Build Your Future in Clean Energy Technology
The geothermal industry needs skilled professionals. Our programs give you hands-on experience with drilling, system design, and renewable energy integration. You'll learn from people who've spent years in the field.
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Real Equipment, Real Sites
We train on actual geothermal systems. That means you're working with pumps, heat exchangers, and monitoring equipment you'll encounter in your career. Our Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley facility includes a working geothermal loop where students practice system diagnostics and maintenance procedures.
Industry Connections Matter
Our instructors work with geothermal companies across Quebec and beyond. They know what employers need because they've hired technicians themselves. Several of our recent graduates found positions before completing their final courses.
Technical Skills First
You'll learn thermal dynamics, geology basics, and electrical systems. But more than that, you'll practice troubleshooting real problems. Students work through scenarios like pressure drops, pump failures, and efficiency optimization on functioning systems.
Safety Is Non-Negotiable
Geothermal work involves high-pressure systems and underground infrastructure. We teach safety protocols from day one. Every student completes confined space training, electrical safety certification, and heavy equipment operation basics before touching live systems.
How Training Works Here
Our approach balances classroom theory with practical application. Most students find the hands-on work more valuable than they expected.
Foundations
Start with heat transfer principles, ground loop design, and system components. This phase takes about six weeks and includes site visits to operating installations.
Practical Skills
Move to our training facility for equipment operation. You'll work with drilling rigs, fusion machines, and testing equipment under supervision.
System Integration
Learn to connect geothermal systems with building HVAC, controls, and monitoring. This is where theory meets messy reality.
Field Experience
Complete a placement with one of our industry partners. You'll work on real projects while still getting instructor support when questions come up.
Why Geothermal Now
Quebec's climate action plan includes massive expansion of renewable heating systems. Provincial incentives are driving both residential and commercial installations.
The challenge? There aren't enough trained technicians to meet demand. Companies tell us they're turning down projects because they can't staff them.
That creates opportunity for people willing to learn the technical side. Geothermal work combines plumbing, electrical, and HVAC skills in ways that stay interesting.
What Makes It Different
Unlike other trades, geothermal requires understanding geology and thermodynamics. You're not just installing equipment — you're working with earth's thermal energy.
The work varies from drilling ground loops to programming smart controls. One day you're outdoors managing excavation. Next day you're inside calibrating sensors.
It's physically demanding but intellectually engaging. If you like solving problems and working with your hands, this might fit.
Student Experiences
Beatrice Lavoie
Residential Systems Technician
I switched from general HVAC work after taking the intro course. The technical depth surprised me — it's more engineering-focused than I expected. Now I'm installing systems for a company in Trois-Rivières. The training prepared me better than I realized at the time.
Simone Thibault
Field Service Specialist
The troubleshooting modules were invaluable. When you're at a site and something's not working right, you need systematic diagnostic skills. They made us work through actual failure scenarios on functioning systems. That experience saved me during my first solo service call.
Program Options
Choose the training path that matches your background and goals. All programs include facility access and materials.
Intro Course
- Geothermal principles
- System components
- Site visits
- Safety basics
- Equipment overview
Full Technician
- Complete technical training
- Drilling operations
- System installation
- Troubleshooting skills
- Field placement
- Industry certifications
Design Specialist
- System engineering
- Load calculations
- Ground loop sizing
- Software tools
- Project management
Ready to Start?
We run multiple program starts throughout the year. Contact us to discuss which option fits your situation and schedule a facility tour.