Pre-Apprenticeship Heavy Equipment Technician

This 4-week program offers the essential safety certification, hands-on skills, and workplace awareness to begin in the heavy equipment technician field.

Overview

Program Length
4 weeks
Currently Offered In
Calgary

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Description

Heavy equipment technicians maintain, repair and overhaul heavy vehicles and industrial heavy equipment, and commercial transport devices connected to or moved by a power unit. 

The Pre-Apprenticeship Heavy Equipment Technician program is a four-week training program designed to prepare women to begin their careers as a Heavy Equipment Technician (HET).

Classroom training consists of completion of required safety tickets, hands-on training and WBF best practices to prepare the student to begin employment. 

Courses and Skills

  • Standard First Aid – CPR A & AED  
  • CSTS 2020 & WHMIS   
  • Overhead Crane & Hoisting
  • Common Safety Orientation (CSO)  
  • WBF Best Practices   
  • Healthy Choices  
  • Financial Tool Kit  
  • Hands-on skills training 
  • Math Review  
  • Career Development   

Admission Requirements

Prerequisites to apply:

  • Full class 5 driver’s licence (no GDL) 
  • Clean criminal record check (recommended) 
  • Academic requirements to expedite movement into Apprenticeship role:   

English 20-2, Math 20-3, and Science 10 
 or
a pass mark in all five Canadian GED tests 
or
successful pass of the Alberta AIT exam  

 

Admissions Steps:

  • Program interview
  • Successful completion of fitness screening (50lb lift/carry) and drug & alcohol assessment  

 

Applicants will receive an email to learn about next steps.  

Learn more about our application process here > 

 

Program Cost

  • Tuition and supplies for this program are funded by WBF partners.
  • Additional funding and awards may be available to support living expenses while in the program.  

Employment Opportunities

After finishing the program, graduates will be interviewed for entry-level positions with WBF employment partners. 

Our employer partners are committed to safe, inclusive workplace cultures and to supporting our graduates’ career progression, which they show by signing on as a WBF Employer of Choice. 

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Information Sessions

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