Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician
Credential
Certificate
Delivery options
Full-Time
Tuition and fees
Domestic students
2018-19: $3,146.02
Program details
If you have any questions about how a course or program is delivered, you can check the Trades website, email the Department Chair or email the Trades & Apprenticeship office:
Apprenticeship: apprenticeship@okanagan.bc.ca
Foundation and General Interest: trades@okanagan.bc.ca
This 22-week entry-level training program has been designed to take a student with little or no previous experience in the automotive refinishing/painting trade and supplies them with the necessary skills to seek employment in this industry. Instruction in all subject matters relating to the Automotive Paint Prep apprenticeship is included. Graduates of this program will receive Industry Training Authority (ITA) credit for Level I Apprenticeship technical training for Automotive Paint Prep Technician. The Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician credential is the prerequisite for the Automotive Refinishing Painter (Automotive Refinishing Technician) apprenticeship. Graduates of this program may also be granted practical credit from the Industry Training Authority.
Required textbooks and supplies for students in the Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician Foundation program:
- Collision Repair & Refinishing 2nd Edition - $167.50
5% GST is not included in price. Price is subject to change. Textbooks available at OC Campus Store by contacting 250-762-5445 ext. 4586 or ordering online here.
Other required supplies:
- CSA Approved (Green Tag) Safety Boots
- Classroom materials; 3 ring binder/notebooks, pen, pencils, etc.
- Government issued Picture ID is required to write the Provincial and National Exams – driver’s license, photo ID, or valid passport. Student card is not acceptable
- Coveralls. Note, students will be able to purchase coveralls through the Collision Repair department at an approximate cost of $40 on the first week of class. Cash or cheque will be required for the purchase of the coveralls.
All other safety equipment will be supplied.
The textbook list above was current at the time it was posted and may be used for initial planning purposes. Please check back with the bookstore 2 weeks before your program starts under Current Book List for a final, updated list of book titles and prices, and to order!
Textbooks available online only at OC Campus Store. If you have any questions, call 250-862-5638 or email campusstores@okanagan.bc.ca.
It takes approximately two to three business days to fill the online orders, please be sure to purchase the necessary items prior to the 1st day of class.
Admission requirements
- B.C. secondary school graduation, or equivalent, or 19 years of age and out of secondary school for at least one year as of the first day of classes.
- English 10 with minimum 50% or alternatives.
- Math requirement:
A minimum of 50% in any of:
- Mathematics 10
- Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics Grade 10
- Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-calculus Grade 10
- Adult Basic Education MATH 071 and MATH 072
The ABLE Mathematics Test scores are only good for two (2) years.
Applicants who have not satisfied the Math requirement within the last seven (7) years must write the ABLE Mathematics test and must receive a minimum of 50%.
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