This full-time 1800-hour program is offered at the Western Québec Career Centre in Gatineau. Program Objectives – This program provides mechanical training to enable men and women to perform the tasks and activities related to working with motor vehicles. The Automobile Mechanics program involves:
- the development, practice and understanding of the skills required to maintain and repair automobiles;
- learning the characteristics of a motor vehicle, electrical circuits, and transmission systems;
- developing and acquiring the trade-related knowledge for a rewarding career in a garage, service centre or dealership.
Program Content – The program is divided into the following modules. In addition, all students participate in an on-the-job training period. Students gain valuable experience, which should enable them to secure employment upon the successful completion of the course.
- The Trade and the Training Process
- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
- Finding Technical Information
- Heating, Welding and Cutting
- Shop Work
- Communicating in the Workplace
- Inspecting Internal Combustion Engines
- Repairing Internal Combustion Engines
- Inspecting Road-Holding Systems
- Repairing Road-Holding Systems
- Inspecting Electrical and Electronic Systems
- Repairing Lighting Systems
- Inspecting Basic Computer-Controlled Systems
- Inspecting Transmission Systems
- Repairing Transmission Systems
- Inspecting Starting and Charging Systems and Electromagnetic Accessories
- Repairing Starting and Charging Systems and Electromagnetic Accessories
- Inspecting Engine and Passenger Compartment Temperature Control Systems
- Maintaining and Repairing Engine and Passenger Compartment Temperature Control Systems
- Inspecting Active and Passive Safety Systems
- Repairing Active and Passive Safety Systems
- General Automobile Maintenance
- Inspecting Electronic Ignition Systems
- Repairing Electronic Ignition Systems
- Inspecting Electronic Injection and Antipollution Systems
- Maintaining and Repairing Electronic Injection and Antipollution Systems
- Inspecting Drive Trains
- Job Search
- Entering the Work Force
Completion of this program leads to a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) from the Québec ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur.
