Heavy Duty Mechanics / Commercial Transport
Mechanical Repair, Foundation-Level
• Full-time • Starts: September
• Servicing air-operated equipment
8. Credit in any of the following: Eng-
lish 11, Principles of Math 11, or
• Fees, entire program: $2,981
• Servicing suspensions, steering, and
equivalents, or Trades Math 041
• 30 weeks • Prince George
wheels
and Trades Math 042 with a "C"
campus
• Employment skills
grade or better will be awarded 3
points.
Careers
Selection process
9. Credit for submitting a resumé and
Learn to repair transport trailers,
personal handwritten statement in-
Students are encouraged to submit a re-
crawler tractors, loaders, skidders,
dicating their reasons for wishing to
sumé and handwritten statement indi-
feller bunchers, excavators, and more.
enter this program will be awarded
cating reasons for wishing to enter the
On graduation, you’ll be ready for an
a maximum of 3 points.
program as well as complete two pre-
apprenticeship, or for work in
Trades evaluations: a test of mechanical
Maximum points = 28
• The heavy duty or commercial
reasoning skills, and the College
Note: High school graduation with
transport repair industries
English/Math Achievement Test
English 12, Math 11 and Physics 11
(EMAT). Both of these items are in-
• Service writing and parts distribution
(where applicable) is recommended
cluded in the selection criteria listed
for service shops, dealerships, corpo-
and required by some employers in or-
below and will be awarded points.
rate shops, mills, and more
der to be indentured as an apprentice.
If the program is over-subscribed,
students will be selected based on the
Admission requirements
Provincial apprenticeship programs
selection criteria listed below.
The admission requirements mentioned
An apprenticeship is a formal written
1.
The letter grade for English 10,
below are the minimum requirements.
agreement between an employer, an
English 030 or Communications 11
employee and the Industry Training
1. Grade 10 with English 10 with a
or equivalent will contribute its ac-
Authority (ITA). Typically, 80-85% of
"C" or higher.
tual points to the selection process:
an apprenticeship is work-based train-
e.g., "A" = 4.0, "B+" = 3.33, etc.
2. Principles of Math 10 or Applica-
ing; the rest is technical training in the
tions of Math 10 with a "C" or
2.
The letter grade for Principles of
classroom/shop.
higher. (Effective Sept. 2012: Com-
Math 10, Math 030, Applications of
Most apprenticeships take four years.
mon Grade 10 or Apprenticeship
Math 10, Applied Math 10 or Math
To earn a certificate or ticket, appren-
and Workplace Math 11 or Trades
030 or equivalent, will contribute its
tices must complete both work-based
Math 041 or Math 030 with a "C"
actual points to the selection
training and technical training, includ-
or higher)
process: e.g., "A" = 4.0, "B+" = 3.33,
ing examinations. After working as ap-
etc.
Students who do not meet the above
prentices for the period specified by the
requirement, and think they may be ad-
3.
Credit in Physics 11 or equivalent
ITA, graduates can write the Inter-
missible as a mature student should
with a grade of "C" or better will be
provincial Standards Examination for
consult a CNC counsellor/advisor.
awarded 4 points.
Heavy Duty or Commercial Transport.
4.
The mechanical reasoning portion
Graduates of the Foundation-Level
of the EMAT will be awarded a
Program outline
Heavy Duty Commercial Transport
maximum of 5 points.
program (Entry Level Trades Training)
Topics include the following (not a
5.
The English portion of the EMAT
at CNC receive an ITA Certification of
complete list):
will be awarded a maximum of 1
Completion.
• Tools, shop resources and equipment
point.
Apprentices who want to schedule
• Rigging
6.
The Math portion of the EMAT will
their technical training at CNC should
• Welding
be awarded a maximum of 1 point.
contact CNC’s School of Trades.
Apprentices and employers must
• Basic braking systems
7.
Credit in one or more trades-related
register apprenticeships with the ITA.
courses at the Grade 12 level with a
• Frames, suspension, steering, and
For application forms or more informa-
grade of "B" or better, or successful
running gear
tion, call 1-866-660-6011 or visit
completion of any foundation-level
• Servicing electrical and electronic
trades training program or docu-
systems
mented experience of one year in a
trade will be awarded 3 points.
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