Your Crane Operator Training Specialists
CRANE OPERATOR APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING
There are 3 branches of crane in which an individual can be trained.
BRANCH 1 – MOBILE CRANE OPERATOR
BRANCH 2 – BOOM TRUCK HOIST OPERATOR
BRANCH 3 – TOWER CRANE OPERATOR
All Crane Operator branches are compulsory trades, and you are required to be a registered apprentice prior to taking any training.
Boom Truck Operator (over 8 tons). This is not a red seal certified trade but does require a provincial certification. You must also be a registered apprentice prior to taking any training.
Crane and Hoist operators are trained to maintain and operate a variety of cranes and associated equipment designed to lift, move, position, and hoist heavy construction site materials. Having a Class 1 driver’s license is recommended.
OETIM in partnership with Red River College delivers this training on behalf of Apprenticeship Manitoba.
THE PATH TO BECOMING A CRANE OPERATOR
1) Decide Your Branch – Mobile, Boom Truck, or Tower
2) Seek employment with a company that employs Journeypersons in your selected branch and ask the employer to sponsor your crane apprenticeship.
3) Complete an Apprentice Application: https://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship
4) Log your working hours.
5) Once your required hours are complete, go to school for technical training.
6) After each level of school, return to work with your employer and accumulate hours until you have enough hours to complete the next level of schooling.
7) After completing the final level of training, write the Red Seal Exam (Mobile and Tower only).
8) Once you have met the hours requirements, anniversary date, and pass the Red Seal Exam, you will be a Certified Journeyperson Crane Operator.
For more information on Manitoba Apprenticeship Trades Programs, follow the links below or Call Apprenticeship Manitoba direct at 1-866-332-5077.
https://www.gov.mb.ca/wd/apprenticeship/discover/mbtrades/cranehoistequipop.html
