Light Vehicle Apprentice - Huddersfield – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

You will be working alongside qualified technicians where you will be trained in all aspects of the maintenance and repair of light vehicles, from routine servicing to electrical fault diagnostics.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 (Saturdays may be included).
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Wednesday 1 January
Duration: 2 years 6 months
Positions available: 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

An exciting opportunity for the Apprentices to be trained using the latest diagnostic equipment to provide them with the relevant skills to react to the ever-changing technological developments within the car industry. Day to day tasks will always vary but will normally include:

Servicing
MOTs
Vehicle Maintenance
Observing and assisting technicians
Light Vehicle technicians will be expected to see whether components and systems are secure and working properly

Where you’ll work

BOTTOMS MILL

WOODHEAD ROAD

HOLMFIRTH

HD9 2PX

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

SKILLNET 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

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician (light vehicle) Level 3
Before the Standard is met, all apprentices must hold a certificate that meets the EUs 2014 F-gas regulation

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician (light vehicle) / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education:

Servicing - working to manufacturer servicing guidelines to ensure vehicle running at optimum performance
Maintenance - replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail
Repair - diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem

Delivery of training to be confirmed.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English and 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

None

About this company

Turner Brothers (Holmfirth) Ltd a full garage service from our fully equipped workshops in Holmfirth, Huddersfield West Yorkshire TRAINED TECHNICIANS - All AutoCare technicians are regularly trained with IMI accreditation on all courses, so they are experts in taking care of all makes of vehicles. There are 76 training courses that AutoCare garage technicians benefit from, covering the very latest technology, including Electric & Plug-in Electric Vehicles (EV/PHEV), start stop and diagnostics to name but a few. QUALITY PARTS & SERVICE - Any work carried out on your car will only be done using original equipment or match quality parts and lubricants. We adhere to a strict code of conduct that meets Block Exemption Regulations (BER), meaning that you can have all work carried out by an AutoCare garage without invalidating your manufacturer’s warranty.

After this apprenticeship

A full-time career within the automotive industry with many opportunities to progress to positions of authority including a Master Technician
The opportunities are endless
By having a highly regarded set of skills, Apprentices can go on to develop their career within specific interests they may have

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKILLNET LIMITED

Hannah Edwards

Hannah.edwards@skillnet.org.uk

01923 216165

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287354.

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Closes on Monday 30 December

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