Train for a career repairing, maintaining and overhauling transport vehicles and heavy equipment.

A combination of action-based learning in a shop environment and theory courses will prepare you for a career in a number of industries and let you continue your path as a heavy equipment technician apprentice.

This 30-week program has been designed by industry representatives to meet the specific needs of today’s large and diverse heavy equipment industry. After completing the program, you will be a highly trained entry-level tradesperson ready to enter the workforce as a Heavy Equipment Technician apprentice.

As a graduate of the program, you may be credited with up to 600 hours' worth of work experience towards your apprenticeship, as well as the opportunity to write your first and second-period apprenticeship exams.

Is this the right fit for me?
Students who have taken automotive mechanics in high school as well as achieved higher grades in their previous schooling experience greater success in the Diesel Equipment Technician program.

Credentials
After successfully completing this program, graduates will receive a SAIT certificate as a Diesel Equipment Technician.

Students achieving a PGPA and/or a CGPA of 2.0 will be allowed to challenge the Heavy Equipment Technician 1st and 2nd-year technical exams from Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training.

A Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) form and a fee will be required by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training. Successful students may also be granted up to 600 hours of work credit towards their apprenticeship hours.

Graduates can pursue job opportunities in light and heavy construction, oil field support, forestry, mining, marine, transportation, public utilities, agriculture or any industry that relies on heavy equipment, potential positions include:

heavy equipment technician apprentice
shop foreman
manufacturer district service representative
factory quality control inspector
regional service manager
fleet maintenance manager
Related careers include:

technical training instructor
service manager