Find your career
Discover a range of opportunities available in the diverse motive power industry and kickstart your career.
- Work with industry tools in Loyalist’s automotive labs and learn from industry experts, gaining fundamental skills to launch your career.
- Completing this one-year certificate program equips you with the fundamental skills and knowledge to start your career in the motive power industry, working as parts and counter personnel, pursuing further study, or seeking out an apprenticeship.
- Graduates work with dealerships, manufacturers, service and repair shops, parts distributors, retail stores, wholesalers, insurance appraisers and adjustors, and manufacturing plants for automotive-related items.
Our grads get great jobs
- Auto Parts Counter Person, Benson Auto Parts
- Apprentice Technician, Boyer Kia
- Service Writer, Canadian Tire
- Automotive Technician, JFP Automotive Inc.
- Automotive Technician, Heninger Toyota
- Automotive Apprentice, Ford Canada
- Counter Person, CarQuest
- Vehicle Sales Associate, Belleville Toyota
Is it for you?
You love cars. But do you want to do this for a living? People who succeed in this program:
- Have often grown-up taking things apart and putting them back together.
- Enjoy troubleshooting and solving problems.
- Have a good background in math.
- Are curious about how vehicles operate.
- May be interested in entrepreneurship and running their own business.
- Are adaptable and enjoy learning about new and evolving technologies.
- Possess good interpersonal skills and are interested in delivering a positive customer experience.
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I found enjoyment in every aspect of my program. I walked out of every class with new knowledge that we got to put to the test in the shop with assignments that were challenging but never felt impossible, especially with the friendly guidance and support from professors who showed that they cared about our success.
Arianna, Motive Power Fundamentals – Parts and Counter Personnel