Olds College
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| School Name: |
Olds College |
| City: |
Olds |
| Province/State: |
Alberta |
| College WebSite: |
http://www.oldscollege.ca |
| Mechanic Programs: |
Heavy Equipment • Agriculture Mech |
Heavy Equipment Program
Program Summary:
FOUR YEAR PROGRAM
Eight Weeks Each Year
Overhaul Your Career!
A Heavy Equipment Technician apprenticeship may be for you, if you are an individual who likes a technically challenging career working with large off-road machinery, trucks and buses or other heavy industrial machinery.
Program Description
First Period Training Topics Include:
Safety, tools, material and equipment, Oxy-Fuel cutting, truck and trailer suspension and steering, hydraulic and air brake systems, basic electrical, basic electronics, hydraulics, truck trailer systems and introduction to vehicle inspection.
Second Period Training Topics Include:
Engine fundamentals, service and repair, diesel fuel injection, diesel engine fuel management, and basic power trains.
Third Period Off-Road Training Topics Include:
Off-road machinery electrical systems including diagnostics, advanced hydraulics, steering and suspension specific to off-road, power trains specific to off-road, off road accessories and attachments, and an introduction to preventive maintenance.
Fourth Period Off-Road Training Topics Include:
Off-road electrical systems specific to truck and transport, spark ignition fuel system fundamentals, power steering systems, truck and transport power train, air conditioning, antilock braking systems, and an introduction to preventive maintenance
Career Opportunities
Excellent jobs and career opportunities are available now for trained Heavy Equipment Technician Apprentices. You will enjoy a combination of on-the-job and technical training in an earn-while-you-learn environment.
Heavy Equipment Technicians may work in equipment dealer’s service centres, resource company shops, trucking firms, industrial plants, and municipal shops.
Heavy Equipment Technicians typically repair and overhaul engines, mechanical and power-shift transmissions, hydraulic and electrical systems on mobile and stationary equipment.
What People Say About Us
“All our service people have been through the Agriculture & Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship program at Olds College and we are real happy with them.â€
John Spencer
“I feel that one of the biggest advantages of hiring mechanics who have taken their training at Olds College is that they come into the dealership with knowledge of current agricultural products.â€
Darryl Gilbert
Program Contact Details: |
Website:Heavy Equipment Program
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Agriculture Program
Program Summary:
FOUR YEAR PROGRAM
Eight Weeks Each Year
Earn While You Learn!
An Agricultural Equipment Technician apprenticeship may be for you, if you like a technically challenging career working with machinery, and/or with computers, and enjoy a rural lifestyle assisting the industry that grows our food. You will enjoy a combination of on-the-job and technical training in an earn-while-you-learn environment.
Program Description
The Agricultural Equipment Technician Apprenticeship program is a four year program consisting of eight weeks each year.
Subject areas are listed below for each in-school technical training period which consists of four eight-week training periods, coinciding with years of work related experience.
First Period Training Topics Include:
Safety, tools and skills, materials, electrical welding and oxyfuel cutting, suspension and steering, basic electrical, basic hydraulics, and agricultural equipment.
Second Period Training Topics Include:
Engine fundamentals, service and repair, engine systems, diesel fuel injection systems and tune up electronic fuel man and power trains.
Third Period Training Topics Include:
Spraying equipment, air conditioning, heating systems, agricultural equipment, advanced power trains and workplace coaching skills.
Fourth Period Training Topics Include:
Braking systems, hydraulic, power shift transmissions, advanced electrical diagnosis, off-road equipment accessories and attachments.
Career Opportunities
Agricultural Equipment Technicians may work in a dealer’s service centre or may travel to farms to work on agricultural equipment. In addition, Agricultural Equipment Technicians typically repair and overhaul engines, mechanical and power-shift transmissions, hydraulic and electrical systems on tractors, tillage machinery, and harvesting equipment. They also assemble and adjust new farm machinery and related equipment. Agricultural Equipment Technicians may specialize in specific areas including engine overhaul, hydraulics, electrical systems, power trains, fuel injection, or other related agricultural equipment.
What People Say About Us
“All our service people have been through the Agriculture & Heavy Equipment Apprenticeship program at Olds College and we’re real happy with them.â€
John Spencer
“I feel that one of the biggest advantages of hiring mechanics who have taken their training at Olds College is that they come into the dealership with knowledge of current agricultural products.â€
Darryl Gilbert
Program Contact Details: |
Agriculture Program Website
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Founded in 1913, Olds College is the premier comprehensive applied agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management learning, and applied research community in Canada. Located 45 minutes north of Calgary, Alberta, Olds College prepares students to contribute provincially, nationally, and internationally through careers in agriculture, horticulture, environmental land management, agribusiness, and rural entrepreneurship. Olds College provides certificate, diploma, and applied degree programs, and participates with other institutions in offering post-diploma degrees. Olds College is further dedicated to nurturing innovation, learning, applied research, and commercialization for agribusiness through the School of Innovation. Small classes and hands on method of instruction allow Olds College graduates to step right into the industry. Our graduates are successful. Employers and potential employers look forward to hiring graduates who are innovative thinkers with sound technical knowledge, and a solid base of communication and business savvy. Areas of Expertise
Olds College prepares students to contribute provincially, nationally, and internationally through careers in agriculture, horticulture, environmental land management, agribusiness, and rural entrepreneurship.
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