Full-time Certificate of Trades Training 1850ttcert

Overview

Heavy duty mechanics maintain, overhaul, recondition, repair and test equipment powered by internal combustion engines or electricity, and without limiting the foregoing, including graders, loaders, shovels, tractors, trucks, forklifts, wheeled and tracked vehicles of all types used in construction, logging, sawmill, manufacturing, mining and other similar industry.

The Program

This 30 week foundation program provides you with the theoretical understanding as well as practical skills needed to become proficient in basic mechanical maintenance and repair of heavy duty machines. You will become familiar with servicing hydraulic systems, air brakes, winches, blades and accessories.

Program Entry

Entrance requirements

BCIT Trades Pre-entry Test is acceptable for high school requirements.

High school graduation is recommended by the Industry Training Authority (ITA). Please refer to the ITA website for current apprenticeship prerequisite information.

Students who wish to attend apprentice technical training must be registered as an apprentice with the Industry Training Authority.

Note: A drivers licence is not required to enter the program. However, it is strongly recommended in order to move vehicles in and out of the shops.

Potential students with medical or physical disabilities should contact the Disability Resource Centre to arrange an interview with the institute's rehabilitation specialist at 604-451-6963 (telephone interview is acceptable for out of town applicants).

Trades Discovery
The Trades Discovery General and Trades Discovery for Women are full-time programs designed to prepare participants to successfully enter and complete a Trades Training program.

Apply to program

Submit an application: online or by mail [PDF].

You can check the status of your application online at any time using the Student Information System.

Scheduled intakes

January, May and September

*Scheduled intakes are subject to change

Application processing

Continual intake program with applications processed throughout the year. Applications are wait-listed (first-come, first-served).

myCommunication

Within 2 to 3 weeks of applying to a program, you will be sent a letter in the mail confirming receipt of your application. The letter will identify your student number, BCIT e-mail address and instructions on how to login to your myBCIT account.

All official BCIT correspondence will be sent to your myBCIT account. Check myCommunication often during the application process and throughout your studies at BCIT.

You can expect to receive communication concerning the status of your application within 2 to 8 weeks.

Costs & Supplies

Tuition fees

Please see the Fees, Payments and Refunds section of the website for more information on full-time tuition fees.

Books and supplies

$905 (general estimated cost, subject to change)

CSA approved safety glasses and footwear required. Footwear must be steel-toed, leather, ankle covering boots.

Financial assistance

Financial assistance may be available for this program. For more information, please contact Student Financial Aid and Awards.

Courses

Class hours

0700–1330, Monday through Friday

Program matrix

Required Courses: Credits
  HDMX 1200 Use Safe Work Practices
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2.0
  HDMX 1201 Describe Heavy Duty Mechanics Trade
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0.0
  HDMX 1202 Process Technical Information
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4.0
  HDMX 1203 Use Hand Tools and Shop Equipment
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4.0
  HDMX 1204 Lift Loads
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2.0
  HDMX 1205 Use Fastenings and Fittings
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2.5
  HDMX 1206 Cut/Weld/Braze and Solder Metals
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2.0
  HDMX 1207 Operate Powered Equipment
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2.0
  HDMX 1208 Service Winches/Working Attach
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2.0
  HDMX 1209 Service Brake Systems
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2.0
  HDMX 1210 Service Hydraulic Systems
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2.0
  HDMX 1211 Overhaul Diesel Engines
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4.0
  HDMX 1212 Select Lubricants and Fluids
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1.5
  HDMX 1213 Service Engine Support Systems
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2.0
  HDMX 1214 Gas and Alternate Fuel Systems
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2.0
  HDMX 1215 Service Diesel Fuel Systems
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1.5
  HDMX 1216 Service Electrical/Electronic System
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4.0
  HDMX 1217 Service Drive Axles and Lines
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4.0
  HDMX 1218 Service Standard Transmission Lines
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2.0
  HDMX 1219 Service Automatic/Powershift
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2.0
  HDMX 1220 Service Bearings and Seals
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2.0
  HDMX 1221 Service Track Type Equipment
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4.0
  HDMX 1222 Service Wheel Type Equipment
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6.0
  HDMX 1223 Solve Mathematical Problems
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0.5
 
Total Credits: 60.0

Transfer credit

Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.

Program Details

Program length

30 weeks, full-time

Grading

The passing grade in each course is 70%. All courses must be passed in order to successfully complete the program.

Program location

Great Northern Way Campus
555 Great Northern Way
Vancouver, BC

Continue your education

Students who complete the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Foundation program will receive technical training credit for Module 1 and 800 work-based hours credit toward completion of the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprenticeship program. Successful completion of the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician Foundation program is a prerequisite to the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprentice program unless exempted at the request of the sponsor.

Industry training authority

BCIT transfers to the Industry Training Authority (ITA) the student's name, contact information, Personal Education Number (PEN), and the name and date of the completed ITA Foundation or Entry Level Trades Training (ELTT) program. This information is used for the purposes of tracking successful completions in order to grant credit towards apprenticeship where applicable, and communicating with trainees to promote continuation in an apprenticeship program.

Graduating & Jobs

Job Opportunities

This foundation program prepares you for employment as a heavy duty mechanic in construction, forestry, material handling, as well as landscaping and land clearing companies. Graduates of this program are strongly encouraged to seek formal apprenticeships in the industry.

Graduate employment outcomes

The following link takes you to graduate outcome survey results containing mostly labour market results from the 2009-2011 BCIT Outcomes Surveys of 2008-2010 Graduates.
Note: The survey results will be displayed in a separate browser window. To view these results, you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your Web browser.

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