Surrey Campus
Hybrid Technology Training in Vancouver
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.
- Description
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).
To learn more about ATC automotive courses, including hybrid technology training in Vancouver, read our web pages on:
- Automotive Certification Courses Vancouver
- Hybrid Technology Training in Vancouver
- Air Conditioning and Retrofit
- CFC Regulation Air Conditioning
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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