Skilled Labourer – Concrete, Landscape Maintenance and Skid Steer Training
What does the Skilled Labourer – Concrete, Landscape Maintenance and Skid Steer Training Program include?
Omnia Training's 9-week Skilled Labourer Program in Concrete, Landscape Maintenance, and Skid Steer Training offers a comprehensive blend of online learning and hands-on practice. Participants will begin with theory-based courses on safety, equipment operation, and construction fundamentals, followed by practical field training in concrete work, skid steer operation, and landscaping techniques. This program is designed to provide the essential skills needed for a successful career in construction and landscape maintenance.
Training Program Outline:
We start with the online theory-based learning that provides the base of knowledge for the practical training and provides the learner with initial exposure to the position, understanding of terminology and technical theory. Below are the online courses to be completed on Absorb LMS:
- Hazard Assessment and Controls Course
- OH&S Legislation Course
- Worker Competency Course
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Course
- Heavy Lifting Procedures
- Crystalline Silica Awareness
- Right To Refuse Unsafe Work Course
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Course
- Workplace Harassment Course
- Environmental Spills Course
- Incident Response and Reporting Course
- Incident Investigation Course
- Traffic Control and Working in Residential Areas
- Working Around Heavy Equipment Course
- Working with Other Contractors
- Portable Power Tools Course
- Cutting Tools Course
- Cargo Securement
- Weights and Dimensions
- Trailers
- Skid Steer Basic Operations
- One-Call Utility Locating
- Excavating To Expose Existing Utilities Course
- Gas Line and Powerline: Damage Prevention and Response
- Spray paint and Walkthrough
- Understanding Construction Drawings
- Hole Covering Procedures
- Concrete
- Asphalt
- Interlocking Paver Installation Course
- Landscaping Horticulture Basics Course
- Sod Installation and Grass Seed Installation (Remediation)
Practical training is arguably the most essential component of our training because it provides real-world experience and one-on-one learning. This is where the elements for the training come together.
- Ground disturbance
- Loading and transporting equipment
- Working on and around heavy equipment
- Traffic control
- Working on or near roadways
- Documentation requirements and flow
- Basic carpentry
- Materials and tools – use of scope specific hand tools
- Concrete preparation
- Formwork
- Base prep and compaction
- Rebar
- Concrete placing
- Hand floating
- Screeding
- Raking
- Ball floating
- Jack hammering
- Concrete demolition
- Asphalt Step Procedures
- Basic Skid Steer operation
- Basic equipment maintenance
- Use and maintenance of tools and equipment
- Interlocking paver installation
- Patio Building and Retaining Walls
- Basic Lawn Maintenance