Truck and Coach Technician (Day Release) [Apprenticeship]

The Truck and Coach Technician (Day Release) [Apprenticeship] program requires students to be detail-oriented and able to quickly think on their feet.  

Students will learn to troubleshoot and repair engines, power trains, ignition and electrical systems, brakes, steering, suspension and more. Additionally, students will be educated on job safety and environmental regulations affecting the transportation industry. The apprenticeship component adds workplace-based training under the direction of experienced workers. This gives students an opportunity to put the knowledge they learned in the classroom into the workplace. 

Graduates will find employment on fleet maintenance for construction companies, public transit systems or small repair operations. 

This apprenticeship program follows a day release delivery method in which an apprentice attends school one day a week. The program can take up to three and a half years to complete and consists of 6,000 hours of on-the-job training/work experience with 720 hours of in-class training by skilled, licensed journeypersons.
 

Your in-class training will cover:

• workplace health and safety
• applied work practices and procedures
• engine systems
• electrical, electronic and fuel systems
• gear trains

Your on-the-job training will teach you:

• occupational health and safety procedures
• electrical systems – starting and charging
• electrical systems – body electrical and components
• fuel systems
• engine systems

Admissions 

This is an apprenticeship program. You cannot apply to this program through ontariocolleges.ca. Applicants need a sponsor/employer. Your sponsor/employer must register you with:

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Apprenticeship/Client Services
72-1200 Commissioners Road East 
London, Ontario, N5Z 4R3 
519-675-7788
MLITSD is responsible for scheduling your in-school training at Fanshawe College.

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