Take Your First Career Step With Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship Training

Within the automotive industry, especially the automotive service technician sector, hands-on training is essential to obtaining a job. Employers want you to come to work with some sort of previous experience, which is where apprenticeships come in. Apprenticeships are a system of learning by doing. They consist of on-the-job training with an employer and related class studies in automotive schools. Apprenticeships vary in length, depending on the trade. However, sometimes even the competition for apprenticeships can be tough. That’s why Centennial College has developed its Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship Training.

The focus of the undertaking is to help you to improve your chances at being a top candidate to obtain an apprenticeship position. It is ideal for a few different categories of people and is offered at no cost. For example, anyone wishing to improve his or her skills and gain insight into the automotive industry may find this automotive training beneficial. In addition, if someone is unemployed and looking to return to the workforce, has left school early or is new to Canada, this program may be for them.

To apply for this training in Centennial's automotive school, you must possess an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent and be employed as an apprentice. However, you cannot apply directly to the college or ontariocolleges.ca for admission. For general information about apprenticeship registration, please contact the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Check out the contact information by visiting Centennial College’s Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship Training admissions page.

The automotive training last 36 weeks, during which you will gain knowledge of automotive and truck/coach technology in a modern lab setting and have help obtaining a 12-week job placement. During your in-school session, you will also update your English and math/computer and job-readiness skills (such as resume writing and interview techniques). Meanwhile, your field experience will see you working in a repair garage, car dealership or truck operation.

Once you complete the Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship undertaking, you will be ready to partake in an apprenticeship program. These programs are a major employment growth area because of the number of skilled workers who are set to retire. Therefore, the government continuously offers tax credits, scholarships and signing bonuses to encourage the hiring of apprentices for skills training. Also, graduates of the Automotive Pre-Apprenticeship training will receive credit for Truck and Coach Technician Level 1 or Automotive Service Technician Level one. This credit exempts them from some of the classes in the traditional apprenticeship program. It is the door you need to open to move up and begin a long-lasting career.

In 2008, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities also selected Centennial to offer the Pre-Apprenticeship program in Truck and Coach Technician. Ever since, these programs have been helping students to gain apprenticeships in many areas of the automotive field.