Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport certificate
Entry-level trades training
At UCFV, we can put students on the
road towards a career as a heavy duty, commercial transport, or
agriculture technician by teaching them how to service and
repair equipment such as trucks, crawler units, and farm
tractors. The Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport program will
prepare students for entry into the provincial apprenticeship
program, or for entry directly into employment. Students will
develop skills needed to work in the trade.
Theory and shop procedures are set up
to simulate job conditions, so punctuality and good work habits
are essential. This program is part of the entry-level
provincial standard taught throughout B.C.
Employment opportunities
After successfully completing the
program, students will be prepared for employment in the
equipment industry. Potential employers include logging,
trucking, busing companies, mining, and agricultural shops.
Entrance requirements
1.
B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent
2.
A math and reading comprehension entrance exam.
How to apply
1.
Submit a UCFV application form, along with the $45 application
fee to the Admissions and Records office. Applicants currently
in Grade 12 may apply during their Grade 12 year. A statement
from the school counsellor or principal, indicating that you
are likely to meet graduation requirements by June, must be
presented at the time of entrance exam appointment.
2.
Applicants will be notified of entrance exam dates by the
Trades & Technology Centre. There is no fee for writing
these exams. Applicants who have not been contacted within two
weeks of submission of their applications should call
604-854-4548.
3.
Read the program description and information carefully. If you
wish to speak to the instructor, call Joe Kovacs at
604-504-7441, local 4342.
4.
Prior to classes starting in September, applicants will be
notified by telephone of the registration procedures.
Applicants who cannot be reached by telephone after three
attempts will be removed from the wait list.
Fees and other expenses
Fees stated are in effect for 2005/06
and are subject to change for 2006/07.
The program fees are approximately
$102 per week, which includes tuition fees plus 10% of the
tuition for ancillary fees. In addition, each semester (fall,
winter, and summer) students will pay a $25 Student Union
Society membership fee, $4.50 Cascade student newspaper fee,
and a $3 per semester radio station fee.
A Health and Dental fee ($199.92 for
2005/06) is charged annually in Fall semester to students with
nine or more credits to provide extended medical and dental
insurance for September-August. Check with the Student Union
Society or at www.studentcare.net/works for details.
Note: A deposit (currently $200) must
be paid at the time of registration, which typically takes
place one or two months before the start of each semester.
The
balance of fees must be paid by the end of the second week of
the semester.
Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport
Technician students should also budget approximately $500 for
basic hand tools, $675 for required textbooks, and up to $200
for appropriate working apparel.
Medical requirement
A medical statement from a qualified
physician may be required at any time before or during the
program. Students will be notified by a UCFV official if/when
the statement is required.
Location
The Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport
program is located in the Trades & Technology Centre at the
Abbotsford campus, which is open 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to
Friday. Classes and shops are in session 7.30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m., Monday to Friday.
Dates & attendance requirements
The Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport
program starts in September and ends the following June.
The Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport
program requires continuous attendance through all three
semesters to successfully complete all requirements for the
program. Students will be expected to attend classes five days
per week for the duration of the entire program.
Students who fail to meet the
attendance requirements as outlined in their individual program
guides may be subject to a failing grade or academic warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03
(Academic Warning).
• See UCFV Policy 310.03
(Attendance).
Program requirements
Students must complete all
requirements with a minimum of 70% or better to receive a
Credit (CR) grade in order to graduate.
Students who do not receive a Credit
(CR) grade in all required areas by June, may apply to their
instructor for re-entry into the program. Students who reapply
may register as upgrading students and must complete all
program requirements no later than June of the following year.
See upgrading policy for more details.
Graduation
Students must apply for graduation by
completing a Request to Graduate form available at the Trades
Centre. We recommend this be done at the beginning of your
final semester.
Academic warnings
Trades & Technology students who
demonstrate extremely poor academic performance will be placed
on Academic Warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
Poor academic performance may, at the
discretion of the instructor, include poor attendance, slow
progress in theory and practical tasks and/or lack of
satisfactory participation in class activities.
• See UCFV Policy 310.02
(Attendance).
Trades & Technology students are
expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible
manner, and will be held responsible for their actions, whether
acting alone or in group.
• See UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Withdrawal policy
Student-initiated Withdrawal
(Discontinuing)
If a student wishes not to continue or
return for the next semester, the Trades Centre will advise
Admissions & Records and initiate a withdrawal from the
student’s current Trades program.
Required to Withdraw (Failed grades)
Failed grades may result in withdrawal
from the program.
Required to Withdraw (Academic Warning)
Students may be required to withdraw
from a course or program for failing to comply with any of the
following three policies.
• UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning)
• UCFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance)
• UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Upgrading policy
An upgrading student will be enrolled
for no more than 15 weeks. Upgrading students will not displace
anyone registered in the next intake.
The upgrading program allows those
currently or recently employed in the industry to complete
their certificate requirements or to become proficient in
specific processes or techniques.
Upgrading students are expected to
meet program prerequisites through previous enrolment or proof
of industry experience approved by the program instructor.
Readmission policy
Students who begin a trades program,
but withdraw before completing the program, may contact the
department to request re-entry to the program provided their
absence is less than two years. Re-entry is subject to space
availability.
If you are absent more than two years
you will be required to apply for re-admission.
• An Application for admission form
and Application fee will be required
• Trades & Technology entrance
exams will need to be retaken
Program outline
The Heavy Duty/Commercial Transport
program starts in September and ends approximately the end of
June.
Students must show that they
understand the theory by successfully completing a written test
for each unit and then applying it to an acceptable level of
practical skills as assigned in that unit. The learning
materials may include printed handouts, worksheets, video
tapes, display boards, lab manuals, and instruction.
At regular stages you will be required
to move to a shop or lab area to perform various tasks in order
to develop your practical skills. As much as possible, study
lab and shop instruction is patterned after
“on-the-job” situations, where a limited amount of
direct supervision is required.
The training follows a modular system
that begins by developing a wide variety of basic skills, and
builds on these to develop intermediate and specialized skills
required in this industry.
Sample topics:
• Using specialty equipment
• Starting and moving selected
vehicles
• Servicing hydraulic systems
• Servicing truck components
• Servicing track type equipment
• Servicing working attachments
• Servicing gas and diesel engine
support systems
• Servicing air-brake systems
• Basic oxy-acetylene and arc
welding
• Technical Communications 115
(three academic credits).
All unit tests and assigned practicals
must be completed with a passing grade before writing the final
exam, which is scheduled in June.
Faculty
Joe Kovacs, Journeyman Heavy Duty and
Commercial Transport,
Instructor Diploma (UBC), Vehicle Inspection Certificate
Instructor Diploma (UBC), Vehicle Inspection Certificate
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