Heavy Duty Equipment Technician - School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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Heavy Duty Equipment Technician

Occupation Description:
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician means a person who maintains, manufactures, overhauls, reconditions and repairs equipment powered by internal combustion engines or electricity and without limiting the foregoing, including graders, loaders, shovels, off-highway tractors, off-highway trucks, forklifts, wheeled and tracked vehicles of all types used in construction, logging, sawmill, manufacturing, mining and other similar industry.

Application Process/Steps

November 1 - (pre) Spring Break

look over all th e information below and in the right column - get a good
understanding of the pre-reqs, expectations, time commitment, reading, math, training, etc

if you have no questions, please apply for the program(s)
still have questions? book an appointment to talk to the Principal Benjamin King, to learn more: Booking App

student competes the SD43 application (top link in the right column)
submits to your high school counselor (usually in gr 11 for the gr 12 school year)

(post) Spring Break - late April

personal interview/conversation with district coordinator

mid-May into June

students are conditionally accepted (or not) into programs (notified by email)
applicable enrolment at the training site is made (by district coordinator)
counselors will adjust timetables accordingly for following school year

Students: feel free to contact Benjamin via email ( bking@sd43.bc.ca) or text/call (778-984-1354) at any time during the application process

Pre-Requisites

topics that will be covered at VCC: Program courses
given those VCC courses, students must have

completed necessary graduation courses, plus a plan for Eng 12
Auto 11
Auto 12
any other Auto or Truck experience (at home/work/courses/Work Exp 12...)

strongly recommended: Metal/Weld 11
good literacy and numeracy skills

look at Sample Readings in right column

excellent attendance + lates record while in high school
ability to stand on your feet for extended periods of time

Time Commitment

2 intake months:
- Sept 2022 – already started
- Feb 6, 2023 – Oct 4, 2023
for each intake:

Monday - Wednesday
7.00am - 4.00pm (9 hours a day)
36 weeks long

(no Spring and/or Summer Break... there is a Christmas Break)

Student Eligibility

students typically take this program in their grade 12 year after taking all the necessary/core grade 11 subjects
students must begin a program prior to June 30 in their graduation year

ex 1: a grade 12's program begins in March and runs for 23 weeks - this is okay for a grade 12 student to participate in
ex 2: a program will begin in July after a grade 12 has graduated - this is not okay and that current grade 12s should not apply as they will not be accepted