Those who enjoy working on cars and trucks should look into Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Automotive Service Technician program. This program can fast-track students into a career. In less than a year, students could be working as a technician in an automotive shop, car and truck dealership, specialty shop, service station or transportation company. Students will need good problem-solving skills, mechanical aptitude and manual dexterity. At the end of the program, students will have transferable skills they can apply to other trades, including agricultural machinery technician, heavy duty equipment technician, truck and transport mechanic.

Students will learn how to diagnose, repair, service and maintain advanced mechanical and electrical systems in today’s vehicles. Get practical, hands-on training in:

• Body and trim • Brakes and chassis • Charging, ignition and starting systems • Clutches and drive lines • Electronics and electrical systems • Engine repair and rebuilding • Fuel and emission systems • General shop procedures

Learn from highly trained instructors in Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s well-equipped automotive shops. Students will work on real vehicles donated by local dealers and other sources. Students will use industry-leading diagnostic and servicing equipment, including tools unique to specific manufacturers. By the time students graduate, they will have the kind of practical, hands-on training and experience they will need. Upon graduation, students can look for jobs as an apprentice technician in an automotive shop or service station, in the service or warranty department of vehicle dealerships, in engine machine shops and engine building plants. Students could work for a public transit agency, a transportation company or a large company that maintains a fleet of vehicles.