Apprentice Autocare Technician
VICARIUS LTD
Bristol, BS37 8QZ
Closes on Monday 18 November
Posted on 18 September 2024
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Summary
Have you always had a passion for anything automotive? We are offering a fantastic opportunity for someone who has an interest for improving a range of vehicles. An Autocare Technician carries out services and repairs to a range of vehicles. If you are keen on problem solving, this will be a great role for you!
- Annual wage
- £13,312 a year
- Training course
- Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday
8:30am till 5pm
30 min Lunch
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 19 November
- Duration
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2 Years
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As an apprentice you will learn all the skills to become a top Autocare Technician with a fantastic range of future career options ahead of you. You will use a range of tools, measuring and diagnostic equipment to identify & repair simple system faults.
Due to the UK skills shortage within the automotive sector, you will be the next generation of technicians with the ability to adapt and change. This is great role for someone who is willing to jump start their career!
Duties include:
- Find and diagnose faults using hand tools or a computer
- Advise customers on what repairs are needed
- Estimate time and costs for jobs
- Road test vehicles to check repairs
- Tyre fitting
- Repairs to exhausts, batteries, brakes, and servicing
Where you’ll work
Vicarius Ltd
Westerleigh Road
Coalpit Heath
Bristol
BS37 8QZ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
Your training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
The apprenticeship training is delivered via weekly block releases at S&B throughout a year, learning will also take place in the workplace and a S&B Development Coach and Workplace Mentor are allocated to support and monitor your progress to help you reach your goals and manage your workload. Your employer will pay you when you are attending weekly training blocks at S&B.
More training information
S&B Automotive Academy is a specialist apprenticeship training provider located in Bedminster, Bristol. Whether you're seeking to kickstart your career in the automotive industry or business industry, S&B Automotive Academy is your go-to partner for excellence in training!
S&B has been training apprentices since the 1970’s and are one of the largest training providers in the Automotive and Business sector. We pride ourselves on our collaboration with a wide range of employers.
To be considered for this apprenticeship you must have GCSEs, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent), If your grades are below this, we will discuss your options for taking functional skills in Maths and/or English. As well as this, predicated grades are accepted, and work experience or knowledge is beneficial but not essential.
As a result you will receive the following:
Level 2 Autocare standard
Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English (If not already exempt)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Driving License
Other requirements
Closing, interview and possible start date for this vacancy are subject to change. Interviews could commence at any time. S&B will send all applications to the employer, from this the employer will look at your details and evaluate the current candidates so you will be awaiting a response from either the employer or S&B if the employer would like to discuss further. Should you wish to retract your application at any point, we kindly request that you inform us at your earliest convenience.
About this company
At Vicarius Automotive, we complete a variety of car and van repairs, as well as completing maintenance, diagnostics, servicing & lots more. At Vicarius, we have a well crafted team of specialist engineers that will support you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
After this apprenticeship
We are committed to providing you with all the support and training you need to gain your Apprenticeship Qualification and to develop your career further with us. As a company we love to help our employees by encouraging them, this could open up even more career opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
David Watts
dwatts@sandbaa.com
07852344136
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277661.
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Closes on Monday 18 November
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