Join the Heavy Equipment Diploma at Olds College! Gain hands-on skills and prepare for Alberta Journeyman Status. Apply now for international student support!
Program Description This comprehensive program will give you a thorough understanding of the fundamentals in engines, hydraulics, braking, electrical, starting, charging, fuel systems and more. Students in this program will have the option of choosing one of two majors; Agricultural Equipment or Heavy Equipment. After program completion, you have the option of writing apprenticeship exams for full technical accreditation towards your specific trade. You will also be well placed to attain Alberta Journeyman Status, pending completion of job training hours specified by Alberta Industry Trade Board. Our classrooms are discipline specific (e.g. motor lab, machinery lab) with a small student to instructor ratio and personal workbenches. With our experienced, Journeyman certified, industry-trained instructors, you will receive an education placing you at the forefront of the technical curve. Our extensive tool room exposes students to a wide range of tooling solutions for better problem solving and the large workshops comfortably house industry equipment for overhaul projects. Heavy equipment students will learn to maintain, repair, and overhaul heavy vehicles and industrial equipment. They may also learn how to maintain and repair various types of vehicles and equipment including internal combustion engines, tracked equipment, earth moving equipment, rubber tired equipment, on- and off-highway trucks, or towed on- and off-highway trailers.
