Mobile Heavy Equipment Simulator

TrailerPortage College, Community & Industry Training Initiatives

(CiTi)Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada

1-minute video

Comprehensive Community College Serving the northeastern Alberta

community for over 40 years Corporate Centre in Lac La Biche, Alberta 10 other campus locations across Portage’s

stewardship region Portage College offers a wide range of

programming to meet the needs of a diverse range of students

Who is Portage College?

Community & Industry Training Initiatives department at Portage College

Corporate division of the institution Continuing Education, Customized Training,

Workforce Training, Personal Development Program incubator

Who is CiTi?

Incorporation of SIM technology training into the Heavy Equipment Operator program began in 2010.

Mobile 53-foot trailer Outfitted to include heat and air-

conditioning Trailer was funded through a WED (Western

Economic Diversification) Canada grant

Mobile Simulator Trailer History

Trailer houses 12 John Deere Simulators Six crawler/dozers 4 excavators 2 motor graders

John Deere Simulators

Over 5000 people have used the simulators through events and the HEO program

Trailer has travelled to a dozen communities over the past six months

Training can be taken right to students’ home communities

Pre-screening tool for potential students College awareness

Mobility

Three 16-week programs are run per year 14 students in each program 40 hours minimum simulator training is

mandatory Students use the mobile SIM Trailer in

between time on real equipment. The mobile trailer is parked on-site at the Heavy Equipment and Pipeline Training Centres in Boyle, Alberta

Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Program

Skills Alberta/Canada Trade Shows Job/Career Fairs Local parades College social events

Marketing

Updates on John Deere simulator technology continue

Movement and GPS will soon be included in simulator training

Goal is to retrofit a second trailer to house more simulators

Ever-Expanding Innovation

Local brother duo airbrushed Mac Truck and Trailer over a 5-week period

Two different scenes on trailer: winter and summer

Airbrushing

President/CEO – Dr. Trent Keough Director of CiTi – Mr. Stuart Leitch Manager of Institutional Analysis & Planning

– Mr. David Paul CiTi PR & Marketing Manager- Ms. Felicity

Bergman

Virtual Spotlight Presentation Team

Felicity BergmanCommunity & Industry Training Initiative (CiTi)Portage CollegePR & Marketing ManagerPhone: 780-623-5548Email: felicity.bergman@portagecollege.ca

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Portage College is truly honoured to receive the League of Innovation award and even more appreciative of this opportunity to present as part of the Virtual Spotlight.

Thank you