Heavy Duty Technician

The college is able to offer the Heavy Duty Technician program through a partnership with Algonquin College.

Tuition-free means that the program’s application fee, tuition, books, supplies, personal protective equipment and tools for the program are free to students accepted to the program.

No, this is a special funding opportunity currently available for only the December 2022 intake.

There is no application fee for this program. However, you must attend an information session before applying. It is a mandatory part of the application process.

If you are currently in grade 12 and set to graduate prior to the start of the program, then yes, you can apply to the Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free program just like any other college program.

Yes, Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free program is open for application for all Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) youth between the ages of 18-30 not in employment, education, or training (NEET Youth).

No, the Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free program is not open to international students. Please see assiniboine.net/international for more information on studying as an international student.

Acceptance to this program is based on a combination of attendance at an online program information session, your online assessment results, your high school and/or post-secondary transcripts and resume, and your ability to meet program admission requirements.

This program gives students the basic skills in servicing, diagnosing and repairing agriculture, heavy equipment and transport equipment in order to start a new career. It is open to the following individuals: Indigenous and Métis youth, 18 to 30 years of age, not employed, education and training (NEET Youth).

No, attendance at an information session is a mandatory part of the application process for the Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free program.

You will be assessed in English, Mathematics, Mechanical Aptitude and general software/document skills.

Details on the assessment will be provided via email once you have attended an online information session.

You do not need to bring anything to the initial Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free, online program information session.

Details on the online assessment will be provided via email once you have attended an online information session.

If you are selected to proceed to the next step in the application process, please ensure you have original, official transcripts (high school and post-secondary) and your current resume.

Students who successfully complete the accredited certificate program with an accumulative average of 70% or better in the trade subjects and level for which the program was accredited, gain employment and register as an apprentice within two years of graduating, will receive credit for Level 1 in-school technical training and 900 hours in the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Agricultural Equipment Technician or Truck and Transport Mechanic apprenticeship program.

At this time, the Heavy Duty Technician, tuition-free program is only available for the December 2022 intake. Assiniboine continues to offer the Heavy Equipment Technician certificate program with a September 2023 intake. You would need to submit a new application to this program, and it is not tuition-free.

Assiniboine continues to offer the Heavy Duty Technician certificate program with an annual September intake.

No; however, you will be assessed for overall mechanical aptitude during the assessment session.

Contact your high school or the student records area of the education department in the province where you completed high school. In Manitoba, visit the Student Records website.