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Program Index Industrial & Agriculture Industrial Mechanics Applied Certificate - Nipawin

Industrial & Agriculture

Program Index Industrial & Agriculture Industrial Mechanics Applied Certificate - Nipawin

Industrial & Agriculture

Applied Certificates

Industrial Mechanics Applied Certificate - Nipawin

Winter 2027
Nipawin

Overview

If you like working with machinery, enjoy solving mechanical problems and are good with your hands, check out the Industrial Mechanics applied certificate program. You’ll get the knowledge and skills you need to install, repair, overhaul and maintain stationary, industrial machinery and mechanical equipment.

Demand for industrial mechanics—also called millwrights—is high across western Canada. Oil and gas, and mining are big employers, but there’s also demand in manufacturing, milling, power generation and chemical plants. Working in well-equipped shops with highly qualified instructors, you’ll get practical, hands-on training in:

  • trade math, drafting and blueprint reading
  • welding and cutting
  • using tools of the trade

With this Saskatchewan Polytechnic credential, you may be eligible for credit towards apprenticeship training. To learn more, contact the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC).

Admission Requirements

  • Foundations of Math 20
  • Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 20
  • Pre-Calculus 20

1 Intake Option Available

Winter 2027 Full-Time
Nipawin

Nipawin

Full-Time
Winter 2027
Application Deadline January 8, 2027
Start Date February 8, 2027
End Date May 28, 2027
Length 16 weeks
Program Capacity 12
Domestic Tuition $5,500.00

Additional Fees

Tuition and Fees
 

*Tuition$3,070.20
*Books & Materials
 		$1235.12 (includes GST)
*Student Fee
 		$100.00
*Health & Dental Fee$252.00
*Lab/Shop Fee$250.00
*Tech Fee$100.00
*Printing Fee$500.00

*Note: Tuition, Books and Supplies, Health and Dental, etc amounts are approximate, based on last year's program and may change at anytime.

Courses

2027 Intake
2027 Intake

You will develop basic working drawings of small part assemblies by taking measurements, documenting relevant information, and developing sketches. You will construct parts and assemblies from your completed working drawings.

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

This course introduces the subject of Indigenous studies with a survey of Indigenous peoples in Canada from their origins, through European influence, and to the present.
 

Note: INDG 100 and INDG 101 can be taken concurrently with permission of the department head.
 

Credit Units: 1.00

Course Hours: 15.00

The course reviews basic mathematical concepts and introduces mathematical concepts that support applications in the Industrial Mechanics trade.

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

You will learn theory and practical application of metallurgy. You will learn practical forging techniques

Credit Units: 3.00

Course Hours: 45.00

You will learn applicable occupational health and safety (OH&S) regulations. You will learn rigging techniques, how to maintain equipment and calculate load estimations.

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

You will learn the theoretical and practical activities related to safety and communication in the workplace.

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

You will learn the theoretical and practical application of hand threading tools, threads and fasteners.

Credit Units: 3.00

Course Hours: 45.00

You will experience the theoretical and practical application of assembly and precision measuring tools.

Credit Units: 3.00

Course Hours: 45.00

You will learn theory and practical operation of grinders and drilling machines.

Credit Units: 4.00

Course Hours: 60.00

You will learn the theoretical and practical applications of lay-out tools and hand cutting tools.

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

You will study the basics of oxy-acetylene cutting and welding. You will learn to safely use and store material involved with these operations

Credit Units: 2.00

Course Hours: 30.00

You will participate in a work placement to further your understanding of workplace employer needs.

Course Hours: 80.00

Moving the World

Industrial & Agriculture

Helping to solve the problems of food insecurity and global hunger or modernising industrial processes to help serve growing global populations are just some of the challenges you may be presented in this industry.

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College partners with credit granting institutions like Saskatchewan Polytechnic. These partnerships allow us to offer a greater number of recognized courses closer to where you are.

About

Saskatchewan Polytechnic serves students through applied learning opportunities on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 Territories and the homeland of the Métis. Learning takes place at campuses in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon and through extensive distance education opportunities. Programs serve every economic and public service sector. As a polytechnic, the organization provides the depth of learning appropriate to employer and student need, including certificate, diploma and degree programs, and apprenticeship training. Saskatchewan Polytechnic engages in applied research, drawing on faculty expertise to support innovation by employers, and providing students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills.

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Why Study Here?

Students who attend Suncrest College can expect smaller class sizes and an easier transition. At Suncrest College students typically receive more one-on-one time with instructors. Our staff will know your name not just your student number.

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Career Options

Industrial mechanics are also known by other trade names (i.e., maintenance mechanics, millwrights or machine repairmen). Graduates may find employment in commercial or industrial operations that use machinery. These include wood, cereal, meat processing and power generating plants, hard rock and potash mines, mills and refineries.

NOC ClassificationEarning Potential

Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (7311)

$52,000 - $108,000

NOC ClassificationEarning Potential
Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (7311)$52,000 - $108,000

The benefits of having a power engineering program run locally through College can be measured in money and time but what cannot be quantified is the opportunity to go home after class.

The advantage for a company like Louis Dreyfus Commodities, who participates in the work placement program, is to have first look at the students as potential employees. The last power engineer we hired learned his trade at College, and he is now training to obtain his Second Class license.

Henry Bouchard

Former Chief Engineer, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Yorkton

Get credit for what you know

Do you have prior education, work experience and/or job training that relates to your program area? If so, you could be eligible for credit that reduces your study time and cost. Credit can also be applied from your Sask Polytech program to another institution.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic recognizes that adults learn in many different ways. This includes acquiring knowledge and skills through life and work experience or non-formal training.

See link(s) below to get more information about PLAR.

Many Sask Polytech students benefit from transferring course credit. You may be eligible to transfer credit to Sask Polytech or to another college or university.

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