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Automotive Refinishing Technician

Automotive Refinishing 

Technician 

refinishing technician
Automotive Transportation & Transit Oil and Gas
Red Seal
CreativeExpressivePreciseVisual
  • How to use lifting, mixing and spray tools and equipment 
  • How to use welding equipment  
  • How to create a work plan and organize materials  
  • How to remove and install vehicle components  
  • How to prepare surfaces and apply finishes 

Automotive Refinishing Technicians are creative and expressive professionals who put the finishing touches on repaired and restored vehicles.  

As an Automotive Refinishing Technician, you’ll work on a range of vehicles, providing the final restoration steps once body work has been completed.  

 

You’ll prepare vehicles for final coats and removing vehicle components in preparation. You’ll also become a creative master in paint jobs, going through the preparation steps and applying the fine-tuned layer technique and colour matching.  

10.00
2.00
Training Hours
3300
False

Program Updates

Harmonization Updates

  • Level 1 - Harmonized*

  • Level 2 - Harmonized*

*Harmonized = Program stream with re-aligned content beginning in April 2021

If you are unclear as to what program you are registered in, or unclear as to which program you should be following, please contact Customer Service.    

Harmonized Program Information and Resources

In effect starting April 1, 2021

Program Profile

Occupational Description

Automotive Refinishing Technicians work on the surfaces of motor vehicles, primarily in restoring vehicle finishes once body work has been completed. They remove layers of old coatings, match colours and mix paints, prepare surfaces for painting, apply primers, sealers, base coats, single-stage and clear coats, clean and polish painted surfaces, and apply protective coatings. 

Many Automotive Refinishing Technicians work in close contact with Auto Body and Collision Technicians. Automotive refinishing duties may overlap between the two, particularly in small shops. In larger places of employment, Automotive Refinishing Technicians likely work as specialists, after body repairs have been completed. They may also work with estimators, partspersons, detailers, preppers, glass installers and production managers. 

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Program Information

Detailed program information prior to its transition to the harmonized program.

Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

OR

If you sponsor apprentices but have never been certified in Canada, you may request to supervise and sign-off apprentices when they are ready to be certified. Please contact customer service for more information.

  • Detail-oriented  
  • Care and precision 
  • Vehicle exterior preparation 
  • Vehicle painting  
  • Component removal and installation 
Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

Utility Arborist

Utility 

Arborist

Arborist cutting tree
ServicesAdventurousAthleticCuriousVisual
  • How to identify and apply regulations 
  • How to use aerial lifts, chippers, and chainsaws 
  • How to assess, identify and prune trees 
  • How to fall and buck 
  • How to use rigging and climbing gear 

Utility Arborists step in and clear vegetation from electrical equipment and structures, ensuring the continued and safe flow of power to our homes and communities. 

As a Utility Arborist, you’ll find the balance between physical, adventurous and nimble work with the need to be extra careful.  

You’ll clear trees and plants away from electrical equipment, including power lines, whether because of natural growth or storms. Your work will require a solid grounding in the use of arborist equipment and an excellent understanding of safety regulations. 

8.00
2.00
Training Hours
2378
False

Program Updates

None.

 

Program Information and Resources

Program Profile

Occupational Description

Utility Arborists undertake any work required to prune or clear vegetation in proximity to energized electrical equipment, structures and conductors. They also prune, fall or remove trees which could come into close contact (three metres or less) with energized power lines. Only certified Utility Arborists and Utility Arborist apprentices are permitted to perform tree pruning or falling work in proximity* to energized power lines in British Columbia. The Utility Arborist challenge pathway is only open to challengers who have trade-related work experience from outside of B.C. 

*proximity is defined as a distance of three meters or less from a primary conductor with a voltage of 750 volts or greater. 

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Challenge the Trade

If you have significant work experience in a trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may apply to challenge the certification. Learn more about How to Challenge a Skilled Trade.

  • Coordination  
  • Critical thinking 
  • Equipment operation 
  • Tree and plant pruning, falling, and limbing 
  • Site inspections 
Certification challenge only trade
1

To get certified, you will need to sign up for technical training at an approved training provider in addition to on-the-job training. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC for a comprehensive list of what programs are available in your trade at public and non-public schools. 

For a list of all approved non-public training providers, visit this page.

 

Proximity Verification Form

Work-Based Training Proximity Verification Declaration

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