Certificate in Automotive Service Technician at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Programme overview

Thirty-week programme preparing students for employment as an apprentice Automotive Service Technician, delivered in a fully operational auto repair shop at the Cloverdale campus. Graduates write the Level 1 Certificate of Qualification exam and receive credit for Level 1 apprenticeship and 450 work-based hours.

Faculty: Faculty of Trades & Technology | Duration: 30 weeks (32.5 credits) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Shop safety, inspection, diagnostics, repair and servicing of mechanical, electrical and electronic systems for automobiles and light trucks.

Career pathways

Motor vehicle dealers, garages, truck and trailer dealerships, fleet maintenance companies, service stations and automotive specialty shops.

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Application information

Entry requirements

English Studies 12 (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of C, or KPU's Vocational Trades English Reading Assessment with a minimum score of 75%; any Math 11 with a minimum grade of C (or equivalent), or the Vocational Trades Mathematics Assessment with a minimum score of 31%. Information-session attendance is highly recommended; four seats per intake are reserved for self-declared Indigenous students.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Three intakes: Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May).

Design programmes (Wilson School of Design) have one intake per year, in the Fall (September) semester; classes begin in September.

Domestic Fall intake: applications open October 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs March 1 (select programs may extend, space permitting); Open Intake final application deadline July 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes June 15.

Domestic Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs August 1; confirmation deposit deadline for Open Intakes October 15; Open Intake final application deadline November 1.

Domestic Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; application deadline for Limited Intake programs December 1.

International Fall (September) intake: applications open October 1; Limited Intake deadline March 1; no applications accepted after July 1.

International Spring (January) intake: applications open February 1; Limited Intake deadline August 1; no applications accepted after November 1.

International Summer (May) intake: applications open June 1; Limited Intake deadline December 1; no applications accepted after March 1.

Application fee is $40 for Canadian citizen and permanent resident applicants (no charge for self-declared Indigenous applicants) and $120 for international applicants. Confirmation deposit: $250 (domestic open intake), $500 (domestic limited intake), $5000 (international).

Design programmes: applications for each Fall intake are accepted from October 1 to March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://www.kpu.ca/apply

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