Red Deer College offers the Heavy Equipment Technician program, one of the many apprenticeship training options available for students. Apprenticeship is a career option that involves both classroom and on-the-job training. To learn the skills required of a Heavy Equipment Technician in Alberta and to be issued an Alberta Journeyman Certificate, a person must find a suitable employer who is willing to hire and train an apprentice.

The term of apprenticeship for a Heavy Equipment Technician is four years (four 12-month periods), including a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of technical training each year.

To work as a Heavy Equipment Technician in Alberta, a person must be a Registered Apprentice or a Certified Journeyman. The working environment for Heavy Equipment Technicians varies considerably from one job to another. Some Technicians are employed by specialized repair shops and organizations that own or lease heavy equipment used in the construction, mining, forestry, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, agriculture and transportation industries. Other technicians work in modern laboratories overhauling pumps and fuel delivery systems. Experienced Journeymen may advance to Supervisor or Service Manager positions.

If you have a valid Alberta Journeyman Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal business credential after completing the necessary requirements.

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David Pye - Chair
Phone: 403-343-4005
Email: het@rdc.ab.ca

Guy Maillet- Instructor
Phone: 403-342-3548
Email: guy.maillet@rdc.ab.ca

Mike Cunningham - Instructor
Phone: 403-342-3485
Email: mike.cunningham@rdc.ab.ca

Dave Dale - Instructor
Phone: 403-342-3487
Email: dave.dale@rdc.ab.ca

Eric Daugaard - Instructor
Phone: 403-342-3468
Email: eric.daugaard@rdc.ab.ca

Dale Gust - Instructor
Phone: 403-356-4897
Email: dale.gust@rdc.ab.ca

Chris Lind - Instructor
Phone: 403-342-3559
Email: chris.lind@rdc.ab.ca

Bill Petrosenko - Instructor
Phone: 403-356-4895
Email: bill.petrosenko@rdc.ab.ca

Irv Stasiuk - Instructor
Phone: 403-343-4049
Email: merle.stasiuk@rdc.ab.ca