Whether you seek basic competency in car servicing and repair for your own personal use, or aspire to a career as an automotive mechanic, this Open Colleges Certificate in Fundamentals of Auto Mechanics course will provide you with a range of useful skills.
You will learn about the key components of motor vehicles and how to troubleshoot problems, use service manuals and apply basic maths in an automotive context. You will be trained in engine lubrication and cooling, fuel and ignition systems, clutches and transmission, suspension and steering, front and rear drives, automotive electrics and wheels, tyres and brakes. Diesel engine operation is also covered.
Students are required to enroll via Cengage Education's website and pay for their course via Cengage Education's secured payment system.
Open Colleges is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.