Examines proven strategies designed to help learners achieve greater personal, academic, and professional success. Learners will apply personal responsibility thinking and behaviors; self- management, awareness, and motivation strategies; as well as interdependence skills to develop a proactive life plan.

Describe the automotive service facility. Safety, the use of basic hand and power tools, and hoist training helps the prospective automobile technician work safely and efficiently.

Perform vehicle maintenance and repair. Focus will be on thread repair, oil change, tire rotations, and TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitor System) relearn procedures.

Perform vehicle preventative maintenance, and drivetrain maintenance procedures. Learners will focus on air filter, wiper blade, serpentine belt, headlamp, battery maintenance and repair.

Prepares learners for fundamental tire repair procedures. Emphasis on mounting and balancing tires, service and repair of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), basic tire leak detection methods and repairs, and basic suspension inspection procedures.

Introduces learners to cooling system preventative maintenance practices and procedures. Focusing on basic component identification, coolant leak detection procedures, coolant quality testing, and coolant exchange procedures.

Introduction to drivetrain maintenance procedures. Learners will perform fluid exchange services for transmission, transfer case, and differential sytems.

Explain design, construction and service of vehicle braking systems. Emphasis is placed on disc applications, the machining of brake rotors, hydraulic systems and components along with system maintenance. 

Explain design, construction and service of vehicle braking systems. Emphasis is placed on drum applications, power brake units, the machining of brake drum, the parking brake system.

Demonstrate shop practices. Learners will practice vehicle maintenance on live customers vehicles. Emphasis on quality control of repairs, time management, techniques of customer communication (verbal and written), estimate planning, and meeting deadlines. Focus will be on first semester content.

Develop skills needed to understand todays automotive electrical and electronic systems. Learners will develop the principles of basic electrical units and circuits, apply ohm’s law while interpreting wiring diagrams, and be introduced to the use electrical test equipment. Focusing on basic circuit concepts they will analyze customers concerns, diagnose basic lighting electrical circuits, research repair information, and verify completed repairs.

Prepares Learners for rebuilding engine assemblies. Learners will disassemble, inspect components, and reassemble engines according to manufactures specifications. Four-stroke engine theory will be covered. Learners will be introduced to engine rebuilding specialty tools and engine machining processes. Emphasis is placed on out-of-vehicle engine repair including overhaul procedures and techniques.

Diagnose and repair automotive electrical and electronic systems. Applying knowledge of wiring diagrams along with manufactures descriptions and diagnostic procedures, Learners perform and evaluate testing and repairs on today’s computer controlled starting, charging, and battery systems.

Develop skills needed to locate, maintain and repair engine leaks and wear conditions. Emphasis is placed on in-vehicle engine repair including timing belt/chain replacement, oil and coolant leak repair, and engine mount replacement.

Diagnose and repair of steering and suspension systems. Learners will conduct inspections to determine and complete servicing and replacement of steering and suspension components.

Explains operation and diagnosis of wheel alignment concerns and adjustments. Students will be performing vehicle inspections and wheel alignments.

Diagnose and repair electrical and electronic systems, emphasizing proper diagnostic routines. Learners will perform and evaluate tests and repairs on electrical and electronic accessories including Horns, Wipers, Blower Motor, Heated Elements, power locks, seats, and windows.

Demonstrate shop practices on customer cars. Learners will practice vehicle diagnosis and repair on live customers vehicles. Empahsis on quality control of repairs, time management, techniques of customer communication (verbal and written), estimate planning, and meeting deadlines. Focus will be on second semester content.