History
National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS)
The roots of NAHETS can be traced back to 1959 when the National Institute for Concrete Construction was founded by Robert Klabacka.
In an effort to standardize the training for heavy equipment operators and heavy
equipment training schools, Nahets seeks to approve heavy equipment training schools throughout the United States. Until NAHETS there has been no oversight in the heavy equipment training industry. Many schools operate without oversight. NAHETS offers standardized testing and heavy equipment skills training oversight.
NAHETS DIFFERENCE... What to look for in your school?
* Dedicated heavy equipment training, no other business operated from the school and or heavy equipment training facility
* Example of equipment types found at NAHETS campuses may include:
1. backhoe
2. bulldozer
3. crane (30 ton rough terrain)
4. dump truck
5. excavator
6. forklift, rough terrain
7. motor grader
8. skidsteer
9. wheel loader
- Members schools and colleges of NAHETS must have the following:
- Full time campus director or college president
- Full time on site campus job placement director
- Full time on site campus financial aid director
- Full time on site campus admissions director
- Full time on site Heavy equipment training director
- Full time Certified heavy equipment training instructors
- Minimum Equipment:
- backhoe
- bulldozer
- crane (30 ton rough terrain)
- dump truck
- excavator
- motor grader
- wheel loader
- Optional Equipment:
- skid steer(Bobcat)
- water truck
- forklift (rough terrain)
- Large acre minimum heavy equipment training area
2-4 classrooms dedicated to training heavy equipment operators
No other business conducted at training site
Clean administrative facilities.


