Auto Body Repair Technician
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code8406
- SchoolSchool of Transportation
- CredentialOntario College Diploma
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length2 years/ 4 semesters
- LocationAshtonbee Campus
- Emaildroberts@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000, ext. 57298
Program Availability
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- Advising Services
The Auto Body Repair Technician program is a two-year offering that will open the doors to a career in the auto body industry and could lead to a managerial position or to successfully operating your own business.
Graduates will receive an Auto Body Repair Diploma and will be credited with Levels 1 and 2 of the Ontario Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer (310B) Apprenticeship in school training. You apply for this Prior Learning Acknowledgement Recognition (PLAR) through your Ministry Training Consultant once you become a registered Apprentice.
Among covered topics will be:
- Personal and shop safety
- Vehicle and body construction
- Detailing and refinishing equipment maintenance
- Applied mechanical systems
- Mathematics
- Communication
- Trade tools and shop equipment
- Non-structural repair fundamentals
- Refinishing surface preparation
- Oxyacetylene and gas metal arc welding
- Plastic repair and refinishing
- Non-structural panel repair and measuring
- Automotive glass and safety devices
- Non-structural panel replacement
- Refinishing top coat application
You'll spend approximately 40 per cent of your schedule gaining hands-on practice in a spacious and well laid out state-of-the-art auto body lab outfitted with new equipment. In this lab, you'll learn from faculty members with years of industry experience who are committed to seeing you succeed and to helping you maximize your skills.
As a Graduate, in two years you will have earned an Ontario College Diploma and the first two levels of in-class education in the Auto Body and Collision Damage Repair Apprenticeship. You will then be ready to start your journey as a registered Apprentice, which will prepare you to return to school for your level 3 on a traditional apprenticeship.
Program Overview
The Auto Body Repair Technician program is a two-year offering that will open the doors to a career in the auto body industry and could lead to a managerial position or to successfully operating your own business.
Graduates will receive an Auto Body Repair Diploma and will be credited with Levels 1 and 2 of the Ontario Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer (310B) Apprenticeship in school training. You apply for this Prior Learning Acknowledgement Recognition (PLAR) through your Ministry Training Consultant once you become a registered Apprentice.
Among covered topics will be:
- Personal and shop safety
- Vehicle and body construction
- Detailing and refinishing equipment maintenance
- Applied mechanical systems
- Mathematics
- Communication
- Trade tools and shop equipment
- Non-structural repair fundamentals
- Refinishing surface preparation
- Oxyacetylene and gas metal arc welding
- Plastic repair and refinishing
- Non-structural panel repair and measuring
- Automotive glass and safety devices
- Non-structural panel replacement
- Refinishing top coat application
You'll spend approximately 40 per cent of your schedule gaining hands-on practice in a spacious and well laid out state-of-the-art auto body lab outfitted with new equipment. In this lab, you'll learn from faculty members with years of industry experience who are committed to seeing you succeed and to helping you maximize your skills.
As a Graduate, in two years you will have earned an Ontario College Diploma and the first two levels of in-class education in the Auto Body and Collision Damage Repair Apprenticeship. You will then be ready to start your journey as a registered Apprentice, which will prepare you to return to school for your level 3 on a traditional apprenticeship.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- Thanks to an active Program Advisory Committee (PAC), which meets twice a year to provide insight on current industry developments and practices, this School of Transportation program is industry-driven.
- You'll develop your knowledge and skills while gaining customer relation skills and real-world experience as you practice on actual customers' vehicles.
- The skills with which you'll be prepared will include: detailing and buffing, welding on non-coated and coated metals using oxyacetylene and MIG equipment, vehicle body and frame repair, refinishing procedures on various substrates, removing, diagnosing and installing various mechanical systems; measuring using computerized laser and non-computerized mechanical systems, plastic welding, repairing and refinishing various types of plastics, removing and installing automotive glass, removing, diagnosing and installing safety devices such as adaptive cruise control, lane departure and air bags; and office administration duties and responsibilities.
Career Outlook
- Licensed Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer
- Shop Foreman
- Auto Body Shop Manager
- Automotive Detailer
- Damage Repair Appraiser
- Insurance Estimator
Education Pathways
Graduates of the Auto Body Repair Technician diploma program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner pathway has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Algoma University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Bachelor of Computer Science | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Science in multiple majors | |
| Lakehead University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in any major |
| Laurentian University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Nipissing University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Ontario Tech University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Bridge) | |
| Ottawa, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| Seneca Polytechnic | Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies |
| University of Waterloo | Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Bachelor of Environmental Studies in multiple majors | |
| Bachelor of Mathematics | |
| Bachelor of Science in multiple majors | |
| York University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in any major |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Science in multiple majors | |
| Honours Bachelor of Computer Science | |
| Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies (3- or 4-years) |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English Workplace (E), or College (C), or University (U); or equivalent; or take the Centennial English Admission Test.
Additional Requirements
Safety Requirements
- CSA approved safety shoes (Leather type)
- Safety glasses with clear lenses and side shields
- Respirator
- Ear plugs
- 100% cotton coveralls
- Welding gloves
- Oxyacetylene welding goggles
- Auto darkening MIG welding helmet
How to Apply
Details
1. Apply Online
Are you an International Student? Apply directly to Centennial College here.
If you are applying through the Second Career Strategy, please apply at the Employment Training Centre for Second Career (Progress Campus). Second Career Strategy is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Second Career Strategy.
If you have previously attended a full time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
2. Submit Documents
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS).
For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,167.34 | $3,888.34 |
| International | $17,722.00 | $1,655.52 | $19,377.52 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Develop a repair plan by evaluating collision damages to automotive body and frame through analysis of vehicle construction and substrates used by vehicle manufacturers.
- Disassemble, assemble, test and inspect vehicle body components according to vehicle manufacturers’ recommendations.
- Repair vehicle cosmetic and structural components according to industry standards using basic repair techniques.
- Comply with health and safety legislation and safe work practices to support and maintain efficient, safe and secure shop operations.
- Maintain various automotive systems to required manufacturers’ specifications.
- Perform paint manufacturers’ refinishing procedures according to manufacturers’ standards for quality, appearance and durability.
- Use leadership, teamwork, conflict and relationship management skills and tools to contribute to a positive work environment.
- Develop and apply strategies for personal, career and professional development to enhance work performance and maintain currency with industry.
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