12 weeks
Automotive Service Fundamentals
Full service routines, brakes, suspension, and workshop diagnostics on live vehicles.
In-person Course details
Automotive & Heavy Mechanics
EV & Hybrid Vehicle Systems
British Columbia has among the highest EV adoption rates in North America. This workshop builds the high-voltage safety discipline and systems knowledge that shops now need, using training rigs and hybrid vehicles.
- Duration
- 12 weeks (3 months)
- Delivery
- In-person training
- Format
- Training and workshop style
- Study load
- 20 hours per week
- Class size
- 14 learners maximum
- Award
- CTC Certificate of Completion
- Visa route
- Visitor Visa
- Campus
- Nanaimo, British Columbia
What you will be able to do
By the end of the twelve weeks you will have demonstrated each of these practically, under supervision, in our workshops.
- Safely isolate and de-energise a high-voltage vehicle system
- Explain how hybrid and battery-electric drivetrains differ
- Interpret battery state-of-health and charging diagnostics
- Support routine EV servicing under supervision
Course structure
Twelve weeks, running Monday to Friday at 20 hours per week. Roughly seventy percent of contact time is practical work.
- 1Week 1–2 — High-voltage hazards, PPE, isolation and safe-shutdown procedures
- 2Week 3–4 — Electric drivetrain architecture and hybrid configurations
- 3Week 5–6 — Battery packs, thermal management and state-of-health testing
- 4Week 7–8 — Power electronics: inverters, converters and regenerative braking
- 5Week 9–10 — Charging standards, EVSE installation awareness and diagnostics
- 6Week 11–12 — Service procedures, de-energisation practice and a capstone diagnosis
Where it can lead
This is entry-level vocational training. It is designed to make you employable in supporting and assistant roles, and to give you a credible starting point for an apprenticeship or further certification.
EV service assistantDealership technician traineeCharging network field assistantFleet electrification support
Entry requirements
- Minimum age 18 at the start of the intake
- Secondary school certificate or equivalent work experience
- Conversational English (CLB 4 / IELTS 4.5 equivalent) — no test certificate required
- A valid passport with at least 6 months validity beyond the intake end date
- Basic understanding of electrical circuits is helpful but not required
No documents are required to apply. We may ask to see your passport and qualification certificates during enrolment, after your place is confirmed.
How to apply
The full process takes around ten weeks from application to arrival. Here are the first four steps.
- 1
Submit application
YouComplete the online application form with your personal details, qualification, and the subject area and course you would like to study. No documents need to be uploaded.
15 minutes
- 2
Application review
CTCThe CTC admissions team reviews your application against the entry requirements for your chosen course and confirms seat availability for your intended intake.
3–5 working days
- 3
Receive invitation letter
CTCSuccessful applicants receive an official invitation letter by email, confirming the course, intake dates, delivery mode and fees. This letter supports your visitor visa application.
Within 2 working days of a decision
- 4
Pay CAD 150 admission fee
YouPay the one-off admission fee to confirm your place. Your seat is held for the intake named on your invitation letter.
Within 14 days of the invitation letter
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Ready to start EV & Hybrid Vehicle Systems?
Twelve weeks, in person, on the tools. Submit your application in about fifteen minutes — no documents to upload.
12 weeks · In-person training · Study permit not required — attend on a visitor visa