Equipment Training - Class Schedule
Grades & Stakes
| Class | Location | Date | |
| FULL | Session I - Training Center | Training Ctr. | Mar 3-7 8:00AM |
| FULL | Session II - Training Center | Training Ctr. | Mar 10-14 8:00AM |
| FULL | Session III - Training Center | Training Ctr. | Mar 17-20 8:00AM |
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Session IV - Training Center | Training Ctr. | Mar 24-28 8:00AM |
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Session V - Fargo | Call Fargo Hall | Apr 7-11 8:00AM |
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Session VI - Rochester | Call Rochester Hall | Apr 14-18 8:00AM |
| FULL | Session VII - Mankato | Union Hall | Apr 21-25 8:00AM |
| FULL | Session VIII - Mankato | Union Hall | Apr 28 - May 2 8:00AM |
Operators who develop the “skill” to read and understand stakes and do accurate computations are more employable in excavation.
Grades and Stakes is a five-day class. It covers basic math, use of a calculator, stake reading – including symbols, formulas, plan reading. The hands-on experience will include layout using tapes, the eye level, transit, lasers and their application to
figuring and setting grade. Plan reading will cover basic symbols, dimensioning (including the use of engineers and architectural scales), calculations in square feet – square yards – and cubic yards.
This is an excellent course for anyone involved in dirt work.
