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1. I too, a young grandmother with training from the Naval Seabees as equipment operator attended Sun Prairie WI school and received my NCCCO Crane Operator's License, Rigger Level 1 and Signal Person License. Granted it took 4 weeks and cost almost $8,000 but I have the best training near my state which is Minnesota. I could have joined the local union, however, the union is 3 hours away from home; not so convenient when you have to spend 5 weeks driving to and from daily for first set of training as an apprentice.  And the type of crane they offer is fixed and overhead, not swing or STC = boom truck.  So, for the travel of 5hrs weekly to the school, it will pay itself off in less than 6 months and there are positions out there.  You need to dig deep and apply no matter if they ask for 2, 3 or 5yrs experience. Chances are they will not receive an app that has that experience and you were the only one that had all credentials plus the drive to succeed.  This school offers excellent teachers who were operators and know the equipment and the exams.  They prepare you in detail for the exams both practical and written.  They do not give you inadequate information or excessive education that is not pertinent to the business.
   I highly recommend ATS in Sun Prairie WI for training.
2. It is a SCAM its a bunch of hype talk to make you think your getting a certification that means anything. #1 the classes are a joke any moron can pass them, #2 your not even graded on a percentage it pass or fail, so you could be a much better operator than the other guy and you still get the same card as the retard #3 the school i went to in rapidan VA was a half condemned shit hole of a building, middle of winter... NO HEAT. individual space heaters brought in the rooms for us to huddle around
3. Fuck ATS...waste of time and money and they treat minoritys wrong...Fuck them
4. Racist? How?
5. Racist
6. Racist and rude
7. @farmcrash89 Why would you say its a scam? Because you were to lazy to go look for a job after school? Or did you get the boot when you didnt pass the drug test? I went to the school in sun prairie, wi and i thought the schooling was great. It was quick, i got my cdl and i have a good job thanks to them. Its a good feeling having my cdl, and being nccer certified on a list of equipment because it really opens up the possibilities for other jobs if i ever have issues with my current job.
8. Why don't they show you setting at a waste area sleeping?... Not as action packed as they portray in this video. But yea operating is fun for a few hours a day but it gets old. 
9. there's drug testing in working with this stuff eh?
10. where are these Heavy Equipment Training Schools anyways anybody have a clue?
11. Unfortunately, these schools aren't certified by NAHETS (National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools). Compare standards and see what is required to graduate from ATS (NCCER certification) and then check out NAHETS standards (make sure you see Yellow Metal Bootcamp!)