Trades
Youth TRAIN in Trades
You can apply for Youth TRAIN in Trades if you are in high school and will be under the age of 20 when you complete the program.
In partnership with VIU, VCC, PIC
Youth TRAIN in Trades
Our Youth TRAIN in Trades program is a provincially recognized partnership between Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and partner Post-Secondary Institution. It enables high school students to work towards both their high school diploma and trade/technical post-secondary programs at the same time. Successful applicants benefit from having 100% of their Post-secondary tuition costs covered by the CTC.
As an Dual Credit student, you’ll attend a trades or applied skills training program at a partner post-secondary institution and receive credits that count towards your high-school diploma and at least one level of technical training for your industry training program.
Program Overview
Our current partners are VIU (Vancouver Island University), VCC (Vancouver Community College) and PIC (Pipe Fitting College of British Columbia).
Admission Requirements:
- English
- English 12 (50%) or
- Communications 12 (67%) or
- BCIT English Trades Entry Assessment (for applicants who have two years of education in an English-speaking country only)
- Math: one of the following:
- Principles of Mathematics 11 (60%) or
- Applications of Mathematics 11 (60%) or
- Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics 11 (60%) or
- Foundations of Mathematics 11 (60%) or
- Pre-Calculus 11 (60%) or
- BCIT Math Trades Entry Assessment
- BCIT Mechanical Reasoning Trades Entry Assessment
Recommended for Success
- General Mechanics 11 or Automotive Mechanics 11 or Technical Education 11 or Physics 11
- Good colour vision
- An interest in mechanics
- Courses in Aircraft Maintenance offered by the Air Cadets are helpful in preparing students for the program.
For more information see: https://www.bcit.ca/study/programs/1010dipts
Work on cars while earning high school credits. By the time you graduate from high school, you could be skilled in the automotive collision repair trade and ready to work and start an apprenticeship. VCC is partnered with Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools to provide exciting career exploration and skill training programs.
Admission Requirements:
- Graduation from an appropriate career preparation program or meet the English and math requirements (English 11 or Communications 12) or equivalent.
- Math 10 or equivalent.
- Relevant trade experience is considered.
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants may choose to apply to one of two tracks: (1) Foundation Program or (2) Youth Train in Trades (formerly ACE-IT) Program.
Foundation Program:
- English 10 or equivalent
- Apprentice & Workplace Math 10 or equivalent; or 80% on the VCC Basic Arithmetic Assessment
- Science 10 or equivalent
- Note:
- All students must have minimum basic computer skills and access to an internet-connected computer/mobile device.
For more information see: https://www.vcc.ca/programscourses/program-areas/transportation-trades/automotive-refinishing-prep-technician/
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
The Vancouver Island University Automotive Department provides both foundation and apprenticeship training. Foundation training is designed to prepare students for a career in the automotive repair trade. Graduates of this program may find work as apprentice automotive technicians, or as automotive parts persons/service writers. Job opportunities exist on Vancouver Island, and throughout BC and Canada. Upon receiving the Inter provincial Certificate, graduates are eligible to work anywhere in Canada.
Our program is taught by highly experienced Automotive Service Technicians who value hands-on, in-the-shop training methods whenever possible. We use customer owned vehicles for much of our training and we strive to keep the learning experience directly related to procedures and skills you will need to have in the automotive workplace. Classroom lectures are presented through dynamic PowerPoint presentations and also through CDX movie clips and graphics. All classroom homework and assignments are accessible through our online D2L (Desire2Learn) learning management system.
Contact us to take a tour of the Automotive shop and meet our instructors.
This 10-month program (full-time, 4 days per week) covers all aspects of Automotive/Mechanical Repair, including:
- shop safety
- tool and equipment use
- vehicle maintenance servicing
- vehicle braking systems
- suspension steering systems
- automotive electrical systems
- engine mechanical systems
- EFI, engine electronic controls
- drive-train systems
- welding
- job finding skills
This is a technically intense, job orientated program for people who want to gain an apprenticeship as an Automotive Technician, or gain employment as a Parts Person or a Service Advisor in an Automotive Repair facility. It is not a general interest course for people wanting to learn how to maintain their own vehicles.
A mandatory Employment Skills Module prepares students for the workforce and all students participate in three weeks of work experience at a local automotive business.
Graduates of the program may receive credit for the technical portion of the first year of the Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program. To become a journeyperson, graduates would find a position as an automotive apprentice and then return to school for 6 or 7 weeks per year until completion of their 4th year.
Admission Requirements:
- Grade 12, or equivalent, or mature student status.
- Mature students without Grade 12 will be required to complete an assessment test.
- Minimum 17 years of age.
- Valid B.C. driver’s license.
- See also Trades general admission requirements.
Program Coordinator
Contact Rob Gowan-Smith for information around Youth TRAIN in Trades.
Phone: 250-754-2447
Email: rob.Gowan-Smith@sd68.bc.ca
View our current availability for the Youth Train in Trades Programs
| Start Date | Program | Live | Waitlist |
| August | Aircraft Maintenance @ BCIT | 0 | 0 |
| September | Auto (Service Tech) @ VIU | 0 | 1 |
| September | Auto (Collision Repair) @ VCC | 1 | 0 |
| January | Auto (Collision Repair) @ VCC | 1 | 0 |
| May | Auto (Collision Repair) @ VCC | 1 | 0 |
| August | Baking @ VIU | 4 | 0 |
| August | Pro Cook 1 @ VIU | 2 | 0 |
| February | Pro Cook 1 @ VIU | 4 | 0 |
| September | Carpentry @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| February | Carpentry @ VIU | 6 | 0 |
| September | Dental Assistant @ VIU | 0 | 2 |
| September | Education Assistant @ VIU | 0 | 2 |
| September | Electrician @ VIU | 0 | 2 |
| November | Electrician @ VIU | 1 | 2 |
| February | Electrician @ VIU | 0 | 3 |
| September | Hairdressing @ VIU | 0 | 2 |
| February | Hairdressing @ VIU | 0 | 4 |
| September | Health Care Assistant @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| February | Health Care Assistant @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| August | Heavy Equipment Operator @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| February | Heavy Equipment Operator @ VIU | 1 | 0 |
| May | Heavy Equipment Operator @ VIU | 2 | 0 |
| September | Heavy Mechanical Trades @ VIU | 0 | 9 |
| January | Horticulture @ VIU | 2 | 0 |
| September | ITAS Web & Mobile Development @ VIU | 2 | 0 |
| September | ITAS Systems Administrator @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| September | Machinist @ BCIT | 1 | 0 |
| September | Motorcycle & Marine Technician @ VIU | 1 | 0 |
| September | Marine Service Technician @ Quadrant Marine | 1 | 0 |
| September | Office Administration @ VIU | 2 | 0 |
| September (Cowichan) | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic @ VIU | 0 | 1 |
| March (Cowichan) | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic @ VIU | 0 | 1 |
| Semester 1 | Trades Sampler – Co-Ed @ VIU | 0 | 0 |
| Semester 2 | Trades Sampler – Women @ VIU | 7 | 0 |
| Semester 2 | Trades Sampler – Co-Ed @ VIU | 0 | 7 |
| Semester 2 | Indigenous Trades Sampler @ VIU | 6 | 0 |
| September | Welding @ VIU | 0 | 3 |
| February | Welding @ VIU | 0 | 0 |