Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Honda PACT students apply automotive course and/or program outcomes in an authentic work environment and further develop automotive skills on vehicles and in situations not experienced at school. Prerequisites: Department permission is required. 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Perform basic vehicle inspections, vehicle diagnostics, maintenance and repairs with limited supervision in a Honda dealership.

2. Communicate effectively with employers, customers and co-workers in a Honda dealership.

3. Access and utilize repair information in an environment with rapidly changing technology.

4. Implement strategies and processes to solve basic vehicle repair problems in a Honda dealership.

5. Perform basic vehicle diagnosis and repair to the highest professional and ethical standards in a Honda dealership.

6. Meet learning outcomes specific to this project, as mutually agreed upon by the student and instructor in advance through a written learning contract, and as appropriate to the credit awarded for this course.

1. Students will be hired based on employer assessment. Employers will provide feedback to the Honda PACT program when students need improvement. 

2. At the beginning of each course, students will select technical outcomes from courses they have completed, which can be performed at their chosen Honda dealership. These technical outcomes must be sufficiently challenging and represent significant steps toward becoming an apprentice technician. The employer will evaluate students on the achievement of these outcomes. 

3. Students must document samples of their work performed and hours worked during completion of course outcomes. This is completed in a student workbook. 

4. Employers will assess students on the following Honda PACT professional outcomes and workplace skills:

The student performs repairs using all available repair information resources:

• Student uses service manuals                                   

• Student uses TSBs                   

• Student uses computer resources                     

• Student seeks help when appropriate

The student communicates effectively with customers, employer and coworkers:

• Student is courteous and helpful with public/customers     

• Student is able to understand and follow directions  

• Student asks questions when appropriate 

The student performs repairs to the highest professional & ethical standards:

• Student uses time effectively

• Student keeps busy, looks for work to do                                                                           

• Student works well with others

• Shares in workload                

• Student is on time for work.                          

• Student remains until required hours are completed              

• Student alerts supervisor if absent or late for work                                                                      

• Student plans ahead to rearrange work schedule                                                                      

• Student uses care with equipment and materials                                                                      

• Student is respectful of customer property

• Student dresses appropriately for job setting