About Automotive Service Technician in Parkland College (Yorkton)
Why Parkland College?
- Parkland College has developed strong ties to the businesses, industries and community it serves.
- Many businesses in the area provide practicum opportunities and actively recruit our grads because they know they are educated to their own recommended standards.
Get your career moving
The Saskatchewan Polytechnic Automotive Service Technician Certificate program will teach you how to diagnose, repair, service and maintain advanced mechanical and electrical systems in today’s vehicles. Get practical, hands-on training in body and trim, brakes and chassis, charging, ignition and starting systems, clutches and drive lines, electronics and electrical systems, engine repair and rebuilding, fuel and emission systems and general shop procedures.
At our new Trades and Technology Centre, you will learn the skills necessary to assemble, repair, service and maintain vehicles. You will spend most of your classroom time with experienced industry-trained instructors in our large trades shop, where you will receive an education placing you at the forefront of the technical curve.
Students may apply for technical training credit and trade time upon indenturing as an apprentice with the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC).
Career Opportunities
When you graduate, look for jobs as an apprentice technician in an automotive shop or service station, in the service or warranty department of vehicle dealerships, in engine machine shops and engine building plants. You could work for a public transit agency, a transportation company or a large company that maintains a fleet of vehicles.
Academic qualification equivalents:
- Generally requires you to have completed a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : minimum 6.5 with no bands less than 5.5.
- TOEFL : 86
- PTE : 60
Parkland College Highlights
Type of College |
Public |
Year of Establishment |
1973 |
Campus Setting |
Urban |
Total Enrollment |
2400 |
Full-time Students |
More than 700 |
Part-time Students |
More than 1600 |
Application Fee (International Students) |
$140 |
Tuition Fee (International student) |
$15,500-$22,000 |
Financial Aid |
Available |
Student-Housing |
Assisted Off Campus Housing |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Intake Season |
August or September |
Test Scores Accepted |
IELTS,TOEFL |
Scores Requirement |
IELTS-6.5,TOEFL-80 |
Parkland College Cost of Attendance
International students who meet the entrance requirements will be sent an offer letter. Students will need to deposit a 50 percent program fee to secure a seat in the program and also to receive a letter of acceptance. One you have received the letter of acceptance and have been enrolled for the program, the remaining fee can be paid on or before the commencement date of the program. The tuition fee for the programs offered by Parkland College are tabulated below:
Business Certificate Programs |
Dates |
Tuition, Books and Fee |
Business Certificate Year I |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$15,500 |
Business Certificate Year II |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$16,500 |
Office Administration Certificate |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$15,500 |
Post-Graduate Certificate Programs |
Dates |
Tuition, Books and Fee |
Global Business Management Post Grad Certificate |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$18,000 |
Health Certificate Programs |
Dates |
Tuition, Books and Fee |
Continuing Care Assistant Certificate |
August 2020-2021 |
$16,000 |
Trades Certificate Programs |
Dates |
Tuition, Books and Fee |
Agricultural Equipment Technician Certificate |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$24,500 |
Automotive Service Technician Certificate |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$21,500 |
Heavy Equipment Truck & Transport Technician |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$22,000 |
Power Engineering Technician |
August 2020 - May 2021 |
$20,000 |
Parkland College English Proficiency Test Score for International Students
International students applying for any of the undergraduate programs must submit the results of English language proficiency tests. The minimum requirement for this test score is:
Exam |
Minimum Requirement |
IELTS |
6.5, no band less than 5.5 |
TOEFL-IBT |
88 |
CAEL |
70, no band less than 60 |
PTE |
58 |
CELT |
Band 6 |