Located about 10 miles south of Bowling Green, OH and four miles east of I-75 Exit 171, the Cygnet Training Center is recognized as one of the top training centers for Operating Engineers in North America. Built on 160 acres in Southeast Wood County by the Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship & Training Fund, this training center first opened its doors for training in January 2000. The facility consists of a 8,250-sq.-ft. building with three classrooms equipped with state-of-the art audio-visual equipment, a computer lab, offices for staff and instructors, and a lunch room. Attached is a 6,400-sq.-ft. shop boasting a 10-ton overhead crane covering two large bays. The shop has state-of-the-art hot-water heat in the floor supplemented by a waste-oil furnace. Connected to the shop is a 16,000-sq.-ft. all-weather training building. Equipped with carbon monoxide sensors and exhaust system, the building can support the operation of up to six pieces of construction equipment simultaneously. Paving, grader, and directional boring classes are also held in the building. Outside training areas include a concrete pad with permanent industrial and RT forklift practical tests, and a stone pad with cranes set up for all three CCO practical tests. There is also room on the stone pad for CDL class A & B maneuverability training. Nearby is a large, elevated dirt pad used for dozer, backhoe, excavator, loader, and grader training. Dragline and clamshell training is also available on request. Borrow pits and stockpiles are used for scraper and push-cat training.
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