Turn your love of motors and machines into a satisfying and lucrative career thanks to Northern’s Motive Power Technician – Automotive Service diploma. The Automotive Service Technician is part of the Interprovincial Red Seal Program – the national standard for the trade across Canada. This two-year hands-on program will lay the foundation you need to keep vehicles on the road. Not only will you earn a college diploma, but you will also receive credit for all three levels of the apprenticeship in-school training. This means that once you graduate from Northern College and secure an apprenticeship, you are not required to take time off work to complete the theoretical training, which is typically 3 eight-week blocks over three years. Many employers prefer diploma program graduates, as these apprentices do not need to be released for the mandatory apprenticeship training. Shop owners get to keep growing their business and you get to keep working. This program also incorporates a 10-Week Placement which provides a valuable opportunity for you to experience a workplace setting firsthand while providing a realistic and practical method of career education. The placement can be viewed as a detailed practical job interview, which may result in a permanent full-time apprenticeship. An Automotive Service Technician performs preventative maintenance, diagnoses problems and repairs vehicle systems in cars and light trucks. Specifically, they diagnose and repair:
- -engines, transmissions, clutches, rear ends, differentials, brakes, drive shafts and axles
- -suspension systems, including wheel alignment and steering systems
- -ignition, charging and starting systems, wiring and other electrical/electronic systems
- -fuel and engine management systems
- -air-conditioning and heating systems
Tuition Fees: $32,744
Ancillary Fees: $3,116
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