Automotive Service Technician - Foundation

About this programme

As an automotive service technician, you’ll utilize a full range of knowledge and abilities to perform preventative maintenance, diagnose problems and repair vehicle systems on cars and light trucks. As an Automotive Service Technician, you'll learn how to keep cars and light trucks running safely and reliably. Using a combination of hands-on skills, technical knowledge, and problem-solving abilities, you'll perform maintenance, diagnose mechanical issues, and repair a wide range of vehicle systems. If you enjoy working with vehicles, using diagnostic technology, and figuring out how things work, this trade offers a rewarding career where you'll help customers stay on the road with confidence. Learn the skills you need to become an apprentice mechanic, even if you don’t have any experience. Automotive has always been John’s passion. He became an Automotive Journeyperson in 1981 and started his teaching career in 2007. He has raced stock cars, rebuilt cars and is still building rods and customs, and finds joy working on cars and sharing his knowledge with others. Apprenticeship provides automotive service technician certification through work-based training and in-school technical training. Employers sponsor students for the work-based training and TRU offers the in-school technical training for levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 of your apprenticeship. Each level consists of seven weeks of on-campus training. Once you’ve completed all four levels and the required work-based hours, you’ll receive an Automotive Service Technician Certificate of Apprenticeship and qualify to write the