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Applications should be submitted as early as possible. Qualified applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is a Red Seal trade. Learn more about trade mobility within Canada at Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program
Training schedule details provided by the BC Trades Training Consortium (TTC).
Contact VCC for the next opening.
This program satisfies the training standard set by the BC Industry Training Authority (ITA) for:
ITA Source: 'Automotive Service Technician' profile.
Automotive Service Technicians repair, adjust, and replace mechanical, electrical, and electronic parts of cars and light trucks in a retail automotive business.
The program combines technical and work-based training. It generally takes four years to complete.
The technical training is made up of four levels totalling 26 weeks. Levels One, Two, Three, and Four are 7 weeks each. This block of training is normally delivered through an ITA approved training institution. Sometimes it may also be met through approved training models (distance education, part-time) and/or a level challenge exam.
The work-based training totals 6360 hours. Based on a 30-hour work week this involves 212 weeks of training.
For details about the Pan-Canadian Harmonization Initiative and recent changes to the program structure, visit the ITA website OPSN 2017-002 .
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