Nine self-paced courses · Built around NCCCO exams

Crane operator, rigging and signalperson courses for Alaskans

Pick the course that lines up with the card your employer or next contract requires. Every one is online and self-paced, so you can study in camp, at home in the off-season or between flights.

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Courses

  • Mobile Crane

    Study for the NCCCO mobile crane written exams on your own schedule, from a rough-terrain hydro in a Mat-Su subdivision to a crawler on a Kenai Peninsula bridge or a crane barged into a village for the summer.

  • Articulating Crane

    Self-paced study for the NCCCO articulating crane written exams, with or without a winch, aimed at Alaska drivers who run a knuckleboom on a delivery truck.

  • Service Truck Crane

    Exam prep for the NCCCO service truck crane credential, written for mechanics and lube techs who run a small telescopic crane off the back of a service body.

  • Rigger I

    Get ready for the NCCCO Rigger Level I written exam with lessons on slings, hitches, hardware and inspection, aimed at Alaska workers who hook and unhook routine loads.

  • Signalperson

    Prepare for the NCCCO Signalperson written exam with lessons on standard hand signals, voice commands and radio discipline, for Alaska crews who direct cranes in dark, cold and noisy conditions.

  • Tower Crane

    Online preparation for the NCCCO Tower Crane Operator written exam, for Alaskans running or moving toward hammerhead, luffing-jib or self-erecting cranes on downtown, campus and industrial projects.

  • Digger Derrick

    Study for the NCCCO Digger Derrick Operator written exam on your own schedule, with material shaped around pole setting, frozen ground and Alaska line work.

  • Rigger II

    Study for the NCCCO Rigger Level II written exam: estimating weights, finding centers of gravity and building multi-leg rigs, for Alaska riggers who plan non-routine lifts on their own.

  • Recertification

    A self-paced refresher for operators whose five-year NCCCO mobile crane card is coming due, built to fit a winter off-season or the days off between rotations.

Matching a course to the machine you run

Start with the equipment. Hydraulic truck cranes, rough-terrain cranes and crawlers point to the mobile crane operator course. Knuckle-boom trucks that deliver lumber, modular units and freight call for articulating crane operator prep, while mechanics running a crane on a shop or lube truck usually want the service truck crane course. Line crews at electric co-ops and telecoms setting poles should look at digger derrick operator prep.

If you hook loads or direct the crane rather than run it, choose Rigger Level I, Rigger Level II or signal person. Operators whose card expires within the next year should take the recertification course instead of starting over.

What studying looks like

Each course is a set of online lessons followed by practice questions written in the style of the certification exams. It runs in a phone browser as well as on a laptop, so a weak camp connection or a short break is enough to make progress. There is no class schedule and no set start date.

Employers putting a whole crew through certification before a season or a project start can enroll several people at once. Say so in the enrollment form and an advisor will set it up.

Line up your crane certification prep from anywhere in Alaska

Let us know the card you need — operator, rigger or signal person — and the community you work out of, whether that's on the road system or off it. An enrollment advisor writes back with a matching course and a plan for getting your written and practical exams on the calendar.

  • Lessons open around the clock, on any phone, tablet or laptop
  • Practice questions shaped like the NCCCO written tests
  • Help mapping out where and when to take your hands-on practical

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