More Than 15,000 People Trained

Experience That Drives Safer Worksites

Duane Gwilliam Training has provided certified safety training for more than 18 years across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and the Northwest Territories. Built on extensive hands-on experience, the training is grounded in a deep understanding of equipment operation, what works, what doesn’t, and how to operate safely and effectively. This real-world expertise allows complex concepts to be communicated clearly, ensuring students leave confident, competent, and job-ready.

Certified Safety Training Instruction

Duane Gwilliam Training delivers industry-approved safety training and equipment certification designed for real-world worksites. Offering hands-on instruction for forklifts, aerial work platforms, cranes, telehandlers, excavators, loaders, skid steers, powered mobile equipment, and fall protection, each course combines regulatory compliance with practical operator training. Trusted across multiple provinces, Duane Gwilliam Training helps individuals and organizations reduce risk, meet safety requirements, and build confident, competent operators.

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Meet Our Instructors

Duane Gwilliam

Founder / Instructor

Industry veteran with 30+ years working with lifting equipment and practical classroom experience delivering site-safe operator training.

Cassandra Smith - Meyer

Instructor

Former field operator turned instructor, Cassandra focuses on skills transfer and real-world troubleshooting for machine operators.

How It Works

What You Can Expect With Us

Classes combine OH&S fundamentals with a practical test and hands-on evaluation; each operator receives a competency certificate on completion.

18+ Years Experience

Trust in our expertise. With 18 years of experience in safety training, we guarantee reliable and top-quality services that set us apart from the rest.

15,000+ People Trained

Join over 15,000 individuals who have completed certification and improved on-site safety metrics and operator proficiency.

Spanning 5 Provinces

Our training teams operate across provinces delivering consistent, accredited instruction to remote and urban worksites alike.

WHY DGT?

Why choose

DUANE GWILLIAM TRAINING?

"You should choose Duane Gwilliam Training because we know these machines inside and out. We know what makes them tick, we know what doesn’t, and we know how to clearly communicate that to our students."