for better efficiency when loading and unloading the bucket
• Safe parking and shutdown
• Dealing with consents and permits on a construction site
• Site communications
• Evaluating and managing hazards

• No more trying to schedule time off-site for training as they can do the theory online on a computer or smartphone over a number of days, whenever is convenient
• Engaging video-based learning followed by questions
• Language and literacy support with translations to 36 languages plus audio recordings in English - your operators with English as a second language or poor reading skills don't need to be left behind
• Easy management and reporting
• 6 months' access to the course materials
• Set up is free whether you are purchasing one course licence or a hundred course licences.

The course is divided into easy-to-follow modules that take just a few minutes each.

Do I need any unit standards to operate heavy machinery like dump trucks, loaders, graders and excavators? No, there's nothing in any law that says you have to do this UNLESS you are driving them on NZTA's definition of a road. In this case it will be a wheels (W) or tracks (T) endorsement that is required.

Does this course comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015? The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 requires that you provide ongoing training, information, monitoring and supervision. This course covers training and information that is essential for machine operators and drivers to know.

Does the course material support people with learning challenges such as dyslexia or reading difficulties? Online learning is more in-depth, more inclusive with our translations and audio recordings, and can be repeated as many times as is necessary to gain understanding. 

My machine operators have a W, T or R endorsement. Is this course still needed? Yes. The endorsement courses cover only the basics of operating those machines on a road, not safe practices on a worksite or the kind of industry knowledge that makes a loader operator efficient and useful on a worksite.

I have a new driver who hasn't operated these machines before. Can they use this course to become qualified? They can use this course to learn the theory, but it is essential that they also have in-person practical training plus supervision. If they are driving on the road with any of these earthmoving machines, they may need the relevant endorsement on their driver licence, plus the correct type of licence for the weight of the vehicle.

What machines does this course cover? This course covers front-end loaders of all sizes

How long is the certificate valid for? The course should be refreshed every 3 years, to align with guidelines for operating heavy plant.

How do you prove that a person has done the training when it's online? We recommend that your operators do the training at your premises (either on your computers or tablets or using their smartphone) so that you can ensure it is them doing the training and not another person. Our clients tend to schedule convenient, short sessions where an operator can use those facilities.

• You will need one course licence per person taking the course - you can't use one licence for multiple operators
• You will need a computer, smartphone or tablet with internet access to take the theory training.