Offered by Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada, Trades - Apprenticeship in Diesel Engine Mechanic: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 18 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 18 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 1,500 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This apprenticeship program at Thompson Rivers University trains Diesel Engine Mechanic apprentices through a tiered structure shared with other heavy mechanical trades. Apprentices complete Levels 1 through 3 of common Heavy Mechanical Trades (HMT) training before moving into a Level 4 Diesel Engine Mechanic specialization. Level 1 runs 300 hours over ten weeks and Level 2 runs 240 hours over eight weeks, with the Level 4 specialization delivered over five weeks; all training is provided at the Kamloops campus. Students who complete the foundation-level program beforehand are credited with 450 hours of work-based training toward apprenticeship. Entry to the apprenticeship requires high school graduation or equivalent, or mature student status, with English 11 and Math 10 at a minimum grade of C. On completing all required levels and work-based hours, apprentices earn a Certificate of Qualification through SkilledTradesBC, a credential distinct from the Red Seal earned by other heavy mechanical trades. The program suits individuals interested in installing, repairing, and maintaining diesel engines across the transport, construction, and marine sectors, and who are registered as apprentices in the trade.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This is TRU's apprenticeship stream rather than the Foundation certificate for a related trade, so the program page sets no high-school course prerequisites for it; it states only that apprentices register in their trade with SkilledTradesBC. Thompson Rivers University's general undergraduate admission basis therefore applies: graduation from a recognised high-school curriculum, 12 or more transferable post-secondary credits, or mature-student status (19 or older, out of formal education for two years). International applicants must also meet Thompson Rivers University's own language bar for direct entry into an undergraduate certificate or diploma program: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 with no section below 20, per TRU's English requirements page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
