Parts Technician
Parts Technician
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Dana Gard-Sweeney
Trades Enrolment Specialist
780 853 8445
780 214 1257
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If you have a technical mind, enjoy helping people and are attentive to detail, launch your career as a parts technician.
Your 3-year apprenticeship includes:
- a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training for each period
- 3 online instruction periods
As you specialize in parts and materials, you’ll learn about:
- auto body
- brakes
- electrical
- hydraulics
- steering
- suspension
- powertrain
- engines
- safe work practices
As a parts technician, you’ll handle stock, identify and catalogue parts, as well as order, receive, inspect, sort and price them.
Requirements
More program details
2026-27 Domestic
| Period | Tuition and program fees | Estimated books and supplies | Mandatory fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $898.50 | $391.40 | $156.25 |
| 2 | $1,168 | $516 | $156.25 |
| 3 | $898.50 | $252.75 | $156.25 |
Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.
The following tables summarize the topics and skills for each online instruction period.
Your online course allocates 37 weeks for technical training, with an additional 3 weeks to prepare for your provincial exam. The first and third training periods each take approximately 270 hours to complete, while the second period requires about 300 hours.
You are working at your own pace, allowing you to complete the course early.
For complete details, check the parts technician course outline, or check on Tradesecrets, the Alberta government's Apprentice & Industry Training branch website.
| Subject |
|---|
|
Workplace safety and environmental protection |
| Material handling and storage |
| Material identification and calculations |
| Communication |
| Subject |
|---|
| Engines and related systems |
| Power train |
|
Hydraulics, steering and suspension |
| Brakes |
| Auto body |
|
Agriculture and mobile industrial equipment |
| Subject |
|---|
| Inventory |
| Procurement |
| Design and planning |
| Business management |
|
Human relations and advisory network |
Individual Learning Modules (ILMs)
ILMs are included in your registration fees and will be mailed to you.
If you have any questions, please contact:
- apprenticeship@lakelandcollege.ca
- 780 853 8500
Your journeyperson ticket can be a starting point, not an end point.
Red Seal
The Red Seal is a national designation. You earn it by passing an interprovincial exam. That means you can work anywhere in Canada with your Red Seal Endorsement (RSE). Currently not all trades have a red seal standard.
The Red Seal Program was created in 1952. It encourages the standardization of apprenticeship training and certification programs across Canada. A national occupational analysis of each of the 56 Red Seal trade is used as a base document for inter provincial exams and is encouraged for use in curriculum development. The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) administers the program.
Explore the Red Seal trades in Alberta. For more information, check the Red Seal Website.
Lakeland also offers prep courses for Red Seal exams for anyone who hasn’t achieved their Red Seal seal status. See our trades continuing education.
Blue Seal
The Blue Seal is an Alberta program through the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board. It’s earned by taking approved business studies. Now a separate certificate, the program also has a new name: Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal).
Complete details are available on the Blue Seal website.
If you have a valid Alberta Journeyperson Certificate, you are eligible to receive a Blue Seal after completing 150 hours of study in an approved business program. You can choose courses at Lakeland College.
Lakeland offers you the ability to take both online and face-to-face business courses. Take courses in our 1-year general business certificate. You'll need at least 4 courses to reach the minimum 150 hours to earn a Blue Seal. If you have the academic requirements, you could earn the certificate.
Please contact our business enrolment specialist for information about how to apply for courses.
