Schedule

Tuesday – Friday 1 PM to 5 PM Week

Course Overview

Alaska offers some of the most stunning roads in the world, but the adventures they can provide come with unique challenges. Unlike densely populated areas where help is always nearby, driving in Alaska often means hours without services, limited cell reception, unpredictable weather changes, and stretches of rough, remote highways, emphasizing the need for careful preparation and vehicle reliability. This intensive aims to equip students with the skills to inspect, maintain, and repair a vehicle, ensuring that travel through Alaska is safe, enjoyable, and trouble-free.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be immersed in a mechanic shop environment, fostering collaboration & teamwork as they broaden their understanding of essential automotive concepts. Key topics covered include basic technician skills, wheels, tires, suspension systems, steering systems, & brakes, including drum brakes & disc brakes.

By the conclusion of the course, students will emerge with a firm grasp of automotive fundamentals & the confidence to approach automotive maintenance tasks with a can-do attitude.

• Wheels & tires
• Fluids checks
• Brakes
• Electronics
• Field repairs

Resources

You will need appropriate clothing for this course. PPE will be provided.  

Determination of Credit

Each intensive will include two primary components:

• 32 hours of in-person instruction at the NIT shop
• Completion of the Student Workbook

Student workbooks are developed using NIT’s curriculum and will include reading assignments, vocabulary and key concept reviews, independent exercises, embedded video content with required responses, knowledge checks, safety highlights, and a final independent written project