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Course Packages

IRWIN's Course Packages Make You Job-Site Ready.

IRWIN'S sector specific course packages open the door to new employment opportunities.  

IRWIN'S offers industry recognized course packages tailored to specific industry sectors. Students graduating from these groups are ready to face the challenges in their chosen field of interest. Moreover, Industry stands ready to welcome these new qualified and industry-ready candidates to their workforce.

IRWIN'S also offers customized course packages to meet your specific needs. Choose from over 120 courses to create your course package or work with our team to develop unique specialized curriculum. You can view our Course Directory here, or contact us today to discuss these exciting learning opportunities.

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EMERGENCY: MEDICAL RESPONDER

This package offers courses specific to Emergency Medical Response. Graduating students arrive ready to learn in a very demanding and often intense environment.

ENTRY-LEVEL: INDUSTRIAL

Entry-Level Industrial is a diverse and comprehensive group of courses designed to meet the demands of today's industrial work environment.

EQUIPMENT

This group of courses offers a varied and informed introduction and understanding of entry level equipment operations. Students develop the confidence necessary to effectively learn  safe operation of heavy equipment.

HOUSING and PUBLIC WORKS

This course grouping prepares students for structured and policy driven work sites requiring strict adherence to set standards and protocol.

MINING

Mining is one of Canada's most active and dynamic industry sectors. Graduates from this course group are ready to meet the challenges of this safety-driven and ever expanding workforce.

OIL AND GAS PREPARATION

Our robust and environmentally conscience Oil and Gas Industry welcomes prepared students to  fill both local and remote employment opportunities.

RESCUE TRAINING

This detailed and sector-driven group prepares students keen on entering a challenging and rewarding industry pathway crucial to keep our workforce safer.

SWIFT WATER RESCUE (& Optional Ice Rescue)

Students graduating from this group receive a specialized and critical introduction to lifesaving skills necessary to service challenging projects.

TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON

This course grouping prepares graduates to face the challenging daily activities and ever changing workplace environments of Traffic Control.

WILD FIRE FIGHTER

Preparing students for this dynamic and unpredictable work environment is critical. This group of courses gives workers the baseline understanding they require to enter this important career sector and develop the skills to keep themselves and those around them safer.

WILD FIRE MEDIC

A Wild Fire Medic operates in a complex, continuously changing work environment. Our  robust grouping of courses prepares students graduating to make a difference in this most challenging job.

WILDLIFE MONITOR PROGRAM

This course group offers a respectful and important understanding of the environment around us when we work outside. Students will be prepared to perform in this weather sensitive and unique work environment.

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OFA 3 OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID

This course certifies trainees with a Level 3 Occupational First Aid Certificate. Upon completion, this permits graduates to work as a Level 3 certified Occupational First Aid attendant on a worksite in BC.

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OFA 3 TO EMR BRIDGING COURSE

This bridging program provides the Occupational First Aid or First Responder extra skills and medications to become a licensed Emergency Medical Responder. People pursuing a career as a Level 1 Paramedic, oil rig medics, mining medics, firefighters and occupational first aiders will be interested in this course.

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CONFINED SPACE ENTRY MONITOR (CSEM)

Confined Space Entry and Monitor will prepare you for entering and monitoring the air in confined spaces.

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FALL PROTECTION

Fall Protection prepares you to for working at heights using a fall arrest or fall protection equipment.

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FIRE & SPARK WATCH

Fire and Spark Watch is an Entry-Level Core Training course for anyone looking to work as a skilled safety watch and potential first responder.

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INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (IN CLASS)

Incident Command System 100 is an Emergency Services Training course for any worker who may be called on to respond to a large-scale emergency.

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H2S ALIVE

This course is intended for all workers in the petroleum industry employed in environments with the risk of potential H2S exposure.

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TDG

The Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) training course is required for any worker who handles, offers for transport, or transports goods defined as dangerous by law.

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WHMIS 2015

The WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) course is required for anyone working in a sector that handles or works with hazardous materials.

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TRACK EXCAVATOR

The Track Excavator course will instruct you on how to safely use a track excavator on large-scale excavation projects

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GRADER

Our Grader course will certify you in the safe use of grading equipment on a worksite.

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SANDING TRUCK

The Sanding Truck course will certify you in the safe operation of a sanding truck.

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STREET SWEEPER

Our Street Sweeper course will certify you in safely operating a street sweeper

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WHEEL LOADER

Wheel loader training will prepare you to operate this type of tractor with a front-mounted square bucket that allows it to collect, transport and deposit material

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CSTS (ONLINE INCLUDES FACILITATION)

CSTS or Construction Safety Training System is a safety awareness program for workers in the construction industry.

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OFA 1 OCCUPATIONAL FIRST AID

This course certifies trainees with a Level 1 Occupational First Aid Certificate permitting them to work as an OFA L1 First Aid Attendant on a worksite in BC. 

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GROUND DISTURBANCE LEVEL II

The intended objective of this one day course is to educate participants on the regulatory requirements of when a ground disturbance takes place and what the preventative measures are to all buried facilities.

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LOCK OUT / TAG OUT

Trainees learn lockout/tagout regulations, which types of machinery require lockout/tagout procedures and why, and how to follow lockout/tagout procedures.

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PCST PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TRAINING. (ONLINE INCLUDES FACILITATION)

Pipeline Construction Safety teaches the entire pipeline construction process from beginning to end and the various hazards which can present themselves during each construction phase.

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WILDLIFE AWARENESS (INCLUDES BEAR AWARENESS)

Wilderness Awareness, also known as Bear Awareness, is a course useful for anyone who may be working in a remote area with a high risk of encountering wildlife.

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AERIAL WORK PLATFORM (AWP)

Our aerial work platform course will instruct you to safely operate a zoomboom/telehandler.

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ATV OPERATOR

Our ATV course will instruct you to safely operate an All-Terrain Vehicle.

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FLAGGER

Flagger Training is a specialized course for trainees pursuing specific work as a Flag Person.

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POWER SAW OPERATOR

This course certifies trainees with a Power Saw Operator’s Certificate which permits them to operate a power saw in a workplace environment

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RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AWARENESS

This course certifies trainees with a Radio Communications Awareness Certificate which equips them with the basic skills to operate two-way radios.

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SKID STEER

Certifies trainees with a Skid Steer Heavy Equipment Operator’s Certificate which permits them to operate a skid steer on a worksite.

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TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING

Traffic Control Training is a specialized Entry-Level Skills Training course for trainees pursuing specific work as a Flag Person. There are no prerequisites besides some very basic familiarity with traffic laws. However, Wilderness Awareness may be a useful companion course. 

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ZOOM BOOM

Zoom Boom Training is an Entry-Level Skills Training course that develops the skills to operate zoom booms, utilize safe operating procedures and identify hazards on the worksite.

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HIGH ANGLE ROPE RESCUE

The focus is on confined space and high angle rope rescue. The participants leaving this course will be professionally capable of protecting themselves in rescue situations, will be able to employ advanced safe and efficient rescue techniques, and can provide rescues in survival situations.

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RESCUE OPERATIONS

Rescue Operations certifies trainees with a Rescue Operator’s Certificate (equivalent to NFPA 1006 Level 1) which permits them to perform basic confined space and/or rope rescues under supervision.

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S-100 FIRE SUPPRESSION

S100 Fire Suppression is an Emergency Services Training course required for anyone who wants to work as a wildfire firefighter. BC

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S-100 RECERTIFICATION

Recertification in S100 Fire Suppression is required for anyone who wants to work as a wildfire firefighter with an expired ticket.

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S-185 FIRE ENTRAPMENT

S185 Fire Entrapment Avoidance is an advanced Emergency Services Training course required for wildfire firefighters under contract with the BC government and recommended for all other wildfire firefighters.

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S-212 COMMUNICATIONS

S212 Fire Communications is an Emergency Services Training course required for wildfire firefighters and dispatchers who communicate through Ministry of Forestry radio channels.

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S-232 PORTABLE PUMPS

This course certifies trainees with a Portable Pumps Certificate equipping them to set up and operate portable water delivery systems as necessary in firefighting operations.

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SWIFT WATER RESCUE – INTRO AND AWARENESS

This course certifies trainees with a Swiftwater Rescue Awareness Certificate which teaches the basics of swiftwater rescue and equips trainees to assist with shore-based, low-risk rescues.

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SWIFT WATER RESCUE OPERATIONS

This course certifies trainees with a Swift Water Rescue Operations Certificate. Students are taught the basics of swift water rescue and equips trainees to perform shore-based rescues.

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SWIFT WATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN

This course gives trainees a Swift Water Rescue Technician Certificate which permits them to perform water-based rescues.

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TRANSPORTATION
ENDORSEMENT

Transportation Endorsement is an advanced Specialized First Aid course that prepares First Aid workers to move patients.

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