Carrosserie - Auto Bodywork

To enable the students to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to repair damaged mechanical parts; to realign automobile frames and chassis; to weld and repair plastics; to estimate the cost of repairs; to do painting and touch-ups; to apply paint and finishes.

Vocational Studies Diploma (VSD)
Diplôme d’études professionnelles (DEP)

About 13 months (1,650 hours)

• benefits from a partnership with a chain of specialized workshops;
• teaching adapted to work environment situations;
• access to modern equipment;
• day or evening classes.

Admission requirements

Prerequisite: be at least 16 years old (as of September 30).

• High school diploma (DES) or equivalent or equivalent vocational diploma (VSD).
• or secondary IV mathematics, French and English (or equivalent).
• or have passed secondary level equivalence tests (TENS). Or be 18 years of age and have passed the General Development Test (GDT) and meet specific program prerequisites.

Training site

• Program descriptionHours
• Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process30
• Apply occupational health and safety concepts in a body shop15
• Interpret plans and draw patterns30
• Do general body-shop work60
• Explain the construction features of motor vehicles30
• Weld and cut metals, using the oxytacetylene and plasma-arc processes45
• Make replacement parts90
• Repair dented panels75
• MIG-weld and spot-weld different metals75
• Repair electric circuits45
• Repair, replace and reinstall accessories and mechanical and electrical components60
• Weld and bond plastics30
• Replace and repair windows, windshields, and interior and exterior trim45
• Repair holes and tears in fiberglass panels45
• Repair dented panels with plastic and lead60
• Prepare a vehicle for painting120
• Match paint colours60
• Paint vehicles120
• Prepare a vehicle for delivery30
• Replace removable body parts60
• Replace, remove and reinstall mechanical parts105
• Remove and install cooling and air conditioning systems30
• Repair perforated, torn and collision-damaged steel or aluminum panels75
• Measure and check vehicle frames and chassis45
• Repair welded structural components120
• Use job-search techniques15
• Enter the work force75
•  Total : 1650