Certificate of Agricultural Equipment Technician

Agricultural equipment technicians diagnose, repair, modify, overhaul, service and maintain some of today’s most technologically advanced machines—tractors, combines, cultivators, seeders, sprayers. If you like working with ag equipment and troubleshooting mechanical problems, it’s a great career choice. You’ll find your skills are in demand at leading equipment dealerships. You might work as a technician in a fully-equipped service centre or travel to farms and rural areas on service calls. You can also transfer your skills to other industries, such as mining and construction. Agricultural Equipment Technician is a one-year certificate program offered at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon campus. Get hands-on training in: air conditioning, heating and electrical engines, fuel systems, hydraulics, power trains gas and arc welding harvest, hay and forage equipment onboard computer and global positioning systems (GPS) precision farming seeding, tillage, sprayers and applicators shop procedures and safety tractor set-up and pre-delivery

Grade 11 with one of the following math courses: Foundations of Math 20, Pre-Calculus 20, Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 20 (Modified and General Math credits will not be accepted)