9 Related Skilled Trades for Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers

The following trades are related to this occupation:

• Alignment and Brakes Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 5,400 hours of on-the-job training and two 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Alignment and brakes technicians make sure vehicles stop, start, and turn safely. They diagnose and correct problems in wheels, steering mechanisms, electronic controls, and brake systems in cars and trucks....

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• Truck-Trailer Service Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam Red Seal

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 4,000 hours of on-the-job training and two 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Truck-trailer service technicians rebuild, overhaul, and recondition commercial truck trailers. They repair and replace sheet metal and frames, diagnose and service suspension and braking systems, heating and refrigeration units, electrical...

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• Automotive Electronic Accessory Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 3,000 hours of on-the-job training and one 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Automotive electronic accessory technicians specialize in the electrical and electronic components of cars, buses, and trucks, including stereo and air conditioning systems. Their tasks include inspecting, diagnosing, repairing and servicing...

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• Automotive Service Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam Red Seal

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 6,500 hours of on-the-job training and three 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Automotive service technicians maintain and repair automobiles and light trucks. The mechanical and electrical systems they work with include the engine, steering, tires, brakes, fuel, suspension, transmission, electrical, climate control,...

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• Truck and Coach Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam Red Seal

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and three 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Truck and coach technicians overhaul, repair, and rebuild trucks, tractor-trailers, buses, coaches, and other road transport equipment. They may work on the fuel, brake, steering and suspension systems; transmission, emission...

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• Automotive Glass Technician

  Motive Power Voluntary Certification

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 3,760 hours of on-the-job training and 240 hours of in-class technical training for this apprenticeship.

  Automotive glass technicians repair and service all types of glass in motor vehicles and associated equipment. Automotive glass, especially the windshield, is specially designed not to shatter or break into...

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• Transmission Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 6,000 hours of on-the-job training and two 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Transmission technicians specialize in the maintenance and repair of automatic transmissions. They must be skilled at examining a vehicle and estimating the repair costs, using computerized diagnostic equipment, taking apart...

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• Bearings Mechanic

  Industrial Voluntary Certification

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 5,760 hours of on-the-job training and 240 hours of in-class technical training for this apprenticeship.

  Bearings mechanics maintain industrial machine components. They disassemble, inspect, repair, replace, and clean bearings, seals, and shocks. They also set up and operate lathes, drills, grinders, saws, and hydraulic presses.

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• Fuel and Electrical Systems Technician

  Motive Power Mandatory Certification

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 6,500 hours of on-the-job training.

  Fuel and electrical systems technicians keep engines tuned up. They repair and adjust fuel systems on motor vehicles. They also install and maintain electrical equipment and air-conditioning systems.

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