How Can Excavator Operators Train for Underground Utility Work?
Cat® Simulators has launched a new Next Gen Excavator Underground Utilities package, allowing operators to safely practice exposing and extending water, gas, and electrical services in a virtual environment. Featuring four realistic scenarios, authentic Cat® controls, performance reporting, and SimScholars® curriculum integration, the package helps operators develop safe, job-ready excavation skills.
Learn more about the benefits of this new package.
How Boyd Cat Uses Simulation to Build the Construction Workforce
When Boyd Cat invested in a full-motion Cat® Simulators system in 2017, the goal was to help customers and partners strengthen operator training and build confidence before entering real machines. Nearly a decade later, that investment has become a valuable workforce development tool across Kentucky.
From supporting Cleary Construction’s apprentice program to helping educational institutions like Bowling Green Area Technical Center train future operators, Cat Simulators have played a key role in attracting, training and retaining the next generation of heavy equipment professionals. The simulators provide safe, hands-on experience while reducing equipment wear, fuel costs and training risks.
Today, Boyd Cat continues to use Cat Simulators for employee training, community outreach and customer engagement, helping create stronger operator pipelines and career opportunities throughout the region.
Read more about how Boyd Cat, Cleary Construction and local education partners are using simulation technology to develop tomorrow’s workforce.
Cat Technologies Improve Safety & Production
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SimScholars Completes the Training Experience
SimScholars® curriculum pairs seamlessly with Cat® Simulators to provide a turn-key learning solution for heavy equipment training programs. Designed for classroom or remote use, it combines learner guides, videos, interactive lessons, quizzes, tests, competency tracking and controls instruction with hands-on simulator training. An on-staff curriculum specialist helps instructors integrate the program and extend learning beyond the simulator. Available across all Cat® Simulators models, SimScholars creates a smooth, cost-effective bridge from classroom instruction to simulator practice and real-world field application.
Learn more about SimScholars or book a demo to see how it can elevate your training program.
