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Automotive Service Technician Co-op partnered with Trillium
Automotive Dealers Association (TADA) and Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles (FCA)
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
2 years/4 semesters Fall Ontario College Diploma Ashtonbee
8226
There are about 34 million registered vehicles in Canada — and at some point, they will need fixing.
Your automotive repair career starts in this program, which will result in an Ontario college diploma
and levels 1 and 2 of in-school Ontario apprenticeship training. For eight months, you will learn about
product descriptions, operations, diagnostics and repair as they apply to the apprenticeship
curriculum. Additional training will include advanced diagnostics, hybrid/alternate fuels,
management, customer service and general education. As a registered apprentice at a TADA- or
FCA-partnered dealership, you will then complete an eight-month paid work term before returning to
school for a final eight months of career preparation.
Notes:
1. The official Ministry name for this program is Motive Power Technician – Technical.
2. Individuals may apply to enter this program at various levels by contacting the program coordinator, Garrett Nalepka.
3. Program graduates will receive a Motive Power Technician Ontario College Diploma and will be credited with Level 1 and level 2
of Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship in-school training.
4. To support your learning, this program requires you to have access to a mobile computing device that meets minimum
hardware requirements. Please visit the program page on our website for details.
5. Personal protective equipment is required. Visit the program page on our website for details.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Automotive service technician / Service writer / Service and parts manager
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
or equivalent, or mature student status
(19 years or older)
• English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent or take
the Centennial College English Skills
Assessment for Admission
• Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U,
or equivalent or take the Centennial College
Engineering Math Skills Assessment for
Admission
• English language proficiency
• Eligible to work in Ontario and have an
Ontario driver’s licence
• Program admission session (visit the
program page on our website for details)
Note: Midterm and final grades of applicants currently
attending high school in Ontario will be automatically
transmitted to the College.
centennialcollege.ca/8226
Garrett Nalepka
gnalepka@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000, ext. 7033
Automotive Service Technician – Canadian Tire 8679
LENGTH INTAKE CREDENTIAL LOCATION
32 week in-class Fall, Winter, Summer Ontario College Certificate Ashtonbee
MODIFIED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM – 32
If you are employed by Canadian Tire and want to advance your career, this program can help.
Offered in a four-week block format that lasts 64 weeks, it delivers the traditional apprenticeship
curriculum. Training will prepare you for roles such as service and parts manager, service writer,
automotive service technician and automotive manufacturer specialist. As you acquire all the skills
to succeed, you will alternate between in-school college training in an interactive environment and
your Canadian Tire employer.
Note: The official Ministry name for this program is Motive Power Fundamentals.
CAREER OUTLOOK
Automotive service technician / Service and parts manager / Service advisor
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
or General Educational Development (GED)
or equivalent
Notes:
1. If you are currently employed by a Canadian Tire dealer,
please contact Admission representative Ingrid Joaquin
(ijoaquin@centennialcollege.ca or 416-289-5000,
ext. 7242) for start dates and admission requirements.
Priority for this program is given to Canadian Tire
employees.
2. Applicants who are not currently employed by Canadian
Tire will have to gain employment in a Canadian Tire
service department to be admitted into the program.
3. Applicants who are not currently employed by Canadian
Tire can be assisted in securing an interview with a
Canadian Tire service manager to try to gain employment.
Please contact program coordinator, Steve Tzakas
(stzakas@centennialcollege.ca), with your contact
information and the location of three Canadian Tire
stores for further assistance.
centennialcollege.ca/8679
Steve Tzakas
tzakas@centennialcollege.ca
416-289-5000, ext. 7244
TRANSPORTATION
centennialcollege.ca/our-programs
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