Diploma in Automotive Service Technology Vancouver Community College - Broadway Campus, Canada

Learn the latest tools and techniques in automotive diagnostics and repair including engines, fuel systems, tires, brakes, electronics, and transmissions.

What you will learn
Upon successful completion, students of the Automotive Service Technology Diploma will have acquired the skills and knowledge to:

• Practice safely including complying with WorkSafe BC and WHMIS regulations
• Apply employability and communication skills while working in a businesslike manner
• Utilize hand, measuring, and power tools and equipment safely and effectively
• Provide general automotive maintenance services including lubrication and fluids, belts and hoses, exterior lamps, body trim and hardware, tires and wheels, non-friction bearings and spindles and hubs
• Assess, diagnose and service hydraulic, drum brake, disc brake, power assist and anti-lock brake systems
• Assess, diagnose and service steering systems
• Assess, diagnose and service suspension systems
• Describe and diagnose electrical, electronic, and ignition systems
• Analyze and diagnose On Board Diagnostic (OBD) System Data using advanced electrical test equipment including computer controls, multiplex and network systems
• Identify and service fuel delivery systems, fuel types, alternate fuels, and gasoline fuel injection components
• Describe and test engine management systems including input sensors and output actuators
• Describe new vehicle technology and hybrid systems
• Describe and service vehicle Pre and Post Combustion Systems, emissions, Test OBD-II Evaporative Emission System, and Perform exhaust gas analysis

What to expect

• Students in the Automotive Service Technology Diploma will, throughout the 2 years, be working in a classroom and shop environment and will gain the theoretical knowledge and hands on experience to succeed in the automotive technology industry. The initial courses of study focus on students learning and practicing tool kit use, identifying tools, mechanical technology as used on the shop floor, as well as to understand and identify design structures of tools and technology. This will all be undertaken following the principles of safety and WHMIS. Once mastery of this is achieved, students will learn the theory and practice to the specific components of vehicle repairs.
• Throughout the classroom experience students will learn through a variety of teaching and learning styles such as group work, presentations, lectures and examinations.
• In the shop environment, students apply the theory they acquired in class to diagnose, service, and repair all components of vehicles through hands on projects, tasks and assessments.