Join the increasing number of automotive professionals using this designation!
CERTIFIED IN AUTOMOTIVE LAW AND ETHICS
Have your dealership team trained and certified under the MVDA
How does the Act impact your business?
What can YOU do to prepare?
What do YOU need to know?
Register now for OMVIC’S Automotive Certification Course and YOU will learn all about the regulations, code of ethics, licence appeal tribunals, advertising contracts, and more to keep your automotive business and/or career on the right road!
Automotive Certification Course
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*YOU MUST ENTER YOUR NAME EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE*
Note: Successful completion of this course does not mean you are automatically registered with OMVIC. Please visit www.omvic.on.ca for information about OMVIC registration.
This 21-hour credit course is the result of a joint venture between the Automotive Business School of Canada and the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC). It is intended to promote professionalism in the Ontario automotive retail industry, to provide better protection for customers, and to set the standard for employee ethics within the automotive industry.
Successful completion of this course is mandatory for anyone wishing to become a vehicle salesperson or vehicle dealer in Ontario. OMVIC and the Automotive Business School of Canada, with the support of industry associations, strongly encourage you to sign up to learn what changes have been made to the Act that could impact you and your business. All new vehicle dealers and salespeople must enroll and successfully complete this course prior to registering with OMVIC.
Who Should Enroll
- All motor vehicle dealers and salespeople in Ontario
- Mandatory for all new dealers and salespeople
- The “person in charge of the day-to-day operations of the dealership” (ie.the person who has been assigned primary responsibility for and has agreed to be accountable for compliance with the Act and its Regulations).
If you’re a licensed vehicle dealer or salesperson who is already registered with OMVIC and you’ve already successfully completed the course (after January 1, 2007), you can register for the MVDA course at a reduced rate!
OMVIC and the Automotive Business School of Canada strongly encourage you to sign up for this essential course.
This course covers the laws, regulations and practices governing the purchase, sale and lease of motor vehicles in Ontario. There is a thorough explanation of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (the key statute governing the registration of dealers and salespersons) and the role of the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) in the administration of the Act.
Students study:
- MVDA general regulations
- MVDA code of ethics regulations and disciplinary process
- the role of the Licence Appeal Tribunal
- Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund
- Inspections and Investigations
- key principles of the Sales of Goods Act and the Consumer Protection Act
- registration and classes of registration
- advertising
- contracts
- disclosure
- rescission
- OMVIC Standards of Business Practice, 2010
Note: Course content is subject to change to meet industry demands.
There are three ways you can take this course:
1. By correspondence, with testing provided at numerous private Driver and Vehicle offices and Chamber of Commerce offices located throughout Ontario
2. As a one-day on-site course taught by qualified automotive faculty. Testing will be completed at the end of each daily session. Sessions take place monthly at the Courtyard by Marriott Vaughan. One-day classes are also held at Georgian College (Barrie Campus) and in Ottawa approximately three times per year.
3. Automotive Business School of Canada faculty can come to your place of business and train your staff. Testing is completed on-site. Dates are listed on this page for on-site classes in Barrie,Vaughan and Ottawa.
Course Fee
$240 for correspondence delivery for new salespersons or dealers (includes manual and exam at testing sites located throughout Ontario)
$175 for correspondence delivery for salespeople and dealers who hold a valid licence through OMVIC and are taking the course on a voluntary basis.
$345 for on-site delivery (includes manual, full day teaching, lunch and complete testing provided at the end of each session)
Enrollment in the OMVIC automotive certificaton course entitles the registrant to one attempt at the test.
Registration Info
BREAKING NEWS – OMVIC certification manual now available in English and French!
The Automotive Business School of Canada/OMVIC project office does not process in-person registrations – please call 1-877-722-1513 for registration information or download and fax the completed part-time registration form to 1-705-722-1524. *YOU MUST ENTER YOUR NAME EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE* when filling out your registration.
For correspondence delivery: Once you’ve registered, course content will be sent to you immediately by courier. Testing may be carried out immediately by calling the testing site telephone numbers included in your package. Testing sites are located throughout Ontario for your convenience. A verbal confirmation of your test mark will be available 24 hours after writing the tests (you must call the Automotive Business School of Canada at the above number). Test results are forwarded daily to OMVIC.
For OMVIC registration information, visit www.omvic.on.ca or call 1 (800) 943-6002.
On-site Dates and Locations
Barrie – Georgian College
- February 27th, 2012- FULL
- January 23rd, 2012- FULL
- March 26th,2012- Spaces available
Vaughan – Marriott Courtyard
- February 13th, 2012 - FULL
- March 19th, 2012 - Spaces available
- April16th, 2012 - Spaces available
Ottawa – Travel Lodge
- May28th, 2012 -Spaces available
OMVIC course contact info:
Melinda Williams
Project Manager
The Automotive Business School of Canada
Georgian College
One Georgian Drive
Barrie, ON
L4M 3X9
Phone: (705) 722-1513 or 1-877-722-1513
Fax: (705) 722-1524
Email: mwilliams@georgianc.on.ca
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