Course Duration
Days: 1 – 10 (last day for CPCS testing) 

Attendees
1 – 4 

Course Objectives

• By the end of the course the operator should be able to:
• Safely use quick hitch.
• Lift and deposit loads.
• Use ancillary attachments (forks).
• Carry out a pre-start inspection.
• Operate safely under varying site conditions.
• Carry out minor adjustments and routine service.
• Demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities under relevant legislation.
• Excavate to various depths and formations and reinstate ground.
• Operate machine safely and correctly in accordance with manufacturers’ manual and instructions and accepted good practice 

Course Summary

• Refuelling procedures
• Road Traffic Act
• Loading vehicles
• Relevant legislation/regulations
• Travelling on inclines
• Lift and move basic slung loads
• Doze, scrape, clam and shovel
• Configure machine for road travel
• Forming stock piles
• Pre-start inspections/maintenance
• Introduction to machine
• Controls and instruments
• Excavate to levels
• Back-filling and levelling
• CPCS Theory Test Preparation
• Repositioning of Backhoe 

Certification
CPCS Trained Operator Card – Valid for 2 years.
Luddon Construction Ltd Theory and Practical Certificate for in-house courses. 

Refresher Period
The CPCS Trained Operator Card is not renewable (see follow-on courses below).
180° Excavator Refresher Course after 3 years for in-house courses. 

Any Other Relevant Information
Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) Testing is carried out to CPCS standards by CPCS Approved Testers. CPCS testing consists of passing a Health, Safety and Environment test, then a CPCS Theory Test followed by a CPCS Practical Test. All tests may be monitored by CPCS. 

Recommended Follow-On Courses
CPCS require that a Vocational Qualification (VQ) in Plant Operations (level 2) on 180° Excavator is achieved within 2 years of gaining a CPCS Trained Operator Card. A CPCS Competent Operator Card, for this category, can be applied for upon achievement of the relevant VQ. The CPCS Competent Operator Card is valid for 5 years and is renewable.