Grain elevators on the plains, hydroelectric dams on the Missouri and an Air Force base on the edge of town give Great Falls a crane market built on maintenance as much as new construction. Great Falls crane operator certification starts with knowing your load charts, and you can learn them online at your own pace.
Covered construction cranes need an operator certified by an accredited testing organization under OSHA 1926.1427. That card comes from NCCCO, CIC, NCCER or OECP, not from a training school.
Montana requires crane operators to complete state certification through the Department of Labor & Industry, in addition to the national card.
Work on a military installation can carry contract-specific safety plans and badging on top of OSHA and state rules.
Check current requirements with OSHA, the Montana Department of Labor & Industry and the project owner.
Elevators, mills and equipment dealers need boom trucks and overhead cranes for repairs, conveyor swaps and machinery deliveries.
Hydro plants schedule turbine and gate maintenance that calls for heavy rigging inside tight powerhouses.
Hangars, housing and infrastructure work bring careful, well-documented lifts. Our public works and DOT crane program suits agency crews.
A common choice for operators running boom trucks for dealers and co-ops.
OECP boom truck overview →Engineered rigging for turbine and gate maintenance.
Advanced rigging prep →Boom truck, mobile crane or rigging: pick the card your employer actually needs.
Self-paced lessons fit harvest season and shift work alike.
Take the proctored written test, then a hands-on practical; review how practical training works first.
Complete the state certification with Labor & Industry before you run covered equipment.
Employers care about the certification card, which comes from passing the accredited exams. Online prep is how you get ready for those exams; it is not a substitute for them.
Montana requires state crane operator certification through Labor & Industry in addition to an accredited card. Our Montana overview explains the layers.
NCCCO is the most widely requested, but CIC, NCCER and OECP are also accredited. Ask your employer, then read our guide to the four certifiers.
The state's largest crane market
Just south along I-15
Popular for boom truck operators
Skills and certification basics
Self-paced, live virtual, classroom and blended mobile crane training each have strengths. Here is how to match the format to your experience, schedule and certification goal.
NCCCO tests by machine type, so your course should too. Match each NCCCO operator designation to the right online prep and learn what to check before you enroll.
Disaster lifts are unplanned, unstable and urgent. Here is how operator, rigger, signalperson and lift director credentials combine on a response team.
Pick a course and start today, or ask us which credential suits ag, power or base work along the Missouri.
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