Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School Ltd. offers training for excavation and construction equipment operators and people wishing to start a career in the industry. At IHES we believe you learn best by doing the theory not just learning it in a classroom. Our schools focus is on heavy equipment hands on training, all we do is train you to operate heavy equipment.

•	Programs are primarily hands-on equipment training on full size equipment up to 35 ton (80,000 lb class) This gives the students confidence on larger sizes of machinery in a variety of soil, slope, terrain, and actual working site conditions.

•	IHES strives to be recognized and acknowledged as the premiere institute of its kind in Canada, by the employers who hire our students, the rest of the industry and related government agencies.

•	IHES maintains the highest standards of heavy equipment operation and safety practices in the industry this ensures that our students will carry professional standards into the field.

•	Preventative maintenance and safety procedures are an important part of training with IHES.

•	In addition to understanding and maneuvering the equipment students learn; soil analysis, site preparation, grade checking, and volume calculations.

•	IHES provides hands-on task training in a positive and practical learning environment accompanied with the appropriate amount of theory to successfully apply the skills and knowledge within current industry requirements.

•	IHES meets or exceeds all industry requirements and continues to research and develop programs.