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Automotive Air Conditioning (Installation and Servicing)
Basic Car Maintenance
Introduction to Multiplexing and CAN Bus
Oscilloscope for Automotive Diagnosis
Vehicle Emission Testing
Vehicle Inspectors' Preparatory Course
Vehicle Wheel Alignment

Automotive Air Conditioning (Installation and Servicing)

This short course is designed to cover the installation and servicing of air conditioning systems.

The course includes:

Environmental considerations
Industry codes of practice
Theory of heat movement
Types of refrigerant
Air conditioning components
Controls and ancillary equipment
Evacuation and charging systems
Servicing, fault finding and repair
Recovery and recycling of refrigerants

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance

Fees: NZ Resident: $424.00 approx (incl GST), International: $652.00 approx (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
16 – 18 Feb	3 days	Tue/Wed/Thur	8.30am - 4.30pm	TTEC	S056	2787 2788(Intern)
13 – 15 Apr	3 days	Tue/Wed/Thur	8.30am - 4.30pm	TTEC	S056	2789 2790(Intern)
6 – 8 July	3 days	Tue/Wed/Thur	8.30am - 4.30pm	TTEC	S056	2791 2792(Intern)
5 – 7 Oct	3 days	Tue/Wed/Thur	8.30am - 4.30pm	TTEC	S056	7112
23 – 25 Nov	3 days	Tue/Wed/Thur	8.30am - 4.30pm	TTEC	S056	7113

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 100 (Room 1003

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Basic Car Maintenance

This short course is designed to give you the skills and knowledge that will enable you to carry out minor maintenance and repairs to your own vehicles.

The programme covers:

Basic tuning
Minor repairs
Oil and filter servicing
Basic maintenance (including brakes and cooling systems)

Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance.

Fees : NZ Resident: $224.00 approx (incl GST) , International: $652.00 approx (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Date	Duration	Day	Times	Course	Code	Class
2 Mar – 25 May	12 weeks	Tuesday	6.00pm - 8.00pm	TTEC	S057	2709 2710(Intern)
27 Jul – 12 Oct	12 weeks	Tuesday	6.00pm - 8.00pm	TTEC	S057	7114

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 108 (Room 1065)

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Introduction to Multiplexing and CAN Bus

This course is designed to give automotive electricians a range of general principles of design, operation and testing techniques for the new CAN Bus systems. There will also be brief demonstrations of testing techniques.
The course includes:

Basics of CAN Bus and multiplexing, including history, advantages, examples, distributed functionality and signal protocols.
CAN Bus specifics are cited, with slow and fast speed, CAN Bus architecture, terminating resistors and vehicle examples.
Diagnostic issues will be applied to vehicles, including using oscilloscopes or meters for diagnosis, dead bus or trouble code diagnosis, bus architecture, module swapping and VIN programming, and sample diagnostic problems.
Voltage drop principles are compared with wiring voltages.
Fibre optic systems and strategy of repair.

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance

Fees: $192.00 (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
18 Feb	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	2785
8 April	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	2786
1 July	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	7115
15 July	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	7116
30 Sept	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	7117
25 Nov	4 hours	Thursday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S086	7118

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 98 (Room 1006)

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Oscilloscope for Automotive Diagnosis

This short course is designed to give automotive electricians an overview of basic and advanced techniques of using a digital oscilloscope for vehicle diagnosis.
This includes :

Overview of available oscilloscopes
Basic adjustments and triggering to capture a pattern
Sample patterns: ECU input signals and output commands, and what to look for that’s either good or bad
Ignition patterns and how to get them: Secondary voltage, primary voltage and primary amperage patterns
Relative compression testing: Using DC motor CEMF characteristics, high amp pickups, and ignition triggering to diagnose low compression
Fuel pump testing: Using low amp probes to diagnose intermittent problems
Other applications: Pressure/vacuum transducers at fuel rail, intake or exhaust manifolds

Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance

Fee: $192.00 (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
20 Feb	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	2793
10 April	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	2794
3 July	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	7119
17 July	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	7120
2 Oct	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	7121
27 Nov	4 hours	Saturday	8.30am - 1.00pm	TTEC	S087	7122

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 98 (Room 1006)

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Vehicle Emission Testing

This short course has been developed in consultation with industry to ensure that emission testing technicians have the ability to apply vehicle emission testing methods on a range of vehicles, and to carry out their testing according to the correct procedure. This includes:

Source of emission from a range of vehicles
Types of emission gases
Testing methods as per industry practice
Measuring exhaust gases
Data interpretation
Exhaust system analysis
Exhaust system efficiency

Upon successful completion of the course participants will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance

Fee: NZ Resident Fee: $287.00 approx (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
16 - 17 Feb	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	2795
13 – 14 April	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	2796
29 – 3 July	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	7123
13 - 17 July	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	7124
5 – 9 Oct	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	7125
23 – 27 Nov	3 Days	Tue/Wed Sat	5.00pm- 8.00pm 9.00am- 4.00pm	TTEC	S200	7126

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 100 (Room 1001)

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Vehicle Inspectors' Preparatory Course

This short course is designed for people in the automotive industry who want to carry out vehicle inspections. Upon completion of this course participants may apply to land transport New Zealand for assessment.

The course includes:

Customer service protocols
Assessment of vehicle structural integrity
Lighting and signalling system
Vision requirements
Door and hinged panel
Vehicle interior systems
Brake systems
Steering and suspension
Wheels and tyres Exhaust systems
Documentation of inspection

Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance.

Fees: NZ Resident Fee: $715.00 approx (incl GST) , International: $1,071 (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
8 - 12 Feb	1 week	Mon to Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2799(Dom) 2800 (Inter)
16 – 27 Feb	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2801(Dom) 2802 (Inter)
2 - 13 Mar	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2803(Dom) 2804(Inter)
16 – 27 Mar	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2805(Dom) 2806(Inter)
12 – 16 Apr	1 week	M/T/W/T & Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2807(Dom) 2808(Inter)
20 Apr – 1 May	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2809(Dom) 2810(Inter)
11 – 22 May	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2811(Dom) 2812(Inter)
15 – 26 Jun	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	2813(Dom) 2814(Inter)
28 Jun – 2 July	1 week	Mon to Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7101
12 July – 16 July	1 week	Mon to Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7103
27 Jul – 7 Aug	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7104
17 – 28 Aug	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7105
7 Sep – 18 Sep	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7106
4 – 8 Oct	1 week	Mon to Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7107
12 – 23 Oct	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7108
26 Oct – 6 Nov	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7109
16 – 27 Nov	2 weeks	T/W/T & Sat	5.30pm -8.30pm 8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7110
29 Nov- 3 Dec	1 week	Mon to Fri	8.30am-4.30pm	TTEC	S075	7111

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 85, Level 1 (Room 1001),

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

Vehicle Wheel Alignment

This short course has been developed in consultation with industry to ensure that wheel alignment technicians have the ability to interpret and apply principles of vehicle steering and suspension, and to carry out their work according to the correct procedure.This includes:

Suspension and steering terminology
Pre-alignment checks
Steering faults symptoms
Steering system fault symptom analysis
Visual inspection
Steering angle measurement
Components replacement

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Unitec Certificate of Attendance.

Fees: NZ residents Fee: $243.00 approx (incl GST), International: $336.00 (incl GST) + NZQA unit costs

2010 Dates	Duration	Days	Times	Course	Code	Class
16 – 17 Feb	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	2815(Dom) 2816(Inter)
13 – 14 Apr	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	2817(Dom) 2818(Inter)
29 – 30 Jun	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	7127
13 – 14 Jul	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	7128
28 – 29 Sep	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	7129
23 – 24 Nov	2 Days	Tue/Wed	8.30am -4.30pm	TTEC	S184	7130

Location:

Department of Transport Technology, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Gate 4, Building 100 (Room 1003)

To enrol please complete a Short Course Enrolment Form. All fees include GST. If there are insufficient numbers registered for a course Unitec reserves the right to postpone or cancel.

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