This Program is offered at the following campus locations:
Fort St. John
Description:
Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians overhaul, repair and service equipment such as graders, loaders, shovels, tractors, trucks, forklifts, drills, and wheeled and tracked vehicles. Working from manufacturer specifications, they identify and repair problems in structural, mechanical, or hydraulic systems.
Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians work on industrial and construction vehicles, such as mining trucks and bulldozers; on heavy equipment used in construction, forestry, materials handling, landscaping, and land clearing; as well as on buses and large trucks. Heavy Duty Equipment Technician is a nationally designated trade under the Inter-Provincial Red Seal Program.
Certification: Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Certificate.
Program Contact: Pam Eales
Dean: Jeff Lekstrom
Admission Requirements:
Level 1
- Registered Apprentice with the Industry Training Authority; or
- Successful completion of a related Foundation Trades Training program.
- Successful completion of Module 1 program/examination, or
- Completion of Module 1 exemption form by employer.
Level 2
- Successful completion of Level 1 Apprenticeship Technical Training; or
- Successful challenge of Industry Training Authority Level 1 Placement Exam.
Level 3
- Successful completion of Level 2 Apprenticeship Technical Training; or
- Successful challenge of Industry Training Authority Level 2 Placement Exam.
Level 4
- Successful completion of Level 3 Apprenticeship Technical Training; or
- Successful challenge of Industry Training Authority Level 3 Placement Exam.
Program Length (Weeks): Six weeks per level
Program Length (Hours): 180
Available Seats: 16
Application Deadline: Until course start date
Career Prospects:
Heavy Duty vehicle sales or parts person, parts or sales manager, business or dealership owner, college instructor, mechanical engineer.
Affiliations:
British Columbia Industry Training Authority.
Additional Requirements and Supplies:
- Tuition, materials, student fees, application fees
- CSA approved footwear
- CSA safety glasses with clear lenses
- Once accepted, students are required to pay a non-refundable, non-transferable, non-deferrable, deposit to hold a seat in the program
- Textbooks
- Students are required to sign and adhere to the Trades and Apprenticeship Safety and Attendance Policy
Eligibility for Canada Student Loans: No
Required Minimum Grade: 70%
Residency Requirements: 100%
Additional Information:
Intake schedule for this program is available here.
Courses: