Automotive Engineering
Build real-world skills in engines, diagnostics, and vehicle systems. Our one year course combines on-campus learning with an industry placement and finishes with a trade test setting you up for entry level roles in automotive workshops and service centres.
Course Overview
The Automotive Engineering programme prepares you for hands-on roles in modern workshops. With intakes in January and July, you’ll complete two semesters in one year: Semester 1 blends classroom theory with practical labs Semester 2 is an industrial attachment, capped by a trade test.
CATD’s rolling intake means continuous learning, with exams in June and November and graduations in April and September. Graduate job ready for positions in service, diagnostics, and maintenance.
Tuition & Fees
This new program is designed to make CATD training more affordable while ensuring core support remains in place. If you are not employed after completing your training, you won’t be required to begin repayments until you secure a job.
Fee Structure
- Semester 1 ……………………… FJD$3,075.00
- Semester 2 ……………………… FJD$1,500.00
- Total ……………………………….. FJD$5,075.00
Subjects & Modules
1. Diagnose and repair faults in starting and charging systems on cars or light commercial vehicles |
| 2. Carry out automotive wiring repairs and test circuits for serviceability |
| 3. Test, diagnose, and rectify faults in a conventional type electronic ignition system on an engine |
| 4. Disassemble and assemble a four-stroke engine |
| 5. Diagnose and rectify exhaust system faults |
| 6. Install, repair, and replace electrical accessories in vehicles |
| 7. Service automotive cooling systems |
| 8. Diagnose and rectify faults in a EFI petrol fuel system |
| 9. Diagnose and rectify faults in diesel fuel injection pumps and diesel fuel pump drives |
| 10. Inspect, test and repair diesel engine air intake and exhaust systems |
| 11. Service car and light commercial vehicle braking systems and carry out minor repairs |
| 12. Describe driveline components and rectify driveline faults on cars or light commercial vehicles |
| 13. Carry out general repairs to a cylinder head |
| 14. Carry out general repairs to and assemble an engine cylinder block |
| 15. Check a four-stroke petrol engine for condition using hand held test equipment |
| 16. Remove and install an engine assembly from and to a car or light commercial vehicle |
| 17. Remove and replace a car or light commercial vehicle engine timing belt |
| 18. Diagnose and rectify vehicle emission control system faultss |
| 19. Test and repair starting systems aids on a diesel engine |
| 20. Apply quality assurance processes in the workplace |
| 21. Demonstrate communications skills in the workplace |
- Industrial Workplacement
Where could this programme take you?
Learn to service, diagnose, and repair light vehicles using industry-standard tools and processes. After on-campus study and a supervised placement, you’ll sit the trade test and graduate the following year. Typical pathways include apprentice technician, service advisor, or fleet maintenance roles, with clear progression into advanced trade qualifications.
