Students work in their outdoor classroom during the first week of instruction at a heavy equipment operator school north of Innisfail on Thursday.
The training program, which is operated by Interior Heavy Equipment Operator School Ltd. of Winfield, B.C., is providing courses related to graders, loaders, dozers, backhoes and excavators.
In addition to hands-on training, students receive classroom instruction. Additional information about the school can be obtained online at www.iheschool.com.