Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice - Ancaster Chislehurst – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

At Hyundai, you’ll be working within a fast-paced, challenging, environment, where you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and challenge convention. As a global automotive manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing, you’ll have the opportunity to work within an international business environment and grow with the company.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

3

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

Ancaster Hyundai are currently seeking a Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice to join their dealership. This is an exciting role with first-class training and outstanding long-term career prospects.

Duties will include:

Working alongside qualified technicians in the investigation, repair and service of vehicles
Producing estimates
Carrying out diagnostics
Warranty work
Assisting with MOT’s on vehicles
Other general technical duties and general housekeeping
Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers

Where you’ll work

Ancaster Hyundai Perry St
Chislehurst
BR7 6HB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

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

Candidates will work towards achieving the Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship Standard at level 3. They will also be required to study towards achieving level 2 maths and English functional skills if they do not already hold equivalent qualifications.

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/motor-vehicle-service-and-maintenance-technician-light-vehicle-v1-3

The programme lasts for 36 months. The training incorporates underpinning knowledge in partnership and is managed by EMTEC Colleges. Throughout the duration of the programme, the candidates will be expected to travel to EMTEC’s training centre in Nottingham for 24 separate weeks to carry out skills training.

Regular visits to the dealership from EMTEC Vocational Learning Advisors will take place, who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace.

Assessment includes: ongoing assessment of soft skills and behaviours, a behaviour assessment, Knowledge and understanding tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2, and Skills tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2.

This is followed by the synoptic assessment, of which there are four components:

Log book (final year review to assess apprentice’s progress)
Behaviour Assessment
Knowledge Test (an in-depth, online test exploring the knowledge/understanding of the apprentice)
Skills Test (two-day practical examination of the skills of the apprentice)

Each apprentice will achieve the following:

Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle) (ST0033/AP03) Standard
Level 3 Award in Automotive Refrigerant Handling (EC842-2006) QCF
Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement QCF
Certified Hyundai courses

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths And English (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

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

The candidate must be available to start as soon as possible and be able to travel to the workplace according to the working hours. The candidate must be able to attend the block release training weeks in Nottingham. The current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices is £5.28 per hour. This applies to 16-18year old apprentices and those aged over 18 in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other apprentices the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The Minimum Wage for Apprentices applies to time spent on the job plus time spent training. * Please note that anyone under the age of 18 will only work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Any role which exceeds these hours on advert will be amended accordingly to fall in line with the legislation * Please note that if the successful applicant is found prior to the closing date the vacancy maybe withdrawn early

About this company

Ancaster Hyundai Welling first opened in spring 2019 and was our second Hyundai dealership to open. We represented Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep in the Welling showroom for several years prior to opening Hyundai, so have been in the local community for over 20 years.

https://www.ancaster.co.uk/hyundai/locations/6131/ancaster-hyundai-welling/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

28 days inclusive of bank holidays.

After this apprenticeship

Possible permanent position on the completion of the apprenticeship.

Further opportunities to develop your career to become a fully qualified master technician and MOT tester.

On completion of the apprenticeship, the average salary of a light vehicle technician is anywhere between 24k-27k. While most experienced technicians may earn up to £33k per year.

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