Certificate [Agricultural Equipment Technician] From Parkland College

Agricultural Equipment Technicians diagnose, repair, modify, overhaul, service and maintain some of today’s most technologically advanced machines—tractors, combines, cultivators, seeders, sprayers.

This one-year certificate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic will give students the skills necessary to assemble, repair, service, and maintain various agricultural equipment. Students will spend most of their classroom time in the colleges' new large shop with experienced industry-trained instructors where they will receive an education placing you at the forefront of the technology curve. With  small class sizes, students will gain a thorough understanding of:

• air conditioning, heating and electrical
• engines, fuel systems, hydraulics, power trains
• gas welding
• harvest, hay and forage equipment
• onboard computer and global positioning systems (GPS)
• seeding, tillage, sprayers and applicators
• shop procedures and safety