At Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada, BA/BS in Motive Power Techniques - Heavy Duty Equipment Repair is offered as a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain & Logistics programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Supply Chain & Logistics
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,750 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,477 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Are you looking for a rewarding career in the heavy duty equipment repair industry? Let our professionals share their expertise and knowledge with you. Conestoga provides you with the skills to be job ready to enter this high demand trade. Our one-year program provides Level 1 apprenticeship schooling with an emphasis on hands-on learning. Together we will explore various topics including safety, tool usage, preventative maintenance, engines, transmissions, drive trains and electrical/electronic components. As a graduate, you will have the opportunity to receive exemption from Level 1 of the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprenticeship in-school training and/or advanced standing into year two of the Heavy Duty Equipment Technician diploma program.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 years of age or older, with Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level (or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications, COMM1251) and Grade 11 Mathematics at the C, M (U/C) or U level (or Conestoga's Preparatory Mathematics for Trades, MATH1420). The program page defers English proficiency for non-English-instruction transcripts to Conestoga's institution-wide standard published on the college's international admission requirements page. Students must provide CSA-approved safety footwear, safety glasses, and hand tools, and mandatory Motive Power coveralls are issued at orientation. Note: the record's stored degree level (Bachelor's Degree) does not match the OSSD-based entry standard on this page; the language-proficiency tier below is left unset pending confirmation of the correct credential level.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
