Automotive Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice Level 3

Summary

An exciting opportunity to join Halfords Autocentre's apprenticeship programme that will equip you with the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need to start a successful career with us. We have over 400 garages Nationally, currently recruiting for our Kent branches - Canterbury, Rochester, Broadstairs, Folkestone, Maidstone and Strood.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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A voucher so you can buy tools up to the value of £800 from Halfords Uniform and work boots supplied Halfords discount card

Training course

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

Hours

A 40-hour week if you are under 18 and if you are over 18 you will work 44 hours per week. Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 21 July 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

6

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

Working alongside our highly trained technicians carrying out MOT’s, car servicing and repairs for over 1 million customers a year.
These practical, highly skilled roles ensure we deliver dealership quality work on any make or model of car. As a Halfords Apprentice you will master a range of technologies across all kinds of cars – building valuable, career enhancing knowledge.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

Routine servicing and inspection procedures
Learning how to diagnose faults using suitable fault finding strategies
Repairs

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

Margate Road, Broadstairs, CT10 2PR
Unit 1a, Broad Oak Trading Estate, Canterbury, CT2 7SP
37 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, CT20 2SZ
67-79 Upper Stone Street, Maidstone, ME15 6HE
Cuxton Road, Rochester, ME2 2BT
Station Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4BA

Training

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

College or training organisation

EKC GROUP

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

Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician apprenticeship qualification
Before the Standard is met, all apprentices must hold a certificate that meets the EU’s 2014 F-gas regulation
Day release model at this college– 1 day in college & 4 days working in the garage
A mentor in your garage to support you through the apprenticeship
Continued development and training after your apprenticeship with Hybrid / EV training, MOT training, Aircon training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

BTEC or equivalent in:

Motor Vehicle, Maths and English (grade Level 2, grade C/4 Minimum)

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
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working

Other requirements

We have various branches recruiting in Kent, including Canterbury, Folkestone, Rochester, Thanet, Maidstone and Strood.

About this company

We’re the UK’s leading retailer of automotive and cycling products, and one of the UK’s leading operators in car servicing and repairs. We’re all about the journey, whether that’s helping our customers to get the most out of theirs, or putting people like you in the driving seat when it comes to work and career. And because people like you are at the heart of our success, we’ve created a culture of engagement where the customer is at the heart of everything we do, where people work together to be better every day, where energy and enthusiasm drives career development, and where you’ll be inspired to embrace challenge as opportunity. If you share our ambitions for growth and want to take control of the pace of your own development, you’ll find that Halfords is a place where you can go further, faster. We’re already recognised as a great place to work and we’re doing everything we can to be even better for people who share our confidence, inclusive approach, integrity and ambition. What do you need to know? We’re the UK’s leading retailer of automotive and cycling products. More than 10,000 people work in our shops, Autocentres and Mobile Expert hubs, at over 750 locations. 90% of the UK is never more than 20 minutes away from a Halfords shop or Autocentre. We sell over 1 million bicycles every year.

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After this apprenticeship

Permanent role upon successful completion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EKC GROUP

Blue Vinall

blue.vinall@eastkent.ac.uk

01227 811315

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312336.

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