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With the advancing age of workers in the trades, employers are facing a well-known critical shortage of skilled labour. The training provided by Motive-Action qualifies its clients for careers in the high demand trades - mechanic sector. Automotive Service Technicians perform preventative maintenance, diagnosis of faulty operation, and repairs on automotive vehicles and light trucks. They adjust, test, and repair engines, steering systems, braking systems, drive trains, vehicle suspensions, air-conditioning systems, electrical systems and electronic control circuits, and perform wheel alignments. In large shops, they sometimes specialize in repairing, rebuilding and servicing specific parts. In smaller shops, Automotive Service Technicians may work on a wider variety of repair jobs. Most Automotive Service Technicians work a 40-hour, five-day week. Some evening, weekend, or holiday work may be required. The work is sometimes noisy and dirty, and there is some risk of injury involved due to running equipment and exhaust gases. Automotive Service Technicians may be required to lift parts and equipment weighing up to 25 kilograms. HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIANHeavy Equipment Technicians repair, overhaul, and maintain mobile heavy equipment such as highway transport vehicles, construction and earth-moving equipment, tractors and mobile industrial equipment. Heavy Equipment Technicians may also specialize in engine overhaul, transmission and drive axle overhaul, hydraulic controls, electrical/electronics, air conditioning, and fuel injection. The working environment for Heavy Equipment Technicians varies considerably from one job to another. Some heavy equipment technicians work in modern shops. Others work in construction or oil field situations. Travel requirements and hours of work also vary. To prevent the possibility of injury, a high degree of safety must be exercised when working with heavy equipment and power tools. AUTO BODY TECHNICIANAuto Body Technicians repair and/or replace damaged motor vehicle structures and body components, and apply interior and exterior finishes. They may specialize in damage appraisal, frame straightening, sheet metal and plastics repair work, preparation or refinishing. Journeyman certification is available as a Prepper, Repairer, or Refinisher. By combining these areas, certification is available as an Auto Body Technician. Auto Body Technicians generally work a 40-hour, five-day week, with occasional overtime required. They work indoors in a noisy, sometimes dusty, environment. Although most shops are well ventilated, the work involves exposure to dust and fumes. There is always some risk of injury involved in working with sharp or hot metals, welders and power tools. Auto Body Technicians may be required to lift parts and equipment weighing up to 25 kilograms. WELDERS AND METAL FABRICATION WORKERSWelders join and sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components, make metal parts used in construction and manufacturing plants, and weld parts, tools, machines and equipment. Welding usually involves applying heat to metal pieces to melt and fuse them together. In electric arc welding, heat is created as an electric current flows through an arc between the tip of the welding electrode and the metal. In gas welding, such as oxy-acetylene welding, the flame from the combustion of burning gases melts metal. In both arc and gas welding, filler materials are melted and added to fill the joint and make it stronger. In resistance welding, the metal piece itself is melted as current flows through it; no filler is required. Welders use different welding processes and fillers depending on the type of metal, its size and shape, and requirements for finished product strength. For typical welding projects, they:
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