Automotive Service Technician

10-month Entry-Level Certificate Program
Apprenticeship Program

The Program

This full-time, comprehensive program is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. The program is taught through daily lectures, seminars and demonstrations of current servicing techniques, as well as extensive practical training in a functioning, automotive shop setting. The course curriculum reflects today’s technology and is relevant to the needs of industry. The instructors are all highly trained Journeyperson Automotive Technicians with at least ten years’ trade experience.

A typical day consists of two hours of theory in the classroom and four hours of practical, hands-on training in the automotive shop. Homework will take approximately one or two hours a day. Classes are held Monday to Thursday, 8 am – 3:30 pm; good attendance is mandatory. The program also includes job-finding seminars and work experience sessions at a local repair facility or dealership to prepare students for the workplace.

This program is suited to individuals with all levels of mechanical experience. Upon successful completion of the program, students receive an entry-level (Level 1) Automotive Service Technician certificate. In 10 months, successful students can complete both entry-level (Level 1) and, if eligible, Level 2 Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship technical training.

Apprenticeship Information

Graduates of this program may receive credit towards the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship program. In order to complete the apprenticeship and become a journeyperson, graduates would find an employer in the industry to provide on-the-job training and return for 6 weeks per year in each of the next three years.
The Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship program consists of 4 years of on-the-job experience combined with in-school technical training in order to become eligible to write the Interprovincial (Red Seal) Examination for their journeyperson certification.

For more information on apprenticeship training, please visit the website at www.itabc.ca, contact the Industry Training Centre at 1-866-660-6011.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist in B.C. locations and in the rest of the country. Upon receiving the Interprovincial Certificate, graduates can find work anywhere in Canada.

Admission Requirements

• Successful completion of SD#47 Trades Application.

• Min. 17 years of age.

• Valid B.C. driver’s license.

• Successful completion of assessment testing.

• Personal profile.

 

Notes on Admission

• Applicants should not be allergic to solvents and/or lubricants.

• Those with good reasoning, basic science, mathematical, study skills, and a strong mechanical aptitude will experience the most success.

• Enrolment in this program is limited. Students who meet or exceed the minimum admission requirements may not necessarily be admitted to the program.