Trades - Apprenticeship in Heavy Duty Equipment Technician: Apprenticeship is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme taught at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 10 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 700 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 10 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 700 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This apprenticeship program at Thompson Rivers University provides the technical training component for Heavy Duty Equipment Technician apprentices, delivered at the Kamloops campus. Training follows a four-level structure: Level 1 runs 300 hours over ten weeks, Level 2 runs 240 hours over eight weeks, Level 3 runs 180 hours over six weeks, and Level 4 runs 120 hours over four weeks, with on-the-job work experience completed between each block. The shared early levels also serve as a common pathway into related heavy mechanical trades: depending on the Level 4 specialization taken, apprentices can complete Heavy Duty Equipment Technician or Truck and Transport Mechanic training toward Red Seal certification, Transport Trailer Technician training after a shorter common stage, or Diesel Engine Mechanic training toward provincial certification. Entry into the apprenticeship requires sponsorship by an employer registered with SkilledTradesBC. The program suits individuals already working as apprentices in heavy equipment maintenance and repair who need to complete the in-school technical training required at each level of their trade.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The program's own page publishes no dedicated admission-requirements section for the apprenticeship stream: it describes only the training structure, common Level 1 through Level 3 instruction followed by Level 4 trade-specific training, with apprentices registering through 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.
