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Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Program

The Heavy Duty Equipment Technician program is designed to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to work on industrial and construction vehicles, such as mining trucks and bulldozers, as well as heavy equipment used in construction, forestry, materials handling, landscaping, and land clearing.

Program Overview

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 manufacturers' specifications, they identify and repair problems in structural, mechanical, or hydraulic systems.

Heavy Mechanical Foundation

The Heavy Mechanical Foundation program can lead to various pathways, including three Red Seal Trades: Truck and Transport Mechanic, Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, and Transport Trailer Technician; and to the Diesel Engine Mechanic Provincial Certification of Qualification.

What You'll Learn

• Heavy duty equipment technician training to enter the trade as an apprentice
• Diesel engine mechanic training to enter the trade as an apprentice
• Truck and transport mechanic training to enter the trade as an apprentice

What Makes Our Program Unique

• Our instructors are OEM trained and certified Red Seal technicians who understand the trade and how to help you succeed
• Work on a large selection of on and off-road trucks and equipment, and the latest training simulators
• Benefit from a small school feel that puts the student first

What You'll Graduate With

• Heavy Mechanical Foundation Certificate of Completion
• The in-school technical training required for Level 1 Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Diesel Engine Mechanic, Transport Trailer Technician, and Truck and Transport Mechanic Apprenticeships
• 450 hours of work-based training time towards Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Diesel Engine Mechanic, Transport Trailer Technician, and Truck and Transport Mechanic Apprenticeships

Program Requirements

• High school graduation (or equivalent) or mature student status
• English 11 with a minimum grade of C (or equivalent)
• Math 10 with a minimum grade of C (any Math 10 or equivalent)

Statistics

• 82% of graduates from this program are in the labor force
• 69% of graduates from this program are satisfied with their training
• 70% quality of instruction rated by program graduates

Locations and Program Length

• Locations: Kamloops, Williams Lake
• Program length: 32 weeks

Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Apprenticeship

The Heavy Mechanical Trades apprentice program is common training for Level 1 through Level 3, followed by Level 4 trade-specific training. Apprentices register in their trade with SkilledTradesBC and attend the required common and trade-specific technical training at TRU, depending on their pathway.

Technical Training Levels

• Level 1: 300 hours delivered over 10 weeks
• Level 2: 240 hours delivered over 8 weeks
• Level 3: 180 hours delivered over 6 weeks
• Level 4: 120 hours delivered over 4 weeks

Apprenticeship Training Dates

Costs for Heavy Mechanical Programs

Fees are subject to change. Costs include items such as student/ancillary fees, books, personal tools, and safety gear, which are kept by students when they graduate from the program.

• Foundation Tuition: varies
• Student and lab fees: varies
• Learning guides and/or textbooks: varies
• Health and Dental Plan: varies
• CSA work boots, clear safety glasses, 1 pair hi-vis 100% cotton coveralls: varies
• Total: varies
• Optional training:
  • Forklift: $200
  • Airbrakes: $150
  • Apprenticeship Level 4: Five weeks tuition and fees: varies
  • Level 3: Six weeks tuition and fees: $805.62
  • Level 2: Eight weeks tuition and fees: $1,073.20
  • Level 1: Ten weeks tuition and fees: varies

Instructors

Lyle Hirowatari

Lyle has been involved with the heavy mechanical trades for over 36 years. He holds Heavy Duty Mechanics and Part Person Red Seal qualifications and his Provincial Instructor Diploma, and is a certified forklift and aisle truck instructor, CVSE inspector and instructor, and LPG/CNG installation technician.

Kyle Doiron

No information provided.

Brad Kozubski

No information provided.