Cert in Automotive Fundamentals is a certificate in Supply Chain & Logistics programme offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,167 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Supply Chain & Logistics
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,775 / year
International tuition: CAD 19,167 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Automotive Fundamentals is a one-year, two-semester Ontario College Certificate program (Motive Power Fundamentals, program code 8208) delivered at Centennial College's Ashtonbee Campus. The curriculum is organized across fourteen courses covering electrical systems and diagnosis, engine systems and components, steering, suspension and brakes, drivelines and fuel and emissions systems, and an introduction to electric and hybrid vehicles, alongside communications, mathematics and workplace professional skills. Instruction combines classroom study with hands-on lab work on vehicle systems and diagnostic equipment. On graduation, students receive credit for Level 1 in-school apprenticeship training, meaning they can begin work as an automotive service technician apprentice without repeating that classroom-based apprenticeship component. Graduates may enter the workforce directly in dealerships, independent service shops and retail automotive settings, or transfer into the second year of Centennial's Automotive Motive Power diploma to continue toward a full diploma credential; a transfer pathway to Nipissing University is also available. The certificate suits students seeking a fast, practical entry point into automotive service careers, as well as those planning to continue into the apprenticeship-track diploma.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature-applicant status at 19 or older, plus Grade 12 English at the College (C) or University (U) level or equivalent, or a pass on Centennial's English Admission Test, and Grade 11 Mathematics (M/U) or Grade 12 Mathematics (C/U) or equivalent, or a pass on the Engineering Math Skills Assessment. English-language proficiency follows Centennial's institution-wide certificate/diploma scale: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 67 (Reading at least 16, Writing at least 23), PTE Academic 51 or above, CAEL 60 overall, or Duolingo 105–114.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
