About Technicians for Africa

When working with heavy equipment, it is essential to be familiar with the machinery and its applications.

Caterpillar has launched the Technicians for Africa Project. The website, which is available in French, Portuguese and English, is leveraging Caterpillar’s existing, state of the art e-learning solutions and makes them available for anyone that has the ambition to develop a career as a heavy equipment Technician.

Both experienced technicians and vocational students will find Caterpillar training very useful in giving a solid foundation when it comes to understanding the heavy equipment that they work with every day. This free online training.

Curriculum consists of 18 courses: four introductory courses, ten Level 1 courses and four Level 2 courses. You’ll find the courses interesting and compelling with lots of interactivity and animation. It contains easy-to-understand, technical insights about safety and basic fundamental systems like electrical, hydraulics and powertrain, Completion time is estimated to take approximately 3-6 months. (Yes. That’s right. It’s comprehensive. This is the real deal and you’ll need to work hard but the results could be well worth the effort.)

Once you successfully complete the program you will be able to print out a certificate of completion. You can use it in the market place to improve your chances of landing a technicians job in the auto industry, the trucking industry or the heavy equipment field. And you can use it to help gain entry into a leading vocational school.

Register now on the Technicians for Africa website.