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Northern Heavy Equipment Operations

Code 5784
DiplomaDVS
SectorMining and Site Operations (15)
Number of credits60
Length of training900 hours
StatusProgram approved in 2003.
No educational organization is currently offering this program
Note(s)
This program is offered in French: 
5284 - Conduite d'engins de chantier nordique
  • Objectives and targeted professions
  • Admission conditions
  • Program content

Program objectives

To help students develop the effectiveness in the practice of a trade or occupation, to integrate into the work force, to foster students' personal development and acquisition of occupational knowledge, skills, perceptions and attitudes and to promote job mobility.

Targeted professions (find out more about a trade or an occupation on Québec.ca)

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521)

Job titles

heavy equipment operator

Admission conditions

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding an Secondary School Diploma (SSD) or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary Studies, or a post-secondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor’s degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning

Specific conditions:
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their vocational training is to begin in a specific program of study, who hold a Training Certificate for a Semiskilled Trade (TCST), and who earned the required credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in Secondary Cycle One in general education in the youth sector or in Secondary II in general education in the adult sector
OR
Persons who are at least 15 years of age on September 30 of the current school year, who have attained vocational maturity and who have earned their Secondary II credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics are eligible for admission to a pilot project for concurrent admission. By means of concurrent admission with an integrated schedule, they will continue their vocational training and their general education in the youth sector to complete the Secondary III prerequisites they need to obtain their vocational training diploma. Authorization by the Ministère is required for the concurrent admission of a student in Secondary III

Functional prerequisites

This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).

Specific prerequisites
Language of instructionSecond languageMathematics
AdultsYouthAdultsYouthAdultsYouth
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Program content

Code Statement of competency Hours Credits
727-231 Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process 15 1
727-242 Apply basic principles of infrastructure construction 30 2
727-253 Perform maintenance on Northern heavy equipment 45 3
727-273 Operate a hydraulic shovel 45 3
727-284 Perform site preparation operations using a hydraulic shovel 60 4
727-294 Perform excavation operations using a hydraulic shovel 60 4
727-303 Operate a bulldozer 45 3
727-313 Perform site preparation and backfilling operations using a bulldozer 45 3
727-323 Perform excavation operations using a bulldozer 45 3
727-343 Perform grading operations using a bulldozer 45 3
727-355 Perform excavation and loading operations using a backhoe loader 75 5
727-363 Operate a grader 45 3
727-376 Shape ditches, embankments and roads using a grader 90 6
727-383 Perform road maintenance operations using a grader 45 3
727-394 Perform grading operations using a grader 60 4
727-407 Operate an off-road dump truck 105 7
755-001 Understand their role vis-à-vis construction industry organizations 15 1
755-002 Apply rules of health and safety on construction sites 30 2
900 60
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