Automotive Light Vehicle Apprenticeship
CAR CLINIC PETERLEE LIMITED
PETERLEE (SR8 2JF)
Closes today at 11:59pm
Posted on 20 February 2025
Contents
Summary
Exciting apprenticeship vacancy for a Level 3 Light vehicle repair and maintenance position. Monday to Friday working week and weekends free
- Wage
- £15,704 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8.30am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 April
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Repair and maintenance of light vehicles and cars. Preparing vehicles for MOT testing.
Tasks will include:
- Servicing vehicles
- Speaking to customers
- Housekeeping duties
- Learning new skills
Where you’ll work
11 DAVY DRIVE
NORTH WEST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
PETERLEE
SR8 2JF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CHAMELEON VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
Your training plan
On completion of the apprenticeship you will gain a Level 3 Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician (light vehicle) standard which includes:
- Certificate that meets the EU’s 2014 F-gas regulation
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
You will attend college one day a week and learning includes a focus on new technologies e.g., electric and hybrid vehicles principles.
MOT Tester training and advanced diagnostic skills.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths and English (grade C/4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Local independent garage
After this apprenticeship
- Once qualified options can include full time employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHAMELEON VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
David Quinn at Chameleon Vocational Training Limited
dave.quinn@cvt-uk.com
0191 3406060
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000257951.
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Closes today at 11:59pm
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