Industry
Auto Trades Survey -Thank You forYour Input!
RE: Automotive Service Station Mechanic and Front End and Brake TechnicianTrade Designation – Survey
Thank you for your interest in the AST Sub-trades survey, however it is now completed and results are being compiled and analyzed as part of input for the review of the AST sub-trades.
Yours truly,
Shannon Smith
Automotive Human Resource Sector Council
Toll Free 1-877-860-3805
According to a National study called “Performance Driven” by CARS in 2009:
- The 2009 CARS LMU paints a picture of a sector with an estimated 13,000 unfilled positions, of which about 37% are service technician positions. The report notes that 29% of industry employers surveyed say they have one or more unfilled positions. The study also reports that labour supply and demand will continue to be closely matched for the next five years thus demanding an investment in both technology and training as a long-term necessity. The study also highlights the fact that the utilization of new and emerging labour-saving technology will continue to generate a need for a more highly trained and specialized workforce.
It highlights:
- The impact of new vehicle technologies
- Critical new skills needed now
- Barriers and constraints to business development
- Need for planning in recruitment and retention
- Need for sharing of HR ‘best practices’
- The value of apprenticeship
- New training for new vehicle technologies
- Need for training in new business technologies
CARS research confirmed that, of firms who employ apprentices, some 58% experienced revenue growth in 2008; and, of those who do not, only 49% saw revenue growth that year. Additionally, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) in its study Calculating the Return on Training Investment for Skilled Trades Employers in Canada: A Study of 16 Trades, Phase II, June 2009 has found that employers’ costs for automotive service technician, motor vehicle body repairer and partsperson apprentices are greatly outweighed by the benefits received with a benefit-cost ratio on average of 1.69 for each dollar invested in an apprentice.
For more information, go to www.cars-council.ca
The Automotive Service & Repair Industry includes:
- Automobile Dealers
- Franchise Outlets (ie Muffler & Brakes)
- Mass Merchandisers (ie Canadian Tire)
- Independent Service & Repair Outlets
- Collision Repair Shops
- Retail Gasoline Dealers
- Automotive Insurance Appraisers
- Automotive Recyclers
- Glass Installers
- Towing Companies
- Tire Dealers
- Auto Parts & Equipment Suppliers
Certification
There are many levels of certification in the industry in Nova Scotia that individuals can work to achieve. Certification is a measurement of accepted industry standards in the performance of a particular task that applies to a person, company and/or industry. Accomplishing certification raises the level of safety, professionalism and experience of the employee, their employer and the industry. Possible programs to participate in include:
- Automotive Trades Association Industry Safety Training Program
- Inter-Conference Automotive Repair (I-CAR) – National
- Department of Education, Apprenticeship Program
- Inter-Provincial Red-Seal
- Certified Skills Upgrading at the Nova Scotia Community College
  
 
Contact Information
Richard Pelley
ATA Safety Trainer
20 Orion Court
Dartmouth NS B2Y 4W6
1-877-860-3805
I-CAR Training Support Center
5125 Trillium Blvd
Hoffman Estates, IL
60192
847.590.1198
800.422.7872
Fax 800.590.1215
Apprenticeship (find your local office)
Red Seal Secretariat
140 Promenade du Portage
Phase IV; 5th Floor
Ottawa/Gatineau K1A 0J9
Fax: (819) 994-0202
redseal-sceaurouge.response-reponse@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
www.red-seal.ca
NSCC Automotive Part Time Studies in partnership with Automotive Sector Council
To receive email updates with course information, or for more details, please contact autohr@eastlink.ca or call 1-877-860-3805
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