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On some jobsites, operators and riggers are expected to know their trade, and they do. On many others, the people hooking up the load have never been shown how to rig or signal safely, and nobody has explained what their role in the lift actually is.
The operator ends up as the one everyone looks to for answers. That means climbing down from the cab, again and again, to show a crew how to rig their load properly, what hazards to watch for, how to run a pre-lift meeting so everyone knows their job, and how to keep people out from under the load.
Teaching those crews, and the journeymen and apprentices who came to us when they couldn't figure out how to safely rig a slightly irregular or more complex load, is the most satisfying part of the job, especially when it just “clicks” and they understand what you are teaching them.
We believe we should set an example for those around us and be the subject matter expert. One short lesson you give your peers one day could inspire others, and gradually lead to even safer jobsites for everyone.
Crane schools do not close that gap often enough. Too much of the training on offer is built the wrong way round:
A certification card should mean you understand the work, not just that you got through a test week.
Our primary goal is educating people about cranes and rigging. Passing the exam matters, but it should come from understanding the material, not from memorizing answers.
Everyone has their own needs, and they cannot all be met in a short window of time. Here you take each lesson as slowly or as quickly as you need, and go back to anything as often as you like.
Lessons are written to be consistent with OSHA 1926 Subpart CC, ASME B30.5 and the other standards that apply, and each lesson says which one it is quoting.
What you get, what it costs, what is finished and what is still being built: all of it is shown plainly. If something goes wrong, our complaints process is published for anyone to read.
Every student should get a fair, equal and uncompromised experience on the way through the certification process, with every compliance requirement kept.
A lift is only as safe as the people rigging and signalling it. That is why there is a Signal Person course, and rigging courses are on the way.
Currently, we only offer online exam preparation for the CCO Mobile Crane Operator certification exams, but, like you, we also plan to evolve and widen the impact we make on our community.
We want to prove our legitimacy to anyone who may question it, and with good reason: trust is hard to earn. Full compliance means making sure every candidate is treated fairly and the integrity of the certification program is kept. The only way we can do that is to lead by example.
Accreditation involves extensive audits, interviews and more, to verify that our program is legitimate and that we actually provide the services we tell you we offer.
One day, we plan to offer in-person classes for anyone who wants a more personalized, in-depth learning experience with an instructor there in the room. That means building the course to make better use of the student's time: tighter content, more visual aids, multimedia such as videos, and keeping students engaged while still teaching. Alongside the classroom, it would include a real introduction to cranes, on an actual crane. Nobody likes to sit in a classroom all day.
To make a program like this work best, we think classes should move to a more streamlined setup, such as 2 hours of classroom study followed by 2 hours of crane time. That is the tough part: a lot of crane schools don't have cranes for all their students. This is where rigging, signaling and self-study come into play. One trainee operates, one rigs and one signals: the perfect trio. Everyone learns and stays engaged. More people than that? They study specialized courses on our platform, then everyone rotates. This is just what we believe the future could be.
2 Hours
Classroom study
2 Hours
Crane time
Operates
One trainee
Rigs
One trainee
Signals
One trainee
Self-study
Everyone else, on our platform
Then everyone rotates.
Our long-term goal is to run and maintain the highest quality online crane exam preparation program in the world, and to offer the best experience a student could have in person: in an actual classroom, learning real skills such as setting up and operating cranes properly, rigging real loads (not just buckets), unloading trailers, simulating the real-life scenarios operators work through every day, and signaling cranes by hand, by radio and more.
The aim is the highest quality crane education we can provide, with full transparency and full compliance to ensure the integrity of the certification process.
To every one of you who has supported us, and to those who continue to: you help us move forward toward our true end goal, educating America.
See how we teach. Try the free demo, or get in touch if you have a question for us.