This five-day course provides training in the safe operation of boom trucks for personnel engaged in wellhead pumping, wireline, coiled tubing operations, snubbing and perforating operations, and rig up and rig out slant service rig operations. Topics include boom truck inspections, safe operating practices, rules and responsibilities, reading and using capacity charts, wire rope and rigging safety, and hands-on boom truck operation.

This course has been approved by Alberta Advanced Education as meeting the training requirement for Wellhead Boom Truck Operator certification. The Alberta Advanced Education Wellhead Boom Truck Operator certification is also accepted by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission for wellhead operations in Saskatchewan. Enform’s Wellhead Boom Truck Operator training certificate is endorsed by WorkSafeBC for wellhead operations in British Columbia. However, operators must register with the British Columbia Association of Crane Safety (BCACS) before they can work in BC. Please visit the BCACS website at www.bcacs.ca for more information.

Candidates who reside in Alberta wishing to pursue an apprenticeship for this craft must first submit a completed Apprenticeship Application Form to Alberta Advanced Education for approval. Application forms are available from any Alberta Advanced Education Career Development Centre or at http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/ . Upon acceptance as a Registered Apprentice, the candidate may register for the course and examination. Additional information on Wellhead Boom Truck Operator certification is available at the Alberta Advanced Education web site at http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/ .

Upon successful completion of the course, practical skills assessment and an Alberta Learning written examination, candidates will receive an Enform training certificate. Upon successful completion of all apprenticeship requirements (one 12-month period including a minimum of 100 hours on-the-job training), the candidate must apply to Alberta Advanced Education to receive an Alberta Wellhead Boom Truck Operator Journeyman Certificate from Alberta Advanced Education.

• Have at least 150 hours and 18 months of hands-on work experience as a wellhead boom truck operator. (Time spent on supervisory or foreman duties, counter work, heading the tool crib, or at training courses is NOT credited as hands-on work experience.);
• Complete the Qualification Certificate Program Application located at http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/ and submit it to an Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office. A person has two options:

1. Pay the required fees as identified on the application noted above. (This application fee covers the verification and assessment of the applicant’s work experience hours/months as well as one attempt at the Qualification Certificate theory examination, which is scheduled by Alberta Advanced Education. The Qualification Certificate practical examination requires a separate fee as identified on the application noted above and is also scheduled by Alberta Advanced Education.)
2. Pay the required fees as identified on the application noted above. (This application fee covers the verification and assessment of the applicant’s work experience hours/months as well as one attempt at the Qualification Certificate theory examination. Register for an Enform Wellhead Boom Truck Operator Course, which includes the written examination.) Note: This must be coordinated through Alberta Industry Training prior to registering for the Enform course. Prior to registering for the Enform course, applicants must have their work experience verified by Apprenticeship and Industry Training Office.

• Prepare for the exam(s) (see Exam Counseling Sheets) at http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/
• Review related books and materials (see Textbook and Resource List) at http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/;
• Successfully complete the required exam(s).

• (Email) registrar@enform.ca
• (Fax) (403) 250-1289

• Wellhead Boom Truck Operator Course Application