Pre-Apprenticeship
Truck & Coach Heavy Duty Equipment Repair Technician Certificate Program

Program Overview
Participants in this program will complete the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities' approved Level 1 Truck & Coach Apprenticeship In-School Curriculum as well as 70 hours of practical Heavy Equipment Technician hands on training.

PLEASE NOTE: The April 2012 intake of this program is now full. Please check back later for information on future intakes.

Dates:

• In school: April 2, 2012 - August 10, 2012 (19 weeks)
• Then will continue with the on the job work placement for a 12 week period from September to December 2012.
• Total of 32 weeks

Program Admission Requirements:

• OSSD or ACE completion Certificate

Course Tuition: $0.00

Materials Provided @ $0 Cost:

• Safety shoes
• Safety glasses
• Shop coat
• Scientific calculator
• Textbooks
• Toolkit

Funded by the Government of Ontario.

Truck & Coach/Heavy Equipment Operator Technicians
Local trucking firms and several Community employers in Windsor/Essex County and Chatham/Kent County have indicated the need for skilled individuals in the Truck & Coach and Heavy Equipment Technician professions.

Industry stakeholders including 401 Truck Source, Transit Windsor, CG Pearson Buses, Carrier Centers, Stevenson Transport, Tatro Trucks Ltd. and Chatham-Kent Hydro have all expressed concern over the prospects of future labour shortages in these fields and have agreed to partner with St. Clair College to promote and train individuals to meet the need for more qualified and skilled workers for these trades.

St. Clair College has received approval & funding from the Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities to run a Pre-Apprenticeship Truck & Coach, Heavy Duty Equipment Repair Technician Certificate Program in 2012. This is a brand new opportunity! Participants in this program will complete the Level 1 Truck & Coach Apprenticeship in-school Curriculum as well as 70 hrs. of “hands-on” Heavy Duty Equipment Repair combined with a 12 week industry work placement to meet anticipated labour shortages and address local industry's needs.

The benefits of this placement are two-fold: trainees benefit from real world exposure; industry benefits by reducing the training time for new employees and are paid a wage subsidy to offset training costs.

This 895 hour program consists of the following courses:

Tech Math & Communications
21 hrs

Essential Employability Skills
21 hrs

Work Practices
44 hrs

Truck & Coach Fluid Power Systems
44 hrs

Truck & Coach Engine Systems
44 hrs

Truck & Coach Electrical Systems
60 hrs

Truck & Coach Fuel Systems
35 hrs

Truck & Coach Drive Train Systems
44 hrs

Truck & Coach Brake Systems
44 hrs

Computer Applications
18 hrs

Heavy Duty Equipment Repair
70 hrs

Job Prep
8 hrs

First Aid/CPR
12 hrs

WHMIS/Health & Safety
12 hrs

Industry Placement
420 hrs (12 wks)

For more information, please contact:

Sue McLelland, Program Manager, Apprenticeship
519-972-2727 ext. 4446
smclelland@stclaircollege.ca