Trades - Apprenticeship in Auto Body and Collision Technician

The Auto Body and Collision Technician program is a four-year apprenticeship, with Saskatchewan Polytechnic delivering the required in-school technical training portion under contract to the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC). Apprentices are already employed in the trade and gain most of their skills through on-the-job training under a certified journeyperson, supplemented by in-school technical training delivered at the Regina and Saskatoon campuses, covering theory, testing and hands-on experience. In-school technical training runs six weeks in Level 1, six weeks in Level 2, seven weeks in Level 3 and seven weeks in Level 4. To enter the apprenticeship, an individual signs a contract of apprenticeship with a sponsoring employer, which is then registered with SATCC; SATCC schedules all apprenticeship training. Upon successful completion of all four levels of technical training and the required on-the-job hours, apprentices are eligible to write the examination to become a certified journeyperson in the Auto Body and Collision Technician trade.