360° Excavator Training (NPORS)
NPORS-accredited 360° excavator training for tracked and wheeled machines, above and below 10 tonnes, delivered on your site.
Who it's for
If any of these sound like your organisation, this is the right course.
- Groundworks, civils and demolition contractors
- Utilities and drainage teams
- Experienced operators needing a card or renewal
- Employers verifying competence after taking on new staff
What's covered
Every session is practical, and tailored to the way your team actually works.
- Operator responsibilities, site safety and exclusion zones
- Pre-use inspection, defect reporting and machine documentation
- Controls, tracking and machine set-up
- Excavating to profile, grading and backfilling
- Working near services, structures and excavation edges
- Quick hitches, attachments and safe changeover
- Lifting operations with an excavator where applicable
- Loading and securing for transport
- Theory test and practical assessment
How it works
Numbers, sites and any deadlines — an audit, a new contract or a certificate about to lapse.
We recommend the right course and confirm dates, group sizes and a fixed price.
Training runs at your premises, around your rota, with everything we need brought with us.
Learners receive their certificates, and we remind you before anything expires.
Questions
Anything else, just call us on 0151 558 1470.
Above or below 10 tonnes — which do we need?
Whichever matches the machines your operators will use. The training standards differ, and the card records the category, so we'll match the course to your fleet.
Do you cover lifting duties?
Where your operators lift with an excavator, yes — this needs to be agreed before the course so the right standard is followed.
How long does novice training take?
360° excavator novice training is the longest of the plant categories, and the duration depends on candidate numbers and machine availability. We'll confirm it in the quote.
Book 360° Excavator
Tell us your numbers and dates and we'll come back with a tailored plan and quote, usually within one working day.
0151 558 1470