Heavy Duty Apprenticeship Training
Industry Training Authority (ITA) approved
Where: Campbell River
Starts: See schedule below
- Advance your skills and qualifications in the heavy duty mechanics trade
- Work towards your Interprovincial (Red Seal) designation
Why Choose North Island College?
- Quality education. Our student success rate confirms the quality of instruction at North Island College as our graduates have some of the highest completion rates in the province.
- Excellent facilities. Exceptional value. We have up to date shops and equipment and highly experienced instructors. Our tuitions are some of the lowest in the Province and accommodations in this beautiful part of Vancouver Island are very reasonable.
- Industry approved training. NIC works closely with a program advisory committee, comprised of industry professionals and local employers, to ensure you receive the best, most current training possible.
Heavy Duty Technical Training
All NIC training programs follow the criteria set by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) to ensure your trade qualifications meet current industry standards.
HVA 100 Level 1, 6 weeks - Campbell River
North Island College works closely with industry to ensure your apprenticeship training is of the highest quality. For upcoming apprenticeship training schedules view the Schedules tab. For more information on Apprenticeships visit the ITA website at www.itabc.ca.
Handbook for Heavy Duty Apprentices
The Handbook for Heavy Duty Apprentices is a free information package intended to familiarize students with the services available at NIC as well as what they will be studying and how to prepare. Also included is an outline of topics covered each year, a list of required materials, and a math self test, which students can use to assess their current abilities, and if needed, access information about where to get help.
Supply List
NIC is pleased to make tools available to students in exchange for a $100 refundable tool deposit, which is not included in your tuition. It will be returned at the end of the term if all tools and tags are returned in an acceptable condition. Tools will not be distributed without proof of payment from the Registration Office.
To Be Successful
- Students will find greater ease and success in their training if their abilities in mathematics, reading, and writing are at a sufficient level. NIC Assessment Services is available to provide Math and English assessments year round. For students who do need to refresh their skills or upgrade in a few areas, those classes are available tuition-free at NIC.
- Students are encouraged to develop a workplace plan with their employer to make sure they are practicing all related trade skills.
- School training periods can be very intense, especially because of the quantity of reading you will be required to do. Whenever possible, students are encouraged to complete reading in advance.
Heavy Duty Apprenticeship Training Classes
(as of May 25, 2011)
Dates and classes may change or be cancelled depending on demand.
Please call 250-923-9700 for the latest updates.
HVA-100 – Heavy Duty Apprenticeship Level 1
• 2012 Spring, May 22nd – June 29th
- What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a relationship between an employer and an employee where the employee (the apprentice) commits to learn the trade while working for the employer, and the employer commits to provide on the job training, time away from the workplace for the apprentice to attend technical training classes, and to pay the apprentice a certain percentage of the journeyperson wage rate, which increases as the apprentice progresses through the training.
- What is a journeyperson?
A journeyperson is a person who has received a ‘Certification of Qualification’ in a trade. A journeyperson is then entitled to be referred to by the trade name (ie: Carpenter, Electrician, Millwright, Heavy Duty Mechanic, etc.)
- What training will I take?
Apprenticeships normally consist of approximately 80% on the job training and 20% in-school technical training. While working on the job site the apprentice is to learn the trade under the tutelage of a journeyperson, who is assigned responsibility for the apprentice’s training. The apprentice is also required to attend technical training classes. The classes are most commonly held in Colleges, and depending on the trade consist of 6 to 10 weeks of classroom training during each year of the apprenticeship.
- How long does an apprenticeship last?
An apprenticeship lasts 1 to 5 years, depending on the trade, and the rate the apprentice progresses through the training. Most apprenticeships are four years.
- How much will I earn?
The rate of pay depends on the rate being paid a journeyperson in the same trade with the same employer. Although it is dependent on the employer, the rates are often 50% for the first 6 months and rising through 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 90% at the end of each six month period. Rates vary by trade and by employer.
- What certification will I receive upon completion of my apprenticeship?
You will receive a ‘Certification of Apprenticeship’, and upon completion of the BC exam you will also receive a BC Government ‘Certification of Qualification’. Apprentices in many trades may also write the Inter-provincial (Red-Seal) exam. This certification is recognized across the country and enables Red-Seal qualified journeypersons to work in those trades across the country. In some trades in BC, the Red-Seal exam is used as the C of Q exam.