3 to 4 years

Mandatory

Yes

Auto body and collision damage repairers combine technical skills with customer service. They review damages and provide customers with estimates. They also perform many of the repairs and replacements themselves, whether it’s the body, underbody, doors, or door frames of the vehicles that require fixing.

• The Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer apprenticeship consists of 7,280 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete three 8-week in-class technical training sessions.
• Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship requirements, you receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship and are considered a journeyperson candidate. You must challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam and pass to become certified as a journeyperson and be legally allowed to work in the trade in Ontario.
• A person with at least 8,000 hours of related work experience is eligible to apply for a Trade Equivalency Assessment (TEA) and challenge the Certificate of Qualification exam to become certified as a journeyperson in this trade.
• If you pass the Interprovincial Standards Examination, you qualify for Interprovincial Red Seal Certification.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

Please contact your local apprenticeship office for information on the availability of technical training for this program.