Heavy Construction Academy (HCA) - Job Training Program
Heavy Construction Academy (HCA)hasn't added or updated a directory listing in over two years (last activity Aug 28, 2023). Programs like this are sometimes inactive even though they remain listed. Email the POC first, and have a backup option.
HCA offers a 6-week training course resulting in lifetime, nationally recognized, certification on 8 pieces of heavy construction equipment. Unlike other heavy equipment schools, HCA has a 1:1 ratio for student to equipment and provides a construction site atmosphere for the training. Students will spend approximately 70% of the course operating and being instructed on the following equipment: Skid Steer, Off Road Dump Truck, Backhoe, Front End Loader, Vibratory Roller, Motor Grader, Excavator, Bulldozer. • HCA provides each student Round trip transportation from anywhere in the United States. • Housing (private hotel room) is provided while in attendance. • HCA provides transportation each training day between the hotel and the academy. • Breakfast sandwich is provided at the hotel 7 days per week and the students receive lunch at the school 4 days per week.• PPE is provided by HCA (hard hat, safety vest, safety glasses, and earplugs).
Operate one or several types of power construction equipment, such as Skid Steer, Off Road Dump Truck, Backhoe, Front End Loader, Vibratory Roller, Motor Grader, Excavator, and/or Bulldozer to excavate, move, and grade earth, erect structures, or pour concrete or other hard surface pavement.
Open to all MOS / ratings / AFSCs.
No prerequisite eligibility requirements
17 Cohorts available each year that include:• HCA provides each student Round trip transportation from anywhere in the United States.• Housing (private hotel room) is provided while in attendance. • HCA provides transportation each training day between the hotel and the academy. • Breakfast sandwich is provided at the hotel 7 days per week and the students receive lunch at the school 4 days per week.• PPE is provided by HCA (hard hat, safety vest, safety glasses, and earplugs).
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- ▸ "How many of your past SkillBridge interns received full-time offers?" — a serious program knows the number.
- ▸ "Who will my day-to-day mentor be, and what does week one look like?"
- ▸ "The listing says 31 - 60 days — can that flex to my approved window if my command shortens it?"
- ▸ "Is relocation expected for a full-time offer, or can I convert where I am?"
- ▸ Confirm the eligibility notes above — ask exactly what they need from you and when.
- ✓ Your projected start window and separation date (from your profile)
- ✓ Your command's approval status — even "packet drafted" signals you're serious
- ✓ Your civilian-translated resume bullets (generate them here)
- ✓ A written training-plan ask — you'll need it for your packet anyway