Trades - Apprenticeship
Heavy Equipment Technician
Location
Vermilion
Credential
Journeyperson
Program Length
4 training periods
Add your interest in mechanics to a working knowledge of electronics and you have the ingredients for a heavy equipment technician.
Heavy equipment technicians have a 4-year apprenticeship. Every year you’ll have:
- 8 weeks of technical training
- a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training
You’ll work on large vehicles and equipment including trucks and trailers, tractors and earth moving equipment; anything with a diesel engine, hydraulics and a power train. You’ll learn how to:
- diagnose problems
- repair or replace parts, components or systems
- test repaired equipment
- perform preventative maintenance
- write service reports
At Lakeland your main classroom is our diesel lab.
You’ll find work at dealerships and repair shops as well as at construction and industrial sites.
YOU'RE INVITED TO INFO SESSIONS
March 3 in Lloydminster & March 10 in Vermilion