Automotive Service Technician
Trade Description:
An automotive service technician diagnoses malfunctions in automobiles, buses and trucks and repairs them. They work on all parts of both gas-powered and diesel-powered motor vehicles, perform scheduled maintenance and advise customers on work performed, general vehicle conditioning and future repair requirements. Automotive service technicians also perform safety checks for licensing and insurance.
Potential employers include automotive dealerships, garages, service stations, specialty shops, manufacturers and public transit systems.
Red Seal Occupational Standard (for curent exams) Red Seal Occupational Standard (for future exams to be developed) |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
| Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By |
| 4 | 1,800 | 8-8-6-6 8-8-6-7* |
RRC Polytech & AC |
Training Standards:
2024 Technical Training Standard (See Implementation Schedule below) | |
 Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
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| Level Three | |
| Level Four | |
| 2018 Technical Training Standard | |
| Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
RSOS Subtask to Unit Comparison |
| Level Three | |
| Level Four | |
Implementation Schedule
| 2024/2025 | 2025/2026 |
| Level 1 -2018 Standard | Level 1 -2024 Standard |
| Level 2 -2018 Standard | Level 2 -2024 Standard |
| Level 3 -2018 Standard | Level 3 -2024 Standard |
| Level 4 -2018 Standard | Level 4 -2024 Standard |
Red Seal Exam Information
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
| Years of Experience | Hours Required | Additional Practical Exam Required |
| 6 | 10,800 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
Designated Trainers:
| Work Experience Form |
Accredited Programs:
| Apprenticeship Trade | Training Institution - Secondary Schools |
Training Institution - Post-Secondary Schools |
Training Institution Program Name |
Level |
| Automotive Service Technician | __ | Assiniboine Community College, School of Trades & Technology | Automotive Technician Program | 1 |
| College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Frontier Collegiate Institute | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Garden Valley Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Kildonan East Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School | __ | Automotive Technology | 1 | |
| Louis Riel Arts & Technology Centre | Louis Riel Arts & Technology Centre | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology | Manitoba Institute of Trades & Technology | Auto Mechanics Program | 1 | |
| Maples Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Minnedosa Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Murdoch MacKay Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Portage Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| R. D. Parker Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| __ | Red River College | Automotive Technology Program | 1 & 2 | |
| __ | Red River College | Motor Vehicle Mechanic Technician Program | 1 | |
| __ | Red River College | Motor Vehicle Mechanic - Diploma Program | 1 & 2 | |
| Roseau Valley School | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Swan Valley Regional Secondary School | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Technical Vocational High School | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| __ | University College of the North - The Pas | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 | |
| Virden Collegiate | __ | Automotive Service Technician Program | 1 |
