Agricultural Equipment Technician Apprenticeship at Olds College

What can you expect from our program?

Combine a rural lifestyle with a technically challenging career working across all the latest agricultural machinery such as GPS precision farming. You will be prepared to repair and overhaul engines, mechanical and power shift transmissions, tractor hydraulic and electrical systems, tillage machinery, and spraying and harvesting equipment.

What will you learn?

The four year program consists of eight weeks each year. Subject areas are listed below for each in-school technical training period which consists of four eight week training periods, coinciding with years of work related experience.

First Period Training Topics Include - Safety, tools and skills, materials, electrical welding and oxyfuel cutting, suspension and steering, basic electrical, basic hydraulics, and agricultural equipment.

Second Period Training Topics Include - Engine fundamentals, service and repair, diesel fuel injection, electronic diesel engine fuel management, and heavy duty charging and cranking systems.

Third Period Training Topics Include - Spraying equipment, air conditioning, heating systems, agricultural equipment, seeding equipment, advanced power trains, braking systems, precision farming and preventative maintenance and failure analysis.

Fourth Period Training Topics Include - Off road machinery, diagnostics, advanced hydraulics, steering and suspension specific to off-road, power trains specific to off-road, off road accessories and attachments, and electrical & electronic diagnostics.