Northern Lights College · Canada

Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate

Campus Diploma Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Diploma

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate is a Diploma program taught at Northern Lights College, Canada. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

The Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate at Northern Lights College includes Foundation and Level 1 Automotive Service Technician technical training based on the Skilled Trades BC prescribed curriculum. Students examine, test and repair parts and systems on cars and light trucks, including computerized diagnostics, engines, steering, braking, drive trains, vehicle suspensions, and electrical systems.

Program requirements include ASTF 101 (Automotive Service Technician Foundation) and ASTF 150 (Automotive Service Technician Foundation Practicum). The program runs for 990 hours, approximately 33 weeks long, and includes a reading week in the last week of February each year (exact dates vary). Successful completion provides credit for Level 1 AST technical training and 450 work-based hours, plus eligibility to move into Level 2 Apprenticeship training once a sponsor is in place.

Modules

ASTF 101 – Automotive Service Technician Foundation
ASTF 150 – Automotive Service Technician Foundation Practicum

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate at Northern Lights College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Northern Lights College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Northern Lights College as pre-requiste for admission in Automotive Service Technician Foundation Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Complete either A, B, C or D:

A. English and Math
B. ESTR 037
C. POWER

For A.

English requirement, one of the following: BC Language Arts 10 Courses – 4 credits earned, minimum individual grade of C+, or equivalent; BC Language Arts 11 Courses – 4 credits earned, minimum individual grade of C+, or equivalent; BC Language Arts 12 Courses – 4 credits earned, minimum individual grade of C+, or equivalent; ENGL 030 or higher, with a minimum final grade of C+, or equivalent; IELTS score of 5.5 overall with no band less than 5.0 or equivalent English placement test and score.

For A. Math requirement, one of the following: BC Math 10 with a minimum final grade of C+, or equivalent; BC Math 11 with a minimum final grade of C, or equivalent; BC Math 12 with a minimum final grade of C, or equivalent; MATH 030 or higher, with a minimum final grade of C+, or equivalent.

B. ESTR 037: Complete ESTR 037 – Essential Skills for Trades – Intermediate Level with a minimum final grade of 67%.

C. POWER: Complete People Obtaining Workplace Employment Requirements (POWER) program.

IELTS 5.5 overall with no band less than 5.0