Western States Operating Engineers Institute of Training is an interstate licensed college as well as a non profit organization and trust fund. We are licensed by the authority of the Private Vocational Schools Act, chapter 28C.10 RCW and WAC 490-105.

Our college provides a variety of innovative up-to-date classroom and hands-on courses and seminars specifically designed to give our students the latest knowledge and technology necessary to become successful in today's fast moving construction industry.

Our excellent classroom facilities provide for effectual, unique and dynamic presentations from some of the most qualified instructors in their fields. Instructor and student interaction is an essential part of our participation style of classroom instruction. Our extensive up-to-date fleet of construction equipment and machinery equipped with the latest in advanced technology provides the critical link between our classrooms and the field.

We have a 60-acre campus located 18 miles south of Spokane, Washington - just a twenty minute drive. The training site provides the perfect environment for our students to develop their classroom lecture knowledge along with actual hands-on skill training simulated in the field like that is often found on today's most complex construction sites.

Skills learned at our facility provide the necessary tools to develop a competitive, highly skilled, conscious and safe worker, whether they are an entry level Apprentice, a seasoned Crane Operator or a Construction Manager. We have a variety of useful and meaningful courses specifically designed to be helpful in today's construction industry.

Our school provides Apprenticeship training in the States of Washington and Idaho and has Standards of Apprenticeship approved by both the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training U.S. Department of Labor. Western States Operating Engineers Institute of Training provides Apprenticeship opportunities for skilled Occupational Objectives of the Heavy Duty Mechanic Repairperson, Construction Equipment Operator, Technical Engineer and Hoisting Engineer for the Apprenticeship community.

Western States Operating Engineers Institute of Training is funded through our membership and the employers of the organized labor construction industry. Our workers operate and maintain the heavy duty equipment and cranes that construct and build our communities. Whether it is the street you drive on, the parking garages you park in, the bridges you drive over, the freeways you travel on, or the landmarks you visit, such as the Statue of Liberty, Grand Coulee Dam, and the Golden Gate Bridge, you can bet they were built by Operating Engineers and their employers.