About Us
Practical, on-site training from someone who's spent his career on the tools, not in a classroom.
My Story
I spent 13 years working across crane operating, rigging and dogman roles (including tower cranes, crawler cranes, mobile cranes and Franna/TIDD cranes) before I ever stood in front of a classroom. In that time, I watched the same problem play out on site after site: workplaces need their people trained and compliant, but they can't afford to pull a whole crew off the job for a full day, sometimes longer, just to sit through a refresher course.
Health & safety training gets pushed back. Compliance deadlines creep closer. Productivity takes the hit either way, whether the training happens or not.
I built Datum Training to solve that problem directly. Instead of asking your team to come to us, we come to you: training delivered on-site, alongside the work your crew is already doing, so certifications get met without the operational cost of a day (or more) of downtime.
Credentials
Datum Training is built on hands-on industry experience, formal trainer accreditation, and direct NZTA approval.
Hands-on industry experience operating tower cranes, crawler cranes, mobile cranes and Franna/TIDD cranes, plus rigging and dogman work, before becoming a trainer.
Certified and accredited trainer through Vertical Horizons and Industry Training Works.
Approved to deliver bridge engineering self-supervision (BESS) training under the name Sonny van Tol: view the approved assessors list on the NZTA website.
Who We Work With
Datum Training works with workplace training departments, fleet managers and safety officers at construction and industrial sites nationwide, currently strongest across Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Fleet managers and safety officers who need refresher training delivered without disrupting operations.
Crews who repeatedly perform the same crane, rigging or lifting task and want a workplace-specific SOP built around it.
