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Montreal Campus

Auto Mechanic Montreal


Pursuing a career as an auto mechanic Montreal is a smart choice because Quebec depends on the work of skilled trades people and there’s always high demand for trained professionals in skilled technical trades. Better still, as the Baby Boomer generation retires there will be even more demand for skilled trades people..

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Module 1 : Sécurité

7 weeks
  • Introduction à l’industrie automobile, sécurité au travail et environnement, SIMDUT
  • Introduction aux outils de base, équipements et manuels de référence
  • Introduction aux attaches et outils de mesurage
  • Introduction aux équipements de diagnostic
  • Équipements de soudure
  • Soudure oxyacétylénique

Module 2 : Chassis

7 weeks
  • Systèmes de freinage, freins à tambours et freins à disques
  • Théorie des systèmes anti-blocage (ABS)
  • Systèmes de suspension
  • Systèmes de direction
  • Pneus et jantes
  • Théorie de la géométrie des roues (alignement)
  • Essieux arrière et arbres de transmission
  • Essieux avant (véhicules à traction avant)
  • Différentiels

Module 3 : Communication et Service à la clientèle

1 weeks
  • Techniques de communication efficace
  • Accueil du client
  • Détermination des besoins
  • Le bon de travail
  • Les services complémentaires
  • La satisfaction et la fidélisation du client
  • La relation client-revenus généré -salaire

Module 4 : Électricité

4 weeks
  • Le multimètre
  • Les systèmes électriques
  • Fonctionnement et utilisation du multimètre
  • Notions de base sur les systèmes électriques
  • Notions de base en électronique
  • Batteries et accumulateurs
  • Systèmes de charge, de démarrage et d’éclairage

Module 5 : Mécanique moteur

4 weeks
  • Le moteur automobile, son fonctionnement son démontage et remontage
  • Bloc-moteur, culasses et soupapes
  • Arbres à cames et entraînement des soupapes
  • Lubrification et systèmes de refroidissement
  • Systèmes d’admission et d’échappement
  • Étanchéité du moteur et son réassemblage

Module 6 : Rendement moteur

5 weeks
  • Systèmes d’allumage
  • Les systèmes électroniques et D.I.S.
  • Le diagnostic des systèmes d’allumage
  • L’entretien et la réparation des systèmes d’allumage
  • Systèmes d’alimentation
  • Injection électronique du carburant
  • Diagnostic et réparation des systèmes d’injection de carburant
  • Systèmes antipollution

Module 7 : Stage rémunéré

7 weeks
  • Préparation et réalisation d’un stage en milieu de travail
  • Stage en milieu de travail rémunéré
  • Retour sur stage et évaluation

Toronto Campus

Become An Auto Mechanic


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What you need to know to become an auto mechanic Toronto

Applicants must be 19 years of age or a high school graduate to enter the Entry Level Trades Training Automotive Service Technician Program. All students who want to become an auto mechanic go through a qualifying interview to ensure that they are suitable for the program, particularly in terms of requisite language and math skills. Students who appear to lack the necessary English or math skills will be given the ATC Test of Language and Math Comprehension. Please contact us to schedule your qualifying interview.

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Being an Auto Mechanic Apprentice in Quebec


Mechanics are skilled workers within the automotive industry who always gaining more knowledge in order to stay current with industry developments. The trade is controlled and regulated by the Parity committee of the automotive services industry (CPA).

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Being an apprentice in Quebec

Your training at Automotive Training Centre will allow you to be comfortable in an auto shop, to oversee vehicle maintenance and repair minor defects, and to ensure the safety of yourself and the other workers around you. You will also have the opportunity to assist a journeyman or a mechanic to perform more complex repairs.

In 2010, the average wages for entry-level mechanic apprentices were:

  • $13.25/hour (40-hour work week) for apprentices in the private sector (auto shops)
  • $14.50/hour (40-hour work week) for apprentices in the private sector (auto dealers)
  • $18.88/hour (40-hour work week) for apprentices in Quebec’s public service (Transports Québec.)

1. Register with the CPA

Once you have your diploma in hand, you will have to contact your local CPA. Visit CPA Montreal for the admission requirements.

The CPA Montreal will register your application form. They will also compile all the different stages of your training and evaluate your experience. You will also be credited with the hours that you have already worked in a garage. The CPA step is essential since the employer cannot hire a candidate who has not complied with this clause.

2. Get your first competency card as an apprentice

The competency card is used to measure the skill and knowledge necessary for performing high-quality work. By certifying a candidate’s abilities, the competency card allows them to be paid at a rate appropriate to their total years of experience. The CPA Montreal issues competency cards for various automobile trades, including one to become an auto mechanic.

An apprenticeship allows you to apply the knowledge you learned at the Automotive Training Centre. You will be supervised by a qualified journeyman who will share his knowledge and techniques, help you acquire specific trade skills, and expose you to good working habits.

Later, you will have to obtain a 2nd- or 3rd-year competency card as an apprentice and pass the professional qualification exam in order to receive a qualification certificate and become a journeyman. With a few more years of practice under your belt, you will officially be a mechanic!

TORONTO Campus

Automotive Service Operations


ATC’s Fixed Operations Specialist (Automotive) program (Approved as a vocational program under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005) is actually three programs in one. You will receive a wide angle view of dealer/store operations and management procedures within a dealership, a repair facility, a body shop and a retail parts store.

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Your search for automobile repairing service training ends here!

Automobile repairing service programs

  • Introduction to the Automotive Industry and Employment Skills
  • Service Facility and the Service Consultant
  • Communications: Customer Relations
  • Internal Communication, Relations and Supervision
  • Communication: Customer Delivery and Follow Up
  • Introduction to Automotive Parts Management
  • Product knowledge: Automotive Systems
  • Parts Management Procedures
  • Marketing and Selling in the Parts Department
  • Parts Pricing and Service Charges
  • Computerized Parts Management
  • The Manager’s Position
  • Material damage procedures
  • Vehicle construction
  • Damage analysis
  • Estimating principles
  • Mitchell flat rate estimating
  • Basic paint estimating
  • Review of body shop operations
  • Preparing estimates
  • Introduction to automated estimating
  • Advanced material damage procedures and vehicle construction
  • Introduction to Audatex Estimating
  • Introduction to ADP Parts and Service

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Cambridge Campus

Auto Sales & Leasing


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Auto Sales Training in Cambridge remains a good career choice.

Auto Sales and Leasing program (This program does not require approval under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005)..

You already love being around cars. So why not make it a career and learn everything aspect of the sales process from the “meet and greet” to automotive sales and legal considerations?

Get started now by checking out ATC’s industry-tested training programs, covering every aspect of the sales process.

Learn how to sell both new and pre-owned cars and trucks by expertly assessing a customer’s wants and needs.

Earn a good salary doing something you love

With all the restructuring in the automotive industry, some people are questioning whether it still pays to train for a car salesman job. Here are the three things you need to know:

  • there is still strong demand for well trained car salesman
  • you could earn a salary of as much as $100,000 a year
  • sales in general remains a growing category

There’s more good news, too, for anyone searching for auto sales training. Economic forecasts indicate that sales and service sectors are the leaders in new job creation and will account for 31% of all new jobs. It’s also important to know that Japanese and European auto assemblers have become well established in North America, creating even more need for well trained candidates to take a car salesman job.

TORONTO Campus

Automotive Parts


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Looking for Toronto auto service jobs? Become a parts specialist!

Learn all you need to know about careers as a Parts Specialists, including potential employers, entry level positions, opportunities for advancement and typical duties. What else gives you so many paths to success without a university degree?

Potential Employers

  • New Car Dealers
  • Pre-owned car dealerships
  • Retail automotive repair facilities
  • Automotive custom and specialty shops
  • Aftermarket stores
  • Collision repair facilities
  • Heavy Duty Truck Repair facilities
  • Warehouses

Entry level positions

  • Parts Counter Person
  • Parts Specialist
  • Shipper Receiver
  • Parts Driver
  • Warehousing clerk

Typical duties

  • Orders parts and pulls and issue parts to the Service department
  • Performs over the counter sales transactions
  • Receives and ships parts
  • Assists with inventory and general housekeeping of the parts area
  • Sorts incoming parts and supplies by storing items in an orderly and accessible manner in a warehouse, tool room, supply room or other area
  • Processes incoming requests and issue or distribute parts and supplies for internal usage
  • Maintains records of orders and the amount, kind and location of parts and supplies on hand using manual or computerized inventory system
  • Prepares requisition orders to replenish parts and supplies
  • Sells spare and replacement parts for motor vehicles, machinery and equipment in a retail setting
  • Advises retail customers or internal users on appropriateness of parts, supplies or materials requested
  • May serve as parts delivery driver

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TORONTO Campus

Automotive Sales Salary


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Learn more about the benefits of Toronto car salesman salary

You know what happens when demand for a specific job goes up. Salaries also go up. Overall, there are three key factors that will drive up the earning potential of a

Toronto car salesman salary:

  • a shortage of effective well-training automotive sales professions
  • an economy-wide shortage of sales reps in all industry categories
  • 45% of the individuals in Sales and Service, and Business, Finance and Administration jobs are expected to retire in the next five years, according to Service Canada

Bottom line: A Toronto car salesman salary could be very attractive and top performers can expect to earn as much as than $60,000 per year – or more.

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Collision Repair Trades


The Collision Repair Trades faculty at the Automotive Training Centre provides a high-end career-training program designed to prepare students for a life-long career in collision repair.

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Auto Service Operations at the Automotive Training Centre

The Auto Service Operations faculty at the Automotive Training Centre offers five first-class career-training programs designed to prepare students for careers as an Auto Body Collision Estimator, Fixed Operations Specialist, Auto Service Specialist, Automotive Service Advisor and Automotive Parts Specialist.

Using interactive media and industry standard software, students in the Auto Service Operations will learn the fundamentals of collision damage repair and damage estimating, and will gain a wide angle view of dealer/store operations and management procedures within dealerships, repair facilities, body shops and retail parts stores.

Collision Repair Trades Programs at the Surrey Automotive Training Centre:

Auto Service Operations Programs at the Surrey Automotive Training Centre:

Auto Service Operations Programs with Automotive Training Centre’s Online Training:

Auto Service Operations Programs at the Montreal Automotive Training Centre:

Estimateur Automobile et Estimateur en Dommages Montreal (Program offered only in French)
Formation Aviseur Technique Montreal (Program offered only in French)
Auto Service Operations Skills Training

The Auto Service Operations faculty combines classroom theory with practical hands-on training. Upon graduation, students will be able to properly complete a hand written or computerized damage report for an auto body repair shop, insurance company or fleet and rental outlet. They will also be capable of providing excellent customer service, or serving as a liaison with the technicians that service and repair cars.

Courses in the Auto Service Operations faculty also focus on the procedures and methods used to manage a repair or maintenance service from start to finish. This includes communicating with a customer to identify what automotive repair work needs to be done, passing this information on to a technician and managing the entire process to ensure customer satisfaction.

Toronto Campus

Transportation Operations and Dispatching


ATC’s Transportation Operations & Dispatching program prepares students for entry into one of the largest industries in Canada; the transportation industry. Through first-rate instruction and the use of industry-standard software, students will develop the experience, skills and confidence needed to excel in demanding, high-level positions.

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Transportation Operations & Dispatching (Approved as a vocational program under the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005)

ATC’s Transportation Operations & Dispatching program trains students for careers as:

  • Operations Managers
  • Logistics & Brokerage Clerks
  • Local Dispatchers
  • Highway Dispatchers
  • Driver Managers/Trainers/Recruiters
  • Load Planners
  • Safety & Compliance Officers
  • Log Book Auditors
  • Fleet Maintenance Officers
  • Loss Prevention Administrators

Request your free career information package today to start an exciting career in Transportation Operations & Dispatching

TORONTO Campus

Business Manager


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It pays to take automotive business manager training in Toronto!

You know what happens when demand for a specific job goes up. Salaries also go up. That’s exactly what is happening for Sales and Leasing Professionals, a job category that you can enter with ATC business manager training Toronto.

Employment prospects are good for the following reasons:

  • a growing shortage of well trained individuals to fill sales occupations
  • Service Canada predicts there will be strong demand for qualified candidates in Sales and Service, Business, Finance and Administration” because this sector will account for more than 45% of all retirements over the next five years. “
  • significant worldwide growth within the automotive industry

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Toronto Campus

Auto Detailing


Auto Detailing Training (This program does not require approval under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005)

Have you ever wondered how the vehicles on used car lots all look so good? They have all been given a once over by an expert in auto detailing, known formally as “dealer preparation”.

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Why training for Auto Detailing in Toronto is a great career choice!

Experts in auto detailing are highly prized because they turn low-value cars and trucks into much higher value reconditioned vehicles.Or you can strike out on your own by establishing your own auto detailing business, an ideal choice if you have an entrepreneurial spirit and have always wanted to run your own business.

You will enjoy seeing the smiles on the face of customers when they see the results of your auto detailing. Or you can strike out on your own by establishing your own auto detailing business, an ideal choice if you have an entrepreneurial spirit and have always wanted to run your own business.

ATC’s short Automotive Detailing program offers a hands-on approach to learning that takes place, for the most part, in the shop. In fact, you will spend 85% of the course in the shop gaining practical experience, giving you the confidence that you can perform in a real shop environment.

Your instruction covers the essentials of preparing a car for the showroom floor and offers hands-on skills in exterior and interior maintenance for used automobiles. We also ensure you receive instruction on a wide variety of surfaces and materials, a key benefit because it widens your employment potential.

Key elements of ATC’s Auto Detailing Course

  • An Introduction to Professional Automotive Detailing (P.A.D.)
  • Exterior Preparation and Interior Reconditioning
  • Used Vehicle Exterior Reconditioning
  • Vehicle Paint Surface Repair And Reconditioning
  • Workplace Introduction And Major Shop Projects

Earn an industry recognized certificate

After completing a workplace introduction and major shop projects, you will be awarded an industry recognized certificate following successful completion of a final exam that covers these topics:

  • P.A.D. – Vehicle preparation for delivery and PDI showroom preparation
  • Used vehicle preparation and interior/exterior reconditioning
  • Understanding vehicle paint repair & reconditioning and be shown how to apply vehicle protection applications (rust proofing, undercoating. etc.)

TORONTO Campus

Business Manager Careers


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Get the training you need to become an F&I manager Toronto

Becoming an F&I manager Toronto means you will be in the centre of the action. It also means you will have a direct impact on profitability and be rewarded accordingly.

Need another reason to invest in F&I manager Toronto? Job Futures 2000 predicts that more than one-third of all jobs created in Canada will require a skilled trade designation or a college diploma.

What about the extensive restructuring of the automotive industry? There has been a lot of change, but the automotive industry remains one of the world’s largest and most important business sectors. Moreover, a surge in demand is expected as consumers make purchases that would normally have been made in the last two years and additional demand is created by increases in population, new consumer offerings and improved manufacturing technology.

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TORONTO Campus

Automotive Service Technician


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Auto Mechanic Training Vancouver

The Auto Mechanic Training program provides students with organized learning experiences along with actual shop training, to equip them with the necessary knowledge and experience to diagnose and repair real automotive problems.

The combination of both classroom theory (40%) and hands-on training (60%) offers the auto mechanic student the experiences that are required for entry-level Auto Mechanic Jobs. This Auto Mechanic Pre-Apprenticeship program prepares students to engage in the servicing and maintenance of all types and makes of cars. The Automotive Training Centre Instructors all have relevant field experience and provide a practical and knowledgeable source of education to our students.

The Auto Mechanic Training program includes:

  • Introduction to the Automotive Industry and Shop Safety
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Service Wheels, Tires, Hubs and Bearings
  • Operation & Service Hydraulic Brake Systems
  • Operation and Servicing of Hydraulic Brake Systems
  • Operation & Service Suspension Systems
  • Operation & Service Steering Systems
  • Wheel Alignment
  • Welding Fundamentals
  • Service the Drive Lines and Drive Axles
  • Electrical Fundamentals
  • General Electrical Systems Diagnostics
  • Service Gasoline Engine
  • Service Lubrication and Cooling Systems
  • Operation & Service Ignition Systems
  • Operation and Servicing Fuel Injection Systems
  • Service Emissions and Computer Control System

SURREY Campus

Ozone Depletion Prevention


Ozone depletion CFC certification Cambridge is a government requirement for technicians who service automotive air conditioning systems.

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The course content and manual cover:

  • environmentally correct equipment design
  • the proper handling of CFC/HCFC/HFC
  • environmental awareness of ozone depleting substances.

You will learn how to comply with provincial regulations covering refrigeration and air conditioning systems, which are based on Environment Canada’s “Code of Practice for Reducing CFC Emissions in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems“.

This course is suitable for all automotive, RV, residential, commercial and industrial applications. The training leads to a certificate issued by The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). The certificate is valid in all provinces.

Certification is required to purchase Freon or to operate an A/C business. Applicants must be 19 years old or be a high school graduate.

Admissions Requirements:

Applicants must meet the following requirements prior to acceptance into the program.

  • The minimum entrance requirements are 19 years of age prior to the start of the study and/or graduation from Grade 12 (or equivalent).
  • Satisfy one of the following language proficiency requirements:
  • Completion of three years of full-time secondary (grades 8-12), or two years if the grades are 10, 11, 12, in English, in a country where English is one of the principal languages (Countries list can be found here: https://www.autotrainingcentre.com/automechanic-auto-body-school-surrey/english-language-requirements-for-international-students)
  • This may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a BC Adult Graduation program, or providing international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.
  • Completion of two years of full-time post-secondary education, in English, in a country where English is one of the principal languages ** (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, IQAS.)
  • Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation.
  • Provide verified results for one of the English language proficiency tests listed below. Test results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program.

Mature student applicants:

  • If the applicant is 19 years or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who cannot access their educational records or provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education as described above, then:
  • Provide attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English in a country where English is one of the principal languages, and
  • Complete an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation Reading, Writing, WritePlacer) with these minimum scores:
  • Reading 230
  • Writing 230
  • WritePlacer 4

English language proficiency tests:

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS academic, IELTS general, IELTS academic online)
  • Overall score of 5.5 minimum
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition)
  • Overall score of 46 minimum
  • Canadian Academic English language Assessment (CAEL or CAEL Online)
  • Overall score of 40 minimum
  • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP General or CELPIP Online)
  • Scores of listening 6, speaking 6, reading 5, writing 5 minimum
  • Duolingo English test (DET)
  • Overall score of 95 minimum
  • Pearson test of English (PTE) academic
  • Overall score of 43 minimum
  • Cambridge English qualifications B2 first exam (FCE)
  • Overall score of 160 or “C” minimum
  • Cambridge linguaskill
  • Overall level of B2 minimum
  • LanguageCert academic
  • Overall level of B2 minimum
  • The Michigan English test (MET)
  • Overall level of B2 minimum
  • iTep academic
  • Overall score of 3.5 minimum
  • Eiken
  • Placement of Grade Pre-1 minimum

**This program does NOT require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIRU) of the Ministry of Advanced Education on, skills and training. As such, PTIRU did not review this program.
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TORONTO Campus

Automotive Sales Careers


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What you need to know about automotive sales careers Toronto

It takes special training to be a success in a market where there is increasing demand from both domestic and international car makers. To earn a sale and – even more important – earn referrals and repeat sales, you need expert sales staff who have the skills required to achieve extremely high levels of customer service and satisfaction. Anyone who can deliver this performance is going to be in high demand because potential employers understand their long-term success depends in large part on building and maintaining a strong sales force.

What about the restructuring of the automotive industry? It’s true. There are many changes. But the automotive industry remains one of the world’s largest and most important business sectors. Moreover, a surge in demand is expected as consumers make purchases that would normally have been made in the last two years.

You also need to know that individuals with post-secondary training always have better career potential than individuals with no training. In fact, about 70% of all new jobs created over the next five years are expected to require some sort of post-secondary education training.

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Surrey Campus

Automotive Parts and Estimating Specialist

Following is a review of the entry level auto parts consultant positions you can expect to hold after graduating from our auto service college.

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*This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

Surrey Campus

Automotive Parts and Estimating

Following is a review of the entry level auto parts consultant positions you can expect to hold after graduating from our auto service college.

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*This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

MONTREAL Campus

Automotive Service Operations


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Get on the fast track to a new career with Auto Repair and Service Training

Auto Service Operations also called Fixed Operations is a key function in repair shops, dealerships and other automotive companies.

Depending on your role, you could be responsible for providing customer service, finding a part, estimating collision damage or serving as a liaison with the technicians that service and repair cars.

Automotive Training Centres provides hands-on auto repair and service training for the three key functions within Fixed Operations –Car Estimator , Automotive Service Advisor, and Automotive Parts Specialist. It’s a great career opportunity – and you will be pleased to know that there are often immediate openings.

Learn more about Automotive Service Operations by following the links below:

  • Automotive Service Operations Jobs
  • Automotive Service Operations Careers
  • Automotive Service Operations Salaries
  • Automotive Service Operations Training

MONTREAL Campus

Automotive Service Consultant

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Answer the demand for professionally trained Automotive Service Advisors

In an increasingly competitive environment, providing superior customer service is the name of the game. So recruiters look for professionally trained Automotive Service Advisors – and the place they often look at first is Automotive Training Centres.

You can earn a good white-collar salary — and you will be pleased to learn that there are often immediate openings.

Learn more about Automotive Service Advisors by following the links below:

  • Automotive Service Advisor Salaries
  • Automotive Service Advisor Careers
  • Automotive Service Advisor Training

Montreal Campus

Auto Parts & Warehousing

Following is a review of the entry level auto parts consultant positions you can expect to hold after graduating from our auto service college.

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Great careers in the auto industry starts in our Auto Service College

Typical Employers for Auto Service College Grads

  • New Car Dealers
  • Pre-owned car dealerships
  • Retail automotive repair facilities
  • Automotive custom and specialty shops
  • Aftermarket stores
  • Collision repair facilities
  • Heavy Duty Truck Repair facilities
  • Warehouses
  • Possible entry level occupational title
  • Parts Counter Person
  • Parts Specialist
  • Shipper Receiver
  • Parts Driver
  • Warehousing clerk
  • Possible occupational advancements
  • Assistant Parts Manager
  • Parts Manager
  • Warehouse manager

Automotive Parts Typical responsibilities

  • Orders parts and pulls and issues parts to the Service department
  • Performs over the counter sales transactions
  • Receives and ships parts
  • Assists with inventory and general housekeeping of the parts area
  • Sorts incoming parts and supplies by storing items in an orderly and accessible manner in a warehouse, tool room, supply room or other area
  • Processes incoming requests and issues or distributes parts and supplies for internal usage
  • Maintains records of orders and the amount, kind and location of parts and supplies on hand, using manual or computerized inventory system
  • Prepares requisition orders to replenish parts and supplies
  • Sells spare and replacement parts for motor vehicles, machinery and equipment in a retail setting
  • Advises retail customers or internal users on appropriateness of parts, supplies or materials requested
  • May serve as parts delivery driver
  • Collision Estimator
  • Insurance Company Estimator
  • Independent Estimator
  • Heavy Duty Estimator
  • Possible occupational advancements
  • Insurance Adjustor
  • Fleet Rental Specialist
  • Assistant Manager
  • Body Shop Manager or Owner
  • Fixed Operations Manager

Montreal Campus

Auto Body Estimating


A great career in Collision Estimating has endless growth opportunities – and you don’t need a university degree

Following is a review of the entry level collision estimating positions you can expect to hold after graduation and where your career could lead in just a few years.

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Collision Estimating Employment opportunities

  • New Car Dealers
  • Pre-owned car dealerships
  • Retail automotive repair facilities
  • Automotive collision repair facilities
  • Insurance companies
  • Contract your services and enjoy the freedom of working for yourself

Entry-level collision estimating jobs

  • Collision Estimator
  • Insurance Company Estimator
  • Independent Estimator
  • Heavy Duty Estimator
  • Possible occupational advancements
  • Insurance Adjustor
  • Fleet Rental Specialist
  • Assistant Manager
  • Body Shop Manager or Owner
  • Fixed Operations Manager

Typical job description for a Collision Estimator

  • Inspects vehicles to determine the amount of structural, body, mechanical or interior damage using mechanical testing devices, questioning customers about the vehicle or by visual inspection
  • Calculates cost of labor and parts to fix or replace each affected item and estimate the salvage value of the total vehicle loss
  • Analyzes repair cost estimates
  • Consults with the collision repair manager or foreman
  • Reviews cost effectiveness of repair versus replacement of parts
  • Determines fees associated with repainting
  • Fills out insurance claim forms to indicate repair or replacement cost estimates and recommendations
  • Determines feasibility of repair versus pre-accident market value
  • Prepares work orders

Learn more about Collision Estimating opportunities by following the links below:

  • Career Outlook, featured on our Car Estimator page
  • Salary & benefits, featured on our Auto Estimating page
  • The Opportunity, featured on our Collision Estimating page
  • The Course Outline, featured on our Auto Estimator page

*This program has been approved by the Private Training Instititutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

MONTREAL Campus

Auto Mechanic Training in Montreal


The Auto Mechanic Training program provides students with organized learning experiences along with actual shop training, to equip them with the necessary knowledge and experience to diagnose and repair real automotive problems.

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The combination of both classroom theory (40%) and hands-on training (60%) offers the auto mechanic student the experiences that are required for entry-level Auto Mechanic Jobs. This Auto Mechanic Pre-Apprenticeship program prepares students to engage in the servicing and maintenance of all types and makes of cars. The Automotive Training Centre Instructors all have relevant field experience and provide a practical and knowledgeable source of education to our students.

The Auto Mechanic Training program includes:

  • Introduction to the Automotive Industry and Shop Safety
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Service Wheels, Tires, Hubs and Bearings
  • Operation & Service Hydraulic Brake Systems
  • Operation and Servicing of Hydraulic Brake Systems
  • Operation & Service Suspension Systems
  • Operation & Service Steering Systems
  • Wheel Alignment
  • Welding Fundamentals
  • Service the Drive Lines and Drive Axles
  • Electrical Fundamentals
  • General Electrical Systems Diagnostics
  • Service Gasoline Engine
  • Service Lubrication and Cooling Systems
  • Operation & Service Ignition Systems
  • Operation and Servicing Fuel Injection Systems
  • Service Emissions and Computer Control System

Montreal Campus

Hybrid Technology Training in Montreal


Hybrid vehicles technology and service is one of many new automotive fields — and Automotive Training Centre is the ideal place to get the hybrid technology training you need to enter this exciting field.

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Here’s what you can expect to learn:

  • How to service hybrids
  • Safety issues
  • General maintenance
  • subsystems, control systems and hardware choices, including control and communication circuits, 12 volts and high volts circuits, power accessories (power steering, air conditioning, and charging system) and electric motors operation
  • Energy storage systems
  • Designs of battery packs for energy storage capacity, accessibility, location, environmental protection and safety
  • Transmission and drive train modules, including regenerative braking, planetary gear sets and launch control.

Even with the serious warnings about high voltage components, you will be surprised to learn that many of these complex Hybrid drive systems can be repaired in aftermarket shops.

This is a 16-hour course that can be taken over two Saturdays.   Applicants must be 19 years old or be a high school graduate. You also need a Hybrid Technology and Service – Student Guide, which is provided to all ATC students who take this course.

Tuition Fees: $259 + HST (includes Student Guide).

**This program does NOT require approval by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education on, skills and training. As such, PTIB did not review this program.

Surrey Campus

Automotive Trades Training


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Automotive Training Centre offers practical, hands-on trades training in BC from our centrally located campus in Surrey, featuring over 15,000 square feet of cutting edge facilities. Our many courses and career training programs are designed with the latest industry knowledge to provide students with all the skills they need to become the best car experts they can be. With full-time, part-time and online study options available in automotive trades training, ranging from automotive mechanic, auto body collision repair, service operations and sales management to transportation industry dispatching, you can be sure that if you want trades training, we have what you’re looking for.

It is an exciting time in the auto industry, with many new opportunities created by technology advances and demographic changes. ATC’s instructors share your passion for cars and strive to develop your expertise every step of the way by delivering relevant, job-focused training that has already helped thousands of graduates jumpstart rewarding careers in the trades in BC. Our first-rate training centres include spacious modern classrooms, fully equipped automotive mechanic shops, and progressive auto body repair and paint facilities to ensure you have the knowledge and experience to succeed as a skilled automotive professional.

We are committed to your success, which is why we offer job placement assistance, flexible schedules and even financial assistance.

Find out more about ATC by browsing our programs below to take that first step to starting your auto career today:

Surrey Campus

Car Estimator

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Just 13 weeks of training prepares you for a career as a Car Estimator

As long as there are cars on the road, there are going to be auto body collisions. Even in a recession, our roads and highways are jammed. And that means there will always be demand for well trained Car Estimators. Moreover, there are almost always immediate openings for professionally trained auto body estimators – and nobody gives you better auto service training than Automotive Training Centres (ATC).

In just 13-weeks of hands-on automotive service training under the direction of our expert auto industry instructors you could graduate and be working, because a high number of ATC graduates are hired and working in the auto industry within weeks of graduation.

Learn more about Car Estimator opportunities by following the links below:

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Auto Sales & Management

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Automotive Sales and Management Training Classes in Surrey

These popular auto sales training classes cover Sales & Leasing and Business Manager, the two programs you need to prepare you for a rewarding management and sales career in the automotive industry.

Key aspects of this program include:

  • Sales Consultants Role in the Dealership
  • Retail Selling Performance Standards
  • The Professional Selling Process
  • Effective Presentation Skills
  • Maintaining Customer Satisfaction
  • Business Manager’s Role in the Dealership
  • Financial Institutions & Their Requirements
  • Getting the Contracts Purchased
  • Credit Reporting Overview
  • Understanding Credit Scores and Risks
  • Reading Credit Reports
  • Prequalification Using Credit Reports
  • Cash Conversions
  • Bank Conversions
  • Use a Customer-Friendly, Aggressive F & I Process
  • Qualify Your Customer, Use The Right Words
  • Product Knowledge
  • Effective Selling Techniques
  • Menu Selling
  • Leasing Skills & Techniques

To learn more about the benefits of Auto Sales Training Classes read our other related web pages:

*This program has been approved by the Private Training Instititutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

Surrey Campus

Sales Management Salaries

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Sales Management Salaries in Vancouver

Discover why the Auto Sales Salary of top performers can be as high as $100,000!

You know what happens when demand for a specific job goes up. Salaries also go up. That’s exactly what is happening for auto sales professionals, who can expect a good auto sales salary for the following reasons:

  • a growing shortage of well trained individuals to fill auto sales occupations
  • Service Canada predicts there will be strong demand for qualified candidates in Sales and Service, Business, Finance and Administration”

because this sector will account for more than 45% of all retirements over the next five years. ”

Your ATC training will prepare you to take on the two most integral positions within the sales department: Sales Consultant and Business Manager (also known as Finance and Insurance).

To learn more about the potential of an auto sales salary read our other related web pages:

*This program has been approved by the Private Training Instititutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

Surrey Campus

Sales Management Careers

You have probably heard all the news about changes in the automobile industry and wonder whether it still pays to train for a car salesman job.

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Sales Management Careers in Vancouver

You can stop wondering because there is still demand for well trained car salesman, and sales in general remains a growing category. In fact, economic forecasts indicate that sales and service sectors are the leaders in new job creation and will account for 31% of all new jobs.

You also need to know that the automotive industry is still very important in North America, where cross border trade in automotive products has jumped from $70.9 billion in 1993 to $158.7 billion dollars in 2003.

At the same time, Japanese and European auto assemblers have become well established in North America, creating even more need for well trained candidates to take a car salesman job.

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*This program has been approved by the Private Training Instititutions Branch (PTIB) of Ministry of Advanced Education.

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Automotive Business Managers


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Automotive Business Manager Training available in Vancouver, Toronto and Online Training

Automotive Business Manager programs are designed to teach the skills required to oversee the financial and legal aspects of the automotive industry. Students are trained in finance and lease options, sale of after-market products and the use of specialized software.

Please click on the links below for more information on Automotive Business Manager programs at each Automotive Training Centre campus.

Automotive Business Manager Toronto Campus

Automotive Business Manager Surrey Campus

Automotive Business Manager Online Training

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