Automotive Service Technology (Not PGWP Eligible – details in description) Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Overview

Once you graduate from this Automotive Service Technology (Not PGWP Eligible – details in description) program at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) , you’ll have various career options, including working as an apprentice or service advisor in a general or specialty automotive shop.

Key Facts

With guidance from our industry-experienced instructors, you will: 

• learn automotive vehicle maintenance, diagnosis and repairs
• study manufacturer specifications
• gain customer service and communication skills
• work on actual cars and gain real-world experience.

Many of our graduates choose to continue their training through an apprenticeship. Graduates are eligible to challenge the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) Automotive Service Technician periods one through four exams, a big step towards becoming a journeyperson certified automotive service technician. 

As a journeyperson technician, you can specialize in engines, driveability, electrical systems, chassis systems, wheel alignment and automatic transmissions. You’ll also have the potential to advance beyond mechanics into management positions like shop foreman or service manager.

With a high demand for automotive service technicians, you’ll have a great chance of finding a job in the trade. This programme is not PGWP eligible.

Careers

• Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades

• Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers

• Auto Body Collision, Refinishing and Glass Technicians and Damage Repair Estimators

• Motorcycle, All-Terrain Vehicle and Other Related Mechanics

• Automotive and Heavy Truck and Equipment Parts Installers and Servicers