Logging Equipment Operator Academy

Hinds Community College is offering a Logging Academy Program in partnership with Mississippi Logging Association and Mississippi Forestry Commission. The academy is an 8 to 16-week program designed to equip students with little or no experience to become a logging equipment operator with safety certifications as well as Professional Logging Manager (PLM) status.

Mississippi residents may qualify for grant funds to cover a portion or all of the cost of tuition.

This course will consist of classroom instruction in forestry concepts, logging safety, and basic business concepts specific to logging. Field sessions will reinforce classroom training and provide actual equipment operation.

Logging equipment operators operate heavy machines like skidders, feller-bunchers, loaders, dozers, and graders. An operator must work in a fast-paced, physically demanding job that requires attention to detail and good eye-hand coordination.

Requirements

  • Must be 18+ years of age

  • Must be able to pass a DOT drug test

  • Must have a valid driver’s license

  • Must be able to provide own transportation

  • Previous experience with equipment operation (farm tractors, dozers, etc.) is desirable but not required.

  • $50 Registration fee

For more info, please contact:

Wayne Withers, Logging Equipment Operator Instructor

Email: thomas.withers@hindscc.edu Phone: 601.857.3583