Geoffrey Schmidt

West Coast Training is a Veteran owned, private vocational school, established in 1959, Accredited by the Better Business Bureau and licensed by the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. We partner nationwide with a growing number of State Agencies, including Employment Security, Dept of Vocational Rehabilitation, Workman’s Compensation, and the Veteran’s Administration to assist and provide employable skills to motivated individuals who want careers in the Heavy Construction Industry. As an Accredited Training Unit of the National Center for Construction & Education Research (NCCER) under the sponsorship of CITC of Washington, our Heavy Equipment graduates have the opportunity to earn NCCER credentials and documentation of training accomplishments via Online National Registry, along with our Nationally Recognized Diploma confirming each graduate’s competency as an Entry Level Equipment Operator. West Coast Training programs begin every calendar month and range from 4 weeks to 24 weeks in the following specialized construction fields: 1. Heavy Equipment Operations (8 – 16 weeks available) 2. NCCCO (Nat’l Commission for Certification of Crane Operators) Mobile Crane Operator (4 weeks) 3. Class-A Commercial Driver Licensing (4 weeks) 4. Class-B Commercial Driver Licensing (48 hours) 5. HazWoper 120 (OSHA) Certification (40 hours)