Auto Service Technician certificate
Apprenticeship
The Automotive Apprenticeship program
is designed for people already working in the Automotive Repair
Industry and registered with the Industry Training Authority
(ITA). UCFV offers all four levels of technical training. These
six week sessions are necessary to achieve journeyperson
certification along with the appropriate on-the-job training.
For information call: 604-854-4506.
Entry-level trades training
At UCFV, we put students on the road
towards a career as an automotive technician. The Auto Service
Technician program will prepare students for entry into the
automotive service and repair industry. Successful completion
may also provide students with advanced placement in the Auto
Service Technician Apprenticeship program. Students will get a
thorough introduction to the trade and develop skills expected
by employers. Students will have the opportunity to acquire a
general knowledge on most systems used on cars and light
trucks.
Theory and shop procedures are set up
to simulate job conditions, so punctuality and good work habits
are essential. This program is part of the entry-level
provincial standard taught throughout B.C.
Career Technical Centre
UCFV and School District #34
(Abbotsford) operate a jointly sponsored Career Technical
Centre. Auto Technician students enter at the Grade 11 level
and complete high school and a one-year UCFV Auto Technician
certificate over two years. For more information, call
604-850-8672.
Employment opportunities
After successfully completing the
program, students will be prepared for employment opportunities
in automotive dealers or repair shops, or repair shops involved
in fleet maintenance.
Entrance requirements
1. B.C.
secondary school graduation or equivalent.
2. A
math and reading comprehension entrance exam.
How to apply
1. Submit
a UCFV application form, along with the $45 application fee to
the Admissions and Records office. Applicants currently in
Grade 12 may apply during their Grade 12 year. A statement from
the school counsellor or principal, indicating that you are
likely to meet graduation requirements by June, must be
presented at the time of entrance exam appointment.
2. Applicants
will be notified of entrance exam dates by the Trades &
Technology Centre. There is no fee for writing these
exams. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks
of submission of their applications should call
604-854-4548.
604-854-4548.
3. Read
the program description and information carefully. If you wish
to speak to the instructor, call Vern Wright at 604-504-7441,
local 4323.
4.
Prior to the classes starting in September, applicants will be
notified by telephone of the registration procedures.
Applicants who cannot be reached by telephone after three
attempts will be removed from the wait list.
Fees and other expenses
Fees stated are in effect for 2005/06
and are subject to change for 2006/07.
The program fees are approximately
$102 per week, which includes tuition fees plus 10% of the
tuition for ancillary fees. In addition, each semester (fall,
winter, and summer) students will pay a $25 Student Union
Society membership fee, $4.50 Cascade student newspaper fee,
and a $3 per semester radio station fee.
A Health and Dental fee ($199.92 for
2005/06) is charged annually in Fall semester to students with
nine or more credits to provide extended medical and dental
insurance for September-August. Check with the Student Union
Society or at www.studentcare.net/works for details.
Note: A deposit (currently $200) must
be paid at the time of registration, which typically takes
place one or two months before the start of each semester. The
balance of fees must be paid by the second week of the
semester.
Automotive Technician students should
also budget approximately $625 for basic hand tools, $625 for
required textbooks, and $250 for appropriate working apparel.
Medical requirement
A medical statement from a qualified
physician may be required at any time before or during the
program. Students will be notified by a UCFV official if/when
the statement is required.
Location
The Automotive Service Technician
program is offered at the Trades & Technology Centre at the
Abbotsford campus which is open 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday
to Friday. Classes and shops are in session from
7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Monday–Friday
7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Monday–Friday
Dates & attendance requirements
The Automotive program starts in
September and ends the following June.
The Automotive program requires
continuous attendance through all three semesters to
successfully complete all requirements for the program.
Students will be expected to attend classes five days per week
for the duration of the entire program.
Students who fail to meet the
attendance requirements as outlined in their individual program
guides may be subject to a failing grade or academic warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
• See UCFV Policy 310.03
(Attendance).
Program requirements
Students must complete all
requirements with a minimum of 70% or better to receive a
Credit (CR) grade in order to graduate.
Students who do not receive a Credit
(CR) grade in all required areas by June, may apply to their
instructor for re-entry into the program. Students who reapply
may register as upgrading students and must complete all
program requirements no later than June of the following year.
See upgrading policy for more details.
Graduation
Students must apply for graduation by
completing a Request to Graduate form available at the Trades
Centre. We recommend this be done at the beginning of your
final semester.
Academic warnings
Trades & Technology students who
demonstrate extremely poor academic performance will be placed
on Academic Warning.
• See UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning).
Poor academic performance may, at the
discretion of the instructor, include poor attendance, slow
progress in theory and practical tasks and/or lack of
satisfactory participation in class activities.
• See UCFV Policy 310.02
(Attendance).
Trades & Technology students are
expected to conduct themselves in a mature and responsible
manner, and will be held responsible for their actions, whether
acting alone or in group.
• See UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Withdrawal policy
Student-initiated Withdrawal
(Discontinuing)
If a student wishes not to continue or
return for the next semester, the Trades Centre will advise
Admissions & Records and initiate a withdrawal from the
student’s current Trades program.
Required to Withdraw (Failed grades)
Failed grades may result in withdrawal
from the program.
Required to Withdraw (Academic Warning)
Students may be required to withdraw
from a course or program for failing to comply with any of the
following three policies.
• UCFV Policy 340.03 (Academic
Warning)
• UCFV Policy 310.02 (Attendance)
• UCFV Policy 310.12 (Student
Conduct).
Upgrading policy
An upgrading student will be enrolled
for no more than 15 weeks. Upgrading students will not displace
anyone registered in the next intake.
The upgrading program allows those
currently or recently employed in the industry to complete
their certificate requirements or to become proficient in
specific processes or techniques.
Upgrading students are expected to
meet program prerequisites through previous enrolment or proof
of industry experience approved by the program instructor.
Readmission policy
Students who begin a trades program,
but withdraw before completing the program, may contact the
department to request re-entry to the program provided their
absence is less than two years. Re-entry is subject to space
availability.
If you are absent more than two years
you will be required to apply for
re-admission.
re-admission.
• An Application for admission form
and Application fee will be required
• Trades & Technology entrance
exams will need to be retaken
Program outline
The Automotive program starts in
September and ends about the end of June.
Students must show that they
understand the theory by successfully completing a written test
for each unit.
They must then apply their knowledge
to demonstrate an acceptable level of practical skills as
assigned in that unit.
The learning materials may include
printed handouts, worksheets, videotapes, display boards, lab
manuals, and written instructions.
At regular stages students will be
required to move to a shop or lab area to perform various tasks
in order to develop their practical skills.
As much as possible, study lab and
shop instruction is patterned after “on-the-job”
situations where a limited amount of direct supervision is
required.
The training follows a modular system
that begins by developing a wide variety of basic skills, and
builds on these to develop intermediate and specialized skills
required in this industry.
Sample topics:
• Safe and effective work practices
• Using specialized equipment
• Servicing steering and suspension
systems
• Servicing brake systems
• Performing major engine overhaul
• Servicing engine support systems
• Servicing electrical systems
• Servicing transmissions
• Technical Communications 115
(three academic credits).
All unit tests and assigned practicals
must be completed with a passing grade before writing the final
exam, which is scheduled in June.
Faculty
Vern Wright, Journeyman Automotive
Technician, Vehicle Inspection Cert.,
AirCare Certification, Alternate Fuel Endorsement, LPG and CNG.
AirCare Certification, Alternate Fuel Endorsement, LPG and CNG.
Bernie Duncan, Journeyman Automotive
Technician, Instructor Diploma (VCC),
Vehicle Inspection Cert., AirCare Cert., Alternate Fuel Endorsement, ASE
Automotive Master Technician
Vehicle Inspection Cert., AirCare Cert., Alternate Fuel Endorsement, ASE
Automotive Master Technician
Dean Key, Journeyman Automotive
Technician, CVIP Certification,
Propane Endorsement
Propane Endorsement
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