Heavy Equipment Training for Students

“I didn’t want to do oil anymore so I thought I would get into heavy machinery operation,” said Banning. “I looked into training in Ottawa but the school there was not as organized as IHE, and I used to live in the Okanagan so I could stay with friends, so I drove 4,000 kilometres to be here because I could start right away and thought they were the best school with the best options.”

Matthew fell in love with the Okanagan Valley during his training program at our Winfield site. Upon graduation he looked for work in Kelowna and got hired on by Hall Constructors who has expanded their operations into the Valley. Matt is starting as a junior operator and will fill in occasionally as a labourer. He will have the opportunity to operate all six pieces of equipment as well as work in the Lower Mainland.