Automotive Technology: General Technician Engine, Power Trains Specialist

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement

Designed to prepare the student to enter the automotive service profession as a general repair technician with an emphasis on engine and drive train repair.

The graduate of the Certificate of Achievement in Automotive Technology: General Technician Engine, Power Trains Specialist will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the automotive drive train systems.
2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with customers, co-workers and the employer.
3. Demonstrate the ability to diagnose problems with the various systems of the automobile using systematic procedures and logical methods.
4. Demonstrate the ability to identify what technical specifications are needed, where to find them and how to use them in the course of performing their duties.
5. Demonstrate the required mechanical skills and the ability to use the trade tools at a level of proficiency that is expected in the profession.
6. Demonstrate the use of the proper procedure for dealing with hazards encountered in the automotive repair work place.
7. Demonstrate the ability to perform the all of the NATEF tasks in each of the core courses in the option or certificate.