You need to go to a school that offers the certification course. Once completed, you'll need to take a test to demonstrate you know the material.
There is a heavy equipment operator certification. You have to keep the certification up to date.
You will have to get a renewal on heavy equipment operator certification. You have to keep this updated in order to run the equipment.
Have a look at www.heavy-equipment-training.com/national-heavy-equipment-operator-school.cfm. The website will tell you more about becoming certified in heavy construction equipment certification.
Yes, there is a school in Des Moines that offers heavy equipment training. Iowa Vocational Schools is one of them and its website is www.rwm.org/rwm/tf_iow.html
It will cost an estimated $400 to renew a heavy equipment operator certification.
The National Associtaion of Heavy Equipment Trainins Schools (NAHETS) offers a training program, www.heavy-equipment-training.com.
You can receive heavy equipment certification in Wisconsin at at www.heavy-equipment-school.com/.../equipment-operator-training-certificate.html. Another site is www.heavy-equipment-training.com
For certification in your area you can visit www.heavy-equipment-training.com.
The National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools (NAHETS) (http://www.heavy-equipment-training.com/) is a good start. The association connects you with their member schools.
Your best bet is to check out www.heavy-equipment-online.com/index.php, though I believe you will need to do some classwork hands-on as well as online to become proficient with heavy equipment.
Greater Ottawa Truck Training in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada offers heavy equipment training.