Collision Repair Technology
Mike Lane, Instructor

 

 

Program Goal

To provide knowledge, skills, and attitudes to prepare students for job-entry employment or post-secondary training in the Collision Repair Technology industry that will enable them to enjoy both intrinsic and financial success.
 

 

Course Objectives

  • develop sufficient skills for entry-level employment or advanced training in the auto body and repair trade
  • develop an understanding of the importance of making a living
  • promote youth club activities and enhance leadership and participation in the community
  • develop and practice safe work habits
  • develop pride in craftsmanship
  • develop an understanding of employment opportunities in related fields
 

 

Course Description and Outline

The Collision Repair Technology student studies both major and minor auto body repair methods of the entire vehicle in the classroom.  Students will study the theory of how repairs are done and will immediately implement them in a related project in the collision repair shop.

A student may enroll in Collision Repair Technology for as many as three terms. The program is offered to students in grades 10, 11, and  12. Upon completion of the course, the technician will have a basic knowledge of the trade and will be able to perform at job-entry level at the completion of the second term.   Upon completion of two terms of training, students who have gained sufficient skills for employment will be considered for participation in co-op or on-the-job training if a related job is available and the student meets the criteria for Work Based Learning.

Students will become capable of doing many jobs well and will gain pride and self esteem as they witness their own skills in "changing a damaged vehicle into a newly refinished vehicle."
 

 

The curriculum includes

  • shop safety

  • removing dents
  • replacing badly damaged parts
  • welding torn metal
  • cutting out body panels
  • repairing rusty body panels
  • applying plastic filler and filing or sanding it until smooth
  • preparing surfaces for repainting
  • spot, panel, and overall vehicle painting
  • fiberglass repair and replacement
  • windshield and rear glass installation
  • door hardware service
  • frame repair
  • Skills USA VICA
  • human relations
  • co-op/on-the-job training

 

Employment Opportunities/Information

Many industries employ people with many of the same skills taught in Collision Repair Technology because the same skills are needed to manufacture the company's products. This situation opens up a broad spectrum of employment possibilities. These skills may include: spray painting, welding (Oxyacetylene, Arc, and MIG), sanding, forming sheet metal, working with glass and fiberglass.

Other potential employers include:

  • privately owned body shops
  • automobile and truck dealerships
  • federal, state, and city motor pools
  • reconditioning shops
  • insurance adjusters
  • bus lines
  • truck fleets
  • salvage yards
  • glass shops
  • vocational Instructors

    View Collision Repair Technology Brochure

For more information, contact Mike Lane at 423-639-0171.