Cert in Motive Power Fundamentals - Automotive Repair is a certificate in Supply Chain & Logistics programme offered by Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,911 per year (CAD 2,771 per year for local students).
The one-year certificate gives students hands-on experience building, diagnosing and repairing cars and trucks, covering electrical, electronic and emission components and systems, automotive engine components, drive train, suspension and steering systems, and brake components and systems. Students use test equipment to assess automotive electronic circuits and vehicle systems and apply automotive hydraulics and pneumatics to inspecting and testing motive-power subsystems, working in classrooms laid out to simulate an actual repair shop and covering aspects of the automotive service business alongside software simulations and hardware trainers.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires only an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or mature student status, per the programme page; no specific course, grade, or GPA requirement is listed beyond the general OSSD/mature-applicant policy described on Sault College's admission requirements page. The programme defers English-proficiency to the college's international admission requirements: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5), TOEFL iBT 79-80 (no section below 20), PTE Academic 60 (no band below 52), or Duolingo 110 (no band below 105), scores valid within two years of program start. No portfolio, interview, or additional conditions are stated.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for programmes starting in September 2027, the application system opens on 26 September 2026 and the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, after which qualified applications are assessed first-come, first-served until seats are full; Sault College publishes no equal-consideration date of its own, and neither OCAS nor the college states a separate date for the January 2027 intake. International applicants apply directly to Sault College rather than through ontariocolleges.ca; the college states only that applications are reviewed within five business days of submission and publishes no fixed opening or closing date for international admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
