Materials Technician Apprenticeship (Year 1 and 3)

Apprenticeship is a unique form of post-secondary education that blends hands-on work experience with classroom learning. On average, students spend 80 per cent of your apprenticeship on the job, practicing your trade or profession, and 20 per cent in the classroom or lab through structured learning.    

A Materials Technician Journeyperson is given credit for the 1st and 2nd periods of parts technician program. Therefore, they are only required to attend 2nd period of the parts technician program to receive an additional journeypersons certificate in the parts tech program. 

If you have a valid Alberta Journeyman Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal Achievement in business competencies after completing the necessary requirements. 

RDP only offers the 1st & 3rd periods of the material technician program. During these two periods  of the program you will spend six weeks on campus every year, and a minimum of 1,500 hours on-the-job training. 

Students must achieve a weighted average of 65% with no section under 50% in the classroom training as well as achieving a minimum grade of 70% on the AIT Provincial Exam for each period of classroom training.  

The term of apprenticeship for a parts technician-materials technician is three years (three 12-month periods) including a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training and six weeks of classroom instruction in each year of the apprenticeship.