Continuing Education

FDRO150 - Calculations and Rigging

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Course Overview

Discover the mathematical calculations and rigging skills needed in a wide range of trades, including foundation drilling. Calculating mathematical equations and rigging are essential skills in foundation drilling. Explore basic math operations with whole numbers, decimals and fractions. Determine ratio and proportion to solve drilling and rigging math problems. Calculate in either the imperial or metric measurement systems and convert measurements from one system to the other. Boost your safety by diving into the different types of rigging slings, hardware, and hand signals.

With the skills that you gain in this course, you will be able to perform a variety of calculations and describe rigging equipment and hoisting procedures.

Upcoming Offerings

This course is part of these programs or course groups:

Foundation Drill Rig Operator


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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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