Automotive Employability Skills

Course code HPAS 1010

Credit 2.0

Length 50.0 hours

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This course equips students with the essential skills needed to thrive in the automotive service industry. Students will learn to apply effective communication techniques, including active listening and digital communication, within a shop environment. The course covers the roles and career paths of various shop personnel, emphasizing the professionalism expected in the industry. Students will explore shop efficiency through management methods, pay structures, and productivity. Student will create job application materials and practice interview techniques. Practical application of trades math and science skills in the automotive service context is also a key component of this course.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Communication techniques
  • Professionalism in auto service industry
  • Job titles, duties, career paths
  • Job applications, resume writing, interviews
  • Trades Math
  • Trades Science

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
61325 June 1, 2026
to June 12, 2026
Lecture VCC Broadway Building B See full schedule

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Contact us

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† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.