Heavy Mechanical Foundation Certificate

This nine-month program prepares students for entry-level positions as apprentices in four trades: truck and transport mechanic, diesel engine mechanic, transport trailer technician and heavy-duty equipment technician. Students engage in a variety of classroom and shop activities. They learn theoretical principles of vehicle mechanics in the classroom. They apply their knowledge in the shop where they perform numerous diagnostic procedures, preventative maintenance procedures, removals, repairs, and installations of components on trucks, commercial transport vehicles and heavy equipment. Graduates of the Heavy Mechanical Foundation Program typically find employment with service garages or industrial firms as apprentices engaged in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and associated equipment.

Graduation from a British Columbia Senior Secondary School or equivalent Workplace Math 11, or Selkirk AUD Math 46, with minimum of 60% or better Consideration will be given to mature individuals (19 years or older) who are not senior secondary school graduates, provided they are working to complete the recommended education: - Grade 10 or equivalent including English 10, Mathematics 10 - Grade 12 preferred All applicants are required to complete a computerized placement test using the College Readiness Tool (CRT) in reading, writing and mathematics once they have submitted their application. Employers may require higher level of Math as part of their hiring policies