Eligible IUOE 955 members have the ability to access our industry-leading training at two different facilities: the Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre just north of Edmonton, and IUOE's International Training Centre in Crosby, Texas.
Our Greater Edmonton-based facility provides safety and equipment-based training out of the Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre.
Our education centre currently owns 28 pieces of equipment, including:
TADANO RT CRANE GR 550
XL-2LTM 1070 ALL-TERRAIN WITH DOLLY
KOBELCO CRAWLER CRANE
ARTICULATED HAUL TRUCKS
TELEHANDLER
BULLDOZERS
EXCAVATORS
GRADERS
SKID STEER
WHEEL LOADER
The Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre, IUOE 955's training facility.
The Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre also offers AT training courses, 1st year Mobile Crane courses, and 3rd year Mobile Crane courses, and Tower Crane Technical Training.
In addition to our Alberta-based training facility, IUOE 955 members also have the option to attend training courses at our International Training and Conference Centre in Crosby, Texas.
For IUOE 955 members, a trip to our Texas training facility includes transfer from the airport to our cash-free facility, where all lodging, food and beverages are provided.
The International Training and Conference Center was opened in the spring of 2018 and boasts the following features:
- EXPANSIVE 237 ACRE CAMPUS
- 8,201 SQ FT CONFERENCE SPACE, SEATING UP TO 900 PEOPLE
- 15 CLASSROOMS AND LABS
- 12-PAD CRANE FIELD
- PIPELINE TRAINING SCHOOL
- UNDERGROUND UTILITY TRAINING
- HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAINING ON:
- EXCAVATOR, BULLDOZER, GRADER, ROCK TRUCK AND MORE
- DROAN TRAINING FOR SURVEYORING
- MODERN SIMULATOR ROOMS
- HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANICS SHOP
- MULTIPLE WELDING BAYS
- 227 ROOM DORMITORY WITH A FITNESS CENTRE AND FULL DINING FACILITIES
- CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE HOUSTON AREA