Trades - Apprenticeship in Automotive Service Technician: Apprenticeship - Harmonized at Coast Mountain College in Terrace, Canada is a trades - apprenticeship in Trades programme. The programme runs for 7 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 600 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Trades - Apprenticeship
Field:Trades
Duration: 7 weeks
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 600 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Coast Mountain College's Automotive Service Technician apprenticeship program trains registered apprentices through the Industry Training Authority (ITA) credential pathway, delivered as sequential technical training levels, Level 1 through Level 4, each running seven weeks of in-person classroom instruction at the Terrace campus. Students must be registered apprentices with the ITA and progress through the levels in order, combining this in-class technical training with on-the-job hours completed with an employer. Coursework covers preventative maintenance and repair across core vehicle systems, including engines, hybrid drive systems, steering, braking, electrical and electronic systems, heating and air conditioning, suspensions, and drivetrains, focused on vehicles under 5,500 kg gross weight. The program suits individuals already working as, or apprenticing toward becoming, automotive service technicians who need the technical training component of their apprenticeship. Graduates are prepared for employment at automotive repair shops, dealerships, specialty repair shops, organizations that maintain vehicle fleets, and motor vehicle body repair companies.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Entry requires registration as an apprentice with the Industry Training Authority (ITA) and a Trades Worker Identification (TWID) number provided at application, plus successful completion of the previous level of Automotive Service Technician training. The program page does not state a separate academic prerequisite or its own English-language test requirement. Coast Mountain College's general admissions page notes that entrance requirements are otherwise set per program and that English proficiency is required of every applicant regardless of citizenship, met by senior secondary graduation with English 12 completed in an English-speaking country or by an approved test — IELTS Academic, TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, CAEL, or Duolingo English Test — at the band set for this program's tier. Applicants apply through Education Planner BC and should confirm the current admissions checklist with an Educational Advisor.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Coast Mountain College runs one common application calendar across its campuses rather than a single date per programme. Domestic applicants: for the 2026-27 academic year, applications opened 1 October 2026; the final day to apply is 24 December 2026 for Winter (January 2027) entry, 23 April 2027 for Spring/Summer 2027, and 30 August 2027 for Fall 2027. International applicants share the same opening date but face earlier cut-offs: 1 October 2026 for Winter, 1 February 2027 for Spring/Summer, and 1 June 2027 for Fall, and some high-demand programmes may close sooner. Trades and other varying-start programmes are judged against their own start dates (international due three months, domestic one week, before start), and continuous-intake programmes accept applications year-round. No single closing date exists beyond these cut-offs. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
