Duration

• 12-16 weeks (an extension could be granted under special circumstances)

This Certificate Program is designed to enable students to work as a general automotive service technician.

The automotive technology program should be a combination of classroom and hands-on shop experiences that prepare students for careers in all phases of automotive service and repair on all types of automobiles world-wide. Applicants should be trained or should be tested on the use of workshop manuals in traditional and computerized formats, hand held meters and scanners, and special shop tools including power and hand tools. It is expected that these important elements will be observed to gain fully from this entry level Certificate.

Detail on brakes, electrical/electronic systems, engine performance, suspension and steering, automatic, transmission, transaxle, engine repair, heating and air conditioning, manual drive trains and axles.

Course and Administrative fee

The total administrative and course fee charge is $ 1000 (Based on academic merits, a partial scholarship or/and installment payment of fee can be grnted to a limited number of applicants. Please contact us on details.)

Operating Guarantee

Applicants will be provided an academic representative, and a qualified and experienced Course Mentor , text book materials , other study materials, slides, case studies, excercises, tests, supplements and other sources to secure additional materials on the specifics indicated in the course description section. After proper study and review of all materials and completing of all assignments arrangements will be concluded by academic advisor for candidates to sit for their exams at one of Registered Partner Examination centers (RPEC). Specific arrangements will be provided to applicants in good time.

Start / Registration

Registration to our programs is made by was of completing our online application format this link: http://german-academic-institute.org/application-section-a.html One may contact us per e-mail as well at: contact@german-academic-institute.eu Registration should be concluded atleast 4 weeks prior to the beginning of the course.
Summarized description of course topics & additional literature

Applicants will learn about

• ANATOMY OF AN AUTOMOBILE
• SYSTEMS IN AN AUTOMOBILE
• ANATOMY OF AN AUTOMOBILE
• ENGINE
• ENGINE OPERATION – 4 STROKE
• CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINES
• DIESEL ENGINE
• PETROL/CNG/LPG ENGINES
• THERMAL EFFICIENCY
• FUEL EFFICIENCY
• ENGINE PARAMETERS
• VALVE OPERATING MECHANISM
• TIMING MECHANISM
• ENGINE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
• FUEL SYSTEM
• FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS
• EXHAUST SYSTEM
• COOLING SYSTEM
• DRIVELINE – POWER TRANSMISSION
• CLUTCH SYSTEM
• GEAR BOX
• TRANSFER CASE
• PROPELLOR SHAFT
• DIFFERENTIAL
• WHEELS
• TYRE
• RUNNING SYSTEM
• SUSPENSION
• STEERING
• BRAKES
• COMFORT/CONVIENIENCE SYSTEMS
• HEATING, VENTILATION & COOLING
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
• VEHICLE DIMENSIONS
• VEHICLE WEIGHTS
• VEHICLE PARAMETERS
• VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

Qualifications

The Modules which are alligned up with  innovative materials  including the Practical Training Attachment (PTA)to each course, were designed by a group of international EU and ACP practicing educationists and experienced active experts in the industry. These provisions are being made possible through the European Union programme for Capacity Building for Higher Education in Developing Countries (EDULINK I, II and ACP Science and Technology,Erasmus Mundus etc..)
As a result of the years of co-operation between the German Academic Institute , F+U Group (Schools, Academies & Universities) Heidelberg,Germany,(International University of Cooperative Education and The University of Applied Science-Berlin) and other EU-Higher Education, Vocational & Continuing Educational Training Institutes, qualified (passing of both theory & practical training attachment) applicants will be a warded a German Academic Institute Professional Certificate (GAIPC) in cooperation with its state recognized German academic training Institutes. This co-operative engagement is important and practiced  at GAI in order  to guarantee “Quality Assurance” and “EU added value elements” of course content.