The St. John Valley Technology Center (SJVTC) -- the Career and Technical Education (CTE) arm of the Valley Unified Education Center -- has a new Heavy Equipment Construction Operation (HECO) program this year.
Developed in response to a needs assessment conducted with local employers and the results of student interest surveys, the HECO program has eight students from the three Valley Unified sending high schools enrolled for 2020-2021.
Program instructor is Mike Berube, a Certified Logging Professional (CLP) with 20 years experience operating and maintaining heavy equipment. Berube, who has also owned heavy equipment, commented that "we've needed this program for some time in this region, because skilled operators are in high demand."
In the HECO program, instruction and skills-based learning is based on the standards from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). Students in the program use simulators and actual machinery to learn skid steer, excavator, loader, and dump truck operation and maintenance skills.
For more information on this program, go to page 11 of the SJVTC 2020-2021 Program of Studies at bit.ly/3jJX4VT or click on the image below. Students and parents interested in the HECO program should contact their school Guidance Counselor.
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