Post-Secondary Program Auto Body Repair Technician - Programa de Técnico en Reparación de Carrocerías

The Auto Body Repair Technician Program is a two-year program that opens the doors to an advanced career in the auto body industry and could lead to a managerial position to operating your own successful business.

This program is based on the Level 1 and 2 apprenticeship curriculum, with great valuable additions that lead to a highly recognized Centennial College Diploma. In the Auto Body Repair Technician courses, you will acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge, managerial skills and motivational attitude to ensure you have a competitive and leading edge in the auto body repair field.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent; or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 Workplace (E), College (C), or University (U), or equivalent

Start Date:Fall

Semester 1
Personal & Shop Safety
Vehicle & Body Construction
Detailing & Refinishing Equipment Maintenance
Applied Mechanical Systems 1
Essential English Skills
General Education Elective
Basic Mathematics

Semester 2
Trade Tools & Shop Equipment
Non-Structural Repair Fundamentals
Refinishing Surface Preparation
Applied Mechanical Systems 2
Oxyacetylene & Gas Metal Arc Welding
College Communication 1

Semester 3
Plastic Repair
Non-Structural Panel Repair & Measuring
Plastic Panel Refinishing
Applied Mechanical Systems 3
College Communication 2
Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action

Semester 4
Automotive Glass & Safety
Non-Structural Panel Replacement
Refinishing Top Coat Application
Applied Mechanical Systems 4
Gas Metal Arc Welding
General Education Elective

Licensed Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer
Shop Foreman
Auto Body Shop Manager
Automotive Detailer
Damage Repair Appraiser
Insurance Estimator