Offered by Camosun College in Victoria, Canada, Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate is a foundation in Trades programme. The programme runs for 39 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 4,500 per total for local students.
This certificate is a full-time, 39-week foundation program covering the shared first-year knowledge and skills for four heavy mechanical trades: Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Truck and Transport Mechanic, Diesel Engine Mechanic, and Transport Trailer Technician. Delivered at Camosun's Interurban campus, the program includes about 36 weeks of technical training addressing inspection and repair of heavy trucks, buses, diesel engines, transport trailers and heavy equipment, along with engine, hydraulic, pneumatic and drivetrain systems, plus a three-week work experience placement with an employer. Graduates receive credit equivalent to Level 1 technical training in their chosen trade and may apply some of the work experience toward apprenticeship hours, at the sponsor's discretion. The program prepares students to enter an apprenticeship in one of the four heavy mechanical trades toward Red Seal certification, and suits people starting out in heavy equipment or truck and transport mechanics who have good physical health and manual dexterity.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Camosun requires C in English 11 or its Camosun equivalent, ENGL 070, plus C in Apprenticeship and Workplace Math 11 or COM in Camosun's MATH 038. Applicants without the preferred math result may instead present C or higher in Foundations of Mathematics 11, Pre-Calculus 11, Principles of Mathematics 11, Applications of Mathematics 11, MATH 073, or MATH 137. Training takes place at the Interurban campus, and applicants are told to contact Registration directly to confirm seat availability for the scheduled cohort rather than apply to a recurring seasonal intake. The page states no minimum GPA, no standardized English-language proficiency test score, and no portfolio, interview, or other non-academic admission condition for this foundation certificate.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Foundation Trades programme: Camosun publishes no application deadline for it and accepts applications on an ongoing basis; Offers of Admission go out first come, first qualified, so applying early improves the chance of a seat. This applies to both domestic and international applicants for the current 2026/27 academic year.
