Program Overview

Program Overview

Crane Operation, Rigging and Construction Techniques is a unique program in Ontario that prepares students for a career in the construction industry, particularly in the field of hoisting. The program is designed to provide students with the theoretical and practical skills needed to work in the construction industry, with a focus on job safety.

Program Highlights

• Success Stories
• Resources

Admission Requirements

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• Grade 12 Mathematics (C, M or U)
• Recommended: Technical Mathematics

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

Durham College offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math. Domestic applicants that are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s) i.e., Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.

Tuition

• Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
• Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

Semester 1 Courses

• Intro to Cranes (CHIN 1040)
• Job Safety (CHJS 1000)
• Maintenance I (CHMA 1010)
• Rigging Theory (CHRT 1020)
• Tools I (CHTO 1030)
• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Mathematics I (MATH 1424)

Career Options

• Crane operator apprentice
• Rigger
• 0-8 ton operator
• Class 7 forklift operator
• Construction worker

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions.

Tech Requirements

• Processor: i3
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 256GB SSD
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Education x64 SP1
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome (newest version) or Firefox (newest version)
• Network Adapter: 802.11ac 2.4/5 GHz wireless adapter
• Camera: Webcam/built-in camera
• Internet connection

Meet Your Faculty Experts

• Lukasz Buczkowski, Faculty Member, Faculty of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship (STA)

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Land Acknowledgement

Durham College is situated on the traditional lands of the First Peoples of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. These lands are covered under the Williams Treaties and rest within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg. We offer our gratitude to the Indigenous Peoples who care for and, through the treaty process, share the lands on which we live, learn, teach and prosper today.