Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation Certificate at University of the Fraser Valley

Programme overview

The UFV Heavy Mechanical Trades Foundation certificate program teaches you how to service and repair commercial equipment such as trucks, crawler units, and farm tractors.

Duration: 36 weeks, 7:30am - 3:30pm | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 - Accepting applications | Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Basic skills learned include: Using specialty equipment Starting and moving selected vehicles Servicing hydraulic systems, truck components, track type equipment Servicing working attachments, gas and diesel engine support systems Servicing air-brake systems Basic oxy-acetylene and arc welding

Career pathways

Graduates will be well prepared to enter the trade as apprentices. Potential employers include: Agriculture industry Mining Oil fields Bus and transportation shops Logging companies Trucking and heavy equipment/truck shops

Official programme page

Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

UFV has three semesters: Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Summer (May to August; two sessions, May-June and July-August). Some programs accept new students only at specific times (for example Fall only); others accept students in all semesters.

Domestic applicants: programs with continuous application accept applications any time; programs with specific intakes accept applications for set start dates only, listed on the programs open for application page.

International applicants: application period for Fall (Sept to Dec) is Oct 1 to June 1, for Winter (Jan to Apr) is May 1 to Nov 1, and for Summer (May to Aug) is Oct 1 to March 1. Tuition deposit deadlines are June 15 (Fall), Nov 15 (Winter) and Mar 15 (Summer). Some programs may close early due to high demand.

Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC. Grade 12 students graduating in June may apply for continuous-application programs starting October 1 of their grade 12 year; final high school grades for Fall are due by August 3. The application fee is paid by credit card when applying, or by debit card or cheque at the Office of the Registrar on any campus.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ufv.ca/admissions/apply/

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