Agricultural Equipment Technician Program
Agricultural Equipment Technician 20/30, Parts Technician 30L
Course Description
These courses will only be open for Yearlong (September to June) timetabling and will open for registrations in March annually.
In this courses, students learn to identify different farm implements, explore how they are used in the agricultural process, and acquire fundamental knowledge of the tools used in their upkeep and repair. Students will also learn basic safety practices.
This course consists of 50 hours of online theory, 40 hours of practical learning in a work study placement, and 10 hours at a boot camp on Saskatoon's Sask Polytechnic campus*. There will be additional extra-curricular opportunities for students such as equipment demo days, site tours, and speaker events (optional). Students will be required to complete all of the theory component before being placed in the work study portion of the course.
* This 10 hour boot camp can also be rolled into the work study component, bringing those hours up to 50.
What is an Agriculture Equipment Technician?
How this program works:
Students will also have a work placement (similar to CWEX courses) assigned at a local agriculture dealership (dependent on availability), where they will need to complete 40-50 hours.
Sun West will handle coordinating the actual work placement locations, tuition fee payments, and all mark submissions.
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