Learning from experienced, Journeyperson certified, industry-trained instructors, you will receive hands-on education with exposure to an extensive working shop and tool room.
Building off of the Agriculture and Heavy Equipment certificate, this one-year program will expand on your understanding of the fundamentals of heavy equipment repair as you choose from one of two majors: Agricultural Equipment or Heavy Equipment.
Program Intakes: Fall Intake – September program start
Applications Open: First Wednesday (9 a.m.) of October
Length of Program: Certificate + One Year
Method of Delivery: On-Campus
Credentials: Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will receive a diploma in Agricultural and Heavy Equipment, majoring in Agriculture Equipment or Heavy Equipment.
Apprenticeship: Diploma graduates who meet the academic requirements, specializing in either Agricultural or Heavy equipment, are eligible to write Apprenticeship exams for full technical accreditation towards their specific trade.
AIT (Alberta's Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board) recognizes hours in the program for a portion of your on-the-job training hours apprenticeship requirements; hours are trade dependent (details).
You will also be well placed to attain Alberta Journeyperson Status pending the completion of the remaining on-the-job training hours specified by Alberta Industry Trade Board. Olds College of Agriculture & Technology also offers the Agricultural Equipment Technician Apprenticeship and Heavy Equipment Technician Apprenticeship program for prospective students who are currently employed and wish to pursue journeyman status.
Students choose a major to specialize in. Options include:
Agricultural Equipment Major
Learn to repair, overhaul and maintain agricultural equipment including tractors, tillage equipment, seeding equipment, and harvesting equipment. You may specialize in service and repair of fuel injection pumps and injectors, engine overhaul, hydraulic systems, power shift transmissions or specific types of equipment (combines, forage harvesters, tractors, etc.). A strong pathway into precision farming systems is also included.
Heavy Equipment Major
Learn to maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy vehicles and industrial equipment as well as various types of vehicles and equipment including internal combustion engines, tracked equipment, earth moving equipment, rubber tired equipment, on-and-off highway trucks, or towed on-and-off highway trailers.