Where do you work and what do you do?
In construction and road building, many cranes are used to move materials and raw materials into place. These cranes are moved (daily). Some cranes you can drive to their destination yourself, others need to be transported with the help of a low loader.
All kinds of technical safety requirements must be met when installing the crane. You know exactly (from experience and based on certain tables) how to work with the crane and what you can do with it safely.
You know what space you need and you can put materials in place very accurately. You are responsible for maintenance, you can detect and fix simple malfunctions yourself. You work, on behalf of Kuiphuis, at specialized companies or at large construction companies.
The course is divided into a number of sub-qualifications.
What do you need.
You are admitted to MBO if you have already had several years of secondary education, usually a VMBO education or several years of HAVO or VWO.
For this level 3 (vocational training) you need at least a VMBO diploma (Framework Vocational, Mixed or Theoretical) or transition certificate from HAVO/VWO to HAVO/VWO 4. Within vocational education a distinction is made between tuition and course fees. From the age of 18 you are obliged to pay these fees. In addition to these costs, you will have to deal with school expenses, such as travel expenses, book costs, etc. This contribution differs per school.
When training through Kuiphuis, we agree on these costs together.
For the academic year 2015/2016 (start September 1) the statutory tuition fee is set at +/- € 1,350.
For possibilities regarding study financing, please contact DUO.
Occupational requirements (what is expected of you?):
You work outside, in varying weather conditions, but you are in the cab of your machine. You must have good spatial awareness. It is very important that you pay close attention to the safety requirements involved in this work.
Usually you have fixed working hours, but sometimes overtime is required.
If you are taking an assistant or basic vocational course (levels 1 and 2), the course fee for 2015/2016 is +/- € 275.00.
Are you following a vocational, middle management or specialist course (levels 3 and 4) then the course fee is +/- € 650.00. Further learning After this course you can move on to a level 4 course.