Heavy Mechanical Foundation Certificate

Selkirk College

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.

School of Industry & Trades Training