SimScholars® Advanced Excavator Certificate, Cat® Simulators

About This Certificate

This certificate builds on foundational excavator simulator knowledge with more advanced applications, including precision grading and complex jobsite scenarios.

How to Prepare to Test:

Coursework is delivered through the SimScholars® Curriculum, a learning platform with guides, videos, how-to graphics and interactive lessons built around the excavator simulator's controls and technologies. Instructors can track individual and group progress in the classroom or remotely, and an offline mobile app lets learners complete coursework on a tablet without an internet connection.

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Certificate Testing:

After completing the SimScholars® Curriculum, learners can take a proctored SimScholars® Advanced Excavator Certificate, Cat® Simulators, exam on the iCEV Testing Platform. Those who earn the certificate demonstrate they are proficient in operating the simulator.

Lesson Outline:

• Walkaround. Learn pre-operation machine inspection procedures.
• Control Familiarization. Learn and understand operator controls and dashboard symbols.
• Maneuver Hoisted Object. Practice maneuvering the machine while lifting and carrying an object using the bucket.
• Trenching & Pipe Installation. Perform trenching operations and pipe placement for underground utility installation.
• Dig Footings. Practice excavation operations to dig building footings.
• Clear Debris Pile. Use the excavator and thumb tool attachment to load debris into a truck.
• Bench Loading. Learn to load a truck from a bench position in a tight space.
• Machine Offloading & Onloading at Trailer. Learn to load and unload a machine from a trailer.