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Code 5753
DiplomaDVS
SectorMining and Site Operations (15)
Number of credits40
Length of training600 hours
StatusProgram approved in 2001.
No educational organization is currently offering this program
Note(s)
This program is offered in French: 
5253 - Forage au diamant
  • Objectives and targeted professions
  • Admission conditions
  • Program content

Program objectives

To develop in the students the competencies required to integrate smoothly into the school and work environments, to safely perform the work, to prepare drilling operations, and to perform drilling operations.

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

Underground production and development miners (8231)

Job titles

diamond driller – underground mining
diamond drill operator – surface mining and quarrying

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
760-531 Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process 15 1
760-543 Apply basic principles of health and safety on drill sites 45 3
760-551 Scale the back and walls of an excavation 15 1
760-564 Relocate to a new drill site 60 4
760-572 Prepare the anchor holes for a diamond drill in an excavation 30 2
760-583 Install various types of diamond drills 45 3
760-593 Ensure a constant water supply 45 3
760-606 Perform overburden drilling operations 90 6
760-618 Perform surface rock drilling operations 120 8
760-628 Perform underground rock drilling operations 120 8
760-631 Compare geotechnical drilling to diamond drilling 15 1
600 40
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