Centennial college is Toronto's No. 1 community college. It offers lots of full time and part time programs including diploma, degree programs & also offers co-operative programs. Students of Co-operative programs can gain practical field experience with their college studies.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Auto Body Repair Techniques at Centennial College Gets Your Career Started
Friday, March 15, 2013
No Experience? No Problem With Auto Body Repair Techniques
Friday, December 28, 2012
Auto Body Repair Techniques Program Has Important Accreditations
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Auto Body Repair Techniques Opens the Door to the Automotive Service Industry
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Complete Auto Body Repair Techniques Training in 36 Weeks
Friday, November 4, 2011
Learn Auto Body Repair Techniques at Centennial to Propel Your Career
Auto body apprentices, apprentice painters, service advisors, appraisal trainees and parts technicians: These are some of the titles that students of Centennial College’s Auto Body Repair Techniques program can obtain upon graduation. Housed within the college’s auto body school, the undertaking accepts students with no previous experience and instills necessary theory and practical experience, which will help them begin their careers. From entry-level jobs, professionals can move into specialized areas of the field and eventually obtain supervisor or managerial positions.
Taking 36-weeks to complete, this auto body program requires those who are interested in applying to have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. Also required is a compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment or equivalent. However, possession of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.
Once students have gone through the application progress and been accepted into the auto body school’s Auto Body Repair Techniques, they will discover a program that provides an alternate route towards obtaining hard-to-get apprenticeship positions with courses approved by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The curriculum has been modelled on the apprenticeship in-school program and has been structured to allocate about 40 per cent of students’ schedule to hands-on practice time. Students learn how to repair automobile bodies and prepare them for painting. They also gain practice in welding using MIG and oxy-acetylene equipment, auto body and frame repair, refinishing procedures and related mechanical systems.
Specific course within the program include: Applied Work Practices and Procedures (students are introduced to the processes of oxygen acetylene heating, welding, cutting; personal, equipment and location welding safety as well as compression, single and twin prod welding methods); Body and Frame Repair (students are given an overview and introduction to all aspects of bumper systems as well as the fundamentals of fasteners and the techniques for removing and replacing trim and hardware); Electrical, Batteries, Cooling and Tires (introduction to the operating principles of batteries DVOM and analog meters headlight assembles tires and radiator systems); Trade Related Mathematics (provides the opportunity to review and apply mathematics for the solution of practical trade related calculations); and more.
Classes for the auto body school’s programs are taught at Centennial College’s Ashtonbee Campus, which is the largest automotive training centre in the province and houses a state-of-the-art auto body repair lab. A minimum D grade in all subjects with an overall GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation. Students graduate from this auto body school program with an Ontario College Certificate that is recognized by the auto industry. In addition, they may also have an opportunity for credit toward their apprenticeship requirements. Lastly, the Auto Body Repair Techniques program provides opportunities for students to find full-time positions upon graduation.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Auto Body Repair Techniques at Centennial College Gets Your Career Started
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has approved all of the courses within the Auto Body Repair Techniques program, which has been modeled on the apprenticeship in-school program. These courses include: Body and Frame Repair, Applied Work Practices and Procedures, Refinishing, Communication Skills for Autobody, Computers for Autobody Technicians, Trade Related Mathematics and much more. As you can see, there is a clear balance between theory and hands-on training which ensures that, upon graduation, students will be employable and have the ability to work on the most current vehicles. In fact, 40 per cent of your time in the auto body school will be spent getting hands-on practice. During this practical training the Centennial College instructors will guide and support you as you learn to repair automobile bodies and prepare them for painting. They will also teach you to become comfortable with welding using MIG and oxy-acetylene equipment, auto body and frame repair, refinishing procedures and related mechanical systems. Classes are taught at Centennial College’s Ashtonbee Campus, which is the largest automotive training centre in the province and houses a state-of-the-art auto body repair lab. A minimum D grade in all subjects with an overall GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.
You will graduate from this auto body school program with an Ontario College Certificate that is recognized by the auto industry. In addition, you may also have an opportunity for credit toward your apprenticeship requirements. Lastly, the Auto Body Repair Techniques program provides opportunities for you to find full-time positions upon graduation. These positions include: auto body apprentice, apprentice painter, service advisors, appraisal trainee and parts technician. From entry-level jobs, you can move into specialized areas of the field and eventually obtain supervisor or managerial positions.
If you’re interested in applying for this 36-week auto body program, you must possess at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or be 19 years of age or older. Also required is a compulsory English 12C or U or skills assessment or equivalent. However, possession of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.