Motive Power Technician (Automotive)

The Motive Power Technician (Automotive) Diploma program is a two-year Ontario College Diploma program. The program is designed to develop graduates with essential advanced technical, organizational, interpersonal, administrative, and managerial skills required for the automotive service industry as well as providing progressive and comprehensive learning experiences on internal combustion spark ignition engines, power trains, and related modern vehicle systems. Students will learn to communicate effectively, diagnose and solve problems logically, and undertake responsible work tasks with a minimum of supervision.

When you graduate from Fanshawe’s auto mechanic courses, you’ll have the skills necessary to find work with motive power equipment manufacturers, oil companies, or industrial, commercial, and passenger vehicle manufacturers. The mechanic courses prepare you so that you can even work for motive power equipment dealers in servicing, parts, warranty claims, merchandising sales, and insurance estimating, with advancement possibilities to supervisory and administrative positions.

What You’ll Learn

• Analyze, diagnose, and solve various motive power system problems by using problem-solving and critical thinking skills and strategies and by applying fundamental knowledge of motor vehicle operation, components, and their interrelationships.
• Diagnose and repair climate control systems in compliance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Diagnose and repair engine systems in compliance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, electronic, personal safety, and emission components and systems in compliance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Diagnose and repair drive train components and systems in compliance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Diagnose and repair suspension, steering, and brake components and systems in compliance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
• Disassemble and assemble components to required specifications by applying workshop skills and knowledge of basic shop practices.
• Select and use a variety of troubleshooting techniques and test equipment to assess electronic circuits, vehicle systems, and subsystems.
• Apply knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics to the testing and analysis of motive power systems and subsystems.