Industry-Specific Training Program
Excavator
Give your forestry career a boost with a hands-on micro-credential designed to prepare you to confidently operate modern forestry equipment. With industry-focused training, you will develop the essential skills needed to succeed in mechanical harvesting and forestry operations.
Step into the Future of Forestry in Ontario!
🌲 Launch Your Career in Forestry
Sign up for Collège Boréal’s hands-on, industry-focused micro-certifications designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in modern forestry equipment operations.
Through simulator training, you’ll gain confidence with operating a modern excavator and see real operations in action. You’ll learn how sustainable harvesting supports healthy forests, develop skills in digital mapping and data transfer, and acquire field-ready skills in machine maintenance and repair.
A strong focus on mechanical harvesting safety standards provides a solid starting point for those pursuing work as forestry equipment operators.
Work-Integrated Placement
The program includes a one-week work-integrated placement.
Who Can Apply?
- Are you at least 18 years of age?
- Are you a job seeker/unemployed and receiving EI (Employment Insurance)?
- Are you a worker with a company that is participating in an Employment Insurance work-sharing agreement?
- Are you a worker employed by a forestry company affected by tariffs or global market fluctuations?
- Are you a resident of Ontario and legally authorized to work in Canda?
For More Information
Hearst
📞 705-362-6673
Kapuskasing
📧 fckapuskasing@collegeboreal.ca
📞 705-337-6673
Sturgeon Falls
📧 fcnipissing@collegeboreal.ca
📞 705-753-5420
Sudbury
📞705-560-6673, ext. 2044
Timmins
📞 705-267-5850
Excavator
