During the renewal of the Practical and Applied Arts (PAA), Saskatchewan Education signed an articulation agreement for Autobody with Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training (SPEST), Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (ATCC) and Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST). Before school divisions renew the program in Autobody or start such a program, the partners in the agreement must be aware of the following processes and procedures – in summary.

1. As Autobody requires a certain level of maturity, it is recommended that certain modules for Middle Level be made available to grade 9 students only, as part of a Survey course. Autobody modules available for grade 9 students are listed in the PAA Handbook.
2. Pure 100 hour courses are available in Autobody beginning at the grade 10 Level. Autobody modules may also be configured into a PAA Survey course(s) at the 10, 20 or 30 levels.
3. Students may take Autobody with no intent to pursue a mechanical career. Therefore, no articulation procedures need be followed.

Saskatchewan Education, in consultation with the PAA Reference Committee, has agreed to develop adequate hours of provincial curriculum in the various designated trades areas of high school curriculum; along with limited practical experience, to meet the Level I requirements (or their equivalent) as outlined by the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (ATCC) of Saskatchewan Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training (SPEST) in collaboration with the Trade Board (TB). Articulation agreements among these educational partners have been established to accommodate high school graduates who have met the Level I requirements outlined in the high school curricula and who have followed the procedures specified by the ATCC High School to Apprenticeship. Those students may challenge the Level I trade exam. Successful students will receive Level I theory advanced standing in appropriate SIAST programs and Prior Learning Prior Learning Assessment Recognition (PLAR) time credit hours for time spent with a journeyperson in the workplace toward apprenticeship standing in the trade.

Training plans included in appendixb.html have been designed to provide direction for Level I skill development in the classroom and in the workplace.

• Everyone must have studied High School to Apprenticeship: Link to the Future (1999).
• The Level I theory identified below in Appendix A of this Autobody guideline must be covered thoroughly by the certified teacher and students.
• Practical experiences must be simulated in the school setting or through the optional work study modules used in partnership with local businesses and journeypersons.
• If the teacher is not a journeyperson, the teacher must take an approved certification course. This will provide the necessary background skills to evaluate Level I theory and practice in their school for students who are following the trade pathway to apprenticeship. The course would require the approval of each of the following, Saskatchewan Education, ATCC, SIAST and the STF.
• To challenge Level I, the teacher should recommend only those students who have successfully completed the Level I practical and who have aspirations in pursuing further training in the apprenticeship trade. Registration for the Level I exam is managed by ATCC. Students challenging the Level I apprenticeship theory exam must attain a mark of 70% to pass, therefore should probably be achieving at the 80% range or higher in all aspects of the modules that are identified for Level I trade articulation.
• The students must state their intention to write the Level I exam prior to the successful completion of the final high school course(s) and they must receive permission to proceed.
• The teacher must notify ATCC at least 2 months prior to the writing of the Level I exam, stating the intent to have students write and indicating the number of exams required. Verification of the high school trade course marks and the examination fee must be submitted for each student eligible to write.
• The ATCC will administer the Level I exams to high school students during the January and June Departmental Examination writing sessions, as arranged. The dates for the writing weeks are established annually and distributed to the schools in the Registrar’s Handbook for School Administrators. Contact the Registrar’s Office, Student Records at Saskatchewan Education.
• Apprenticeship exams will be returned to the ATCC for grading and evaluation.
• SIAST and ATCC notification of changes to the Level I apprenticeship requirements in the trade will be communicated to teachers via the Evergreen Curriculum area on the Saskatchewan Education website (www.sasked.gov.sk.ca).
• A high school graduate who has already received all the Secondary Level credits for Autobody and who passes the Level I exam will receive advanced standing in the Autobody program at SIAST. Those students will also receive time credit recognition for practical experience under a journeyperson provided appropriate documentation has been maintained.

AUTB01 Module 01: Safety

AUTB02 Module 02: Auto Design

AUTB03 Module 03: Hand Tools

AUTB04 Module 04: Power Tools

AUTB05 Module 05: Metal Straightening

AUTB06 Module 06: Filling

AUTB07 Module 07: Panel Replacement

AUTB08 Module 08: Contoured Surface Rust Repair

AUTBT10 Module 10: Work Study

WELD01 Module 01: Safety/ General/ Oxy-Acetylene/ Electric Arc Welding

WELD13 Module 13: Plasma Arc Cutting

WELD29 Module 29: Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding/ Safety and Equipment

WELD30 Module 30: Start-Up and Shut-Down (MIG)

WELD31 Module 31: MIG Procedures and Practice

AUTB09 Module 09: Automobile Refinishing and Painting

AUTB14 Module 14: Advanced Hand and Power Tools

AUTB20 Module 20: Trim Removal and Installation

WELD01 Module 01: Safety/ General/ Oxy-Acetylene/ Electric Arc Welding

WELD05 Module 05: Oxy-Acetylene Welding Start-Up/ Shut-Down and Cutting

WELD06 Module 06: Oxy-Acetylene Cutting

WELD07 Module 07: Advanced Oxy-Acetylene Cutting

WELD09 Module 09: Oxy-Acetylene Welding

WELD31B Module 31B: MIG Procedures and Practice

AUTB14 Module 14: Advanced Automotive Structural

AUTB19 Module 19: Air Bags

AUTB20 Module 20: Automotive Detailing

AUTB11 Module 11: Work Study

Autobody A30

AUTB22 Module 22: Surface Preparation

AUTB25 Module 25: Automotive Refinishing and Painting

WELD 165A General Shop Safety

WELD 165B Oxy-Acetylene Welding

WELD 165C M.I.G. Welding

WELD 165D Plasma Arc Cutting

METL 122A Basic Metal Work

METL 122B Repair Minor Dents

METL 122C Metal Finish with Body Filler

PTNG 122A Preparation of Bare Metal for Colour Coating

PTNG 122B Spray Guns

PTNG 122C MIL Thickness Gauges

PTNG 122D Colour Application

PTNG 122E Preparation of Painted Surfaces for Top Coating

PTNG 122F Service Air Supply Systems

PTNG 122G Surface Preparation for Complete Vehicle Repair

PTNG 122H Final Detailing

PTNG 122I Paint Problems and Defects

PTNG 122J Automobile Upholstry and Exterior Cleaning