Technician Apprentice

EDEN PARK MOTORIST CENTRE LTD

Beckenham (BR3 3HQ)

Closes on Tuesday 9 September 2025

Posted on 4 April 2025

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Summary

Are you passionate about cars and love working with your hands? You’ll work alongside experienced technicians, learn how to service and repair vehicles. This is your chance to build a rewarding career in the automotive industry.

Wage

£18,844.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£7.55

Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
To be confirmed during the interview process.

48 hours a week

Start date

Friday 12 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

  • Assisting with vehicle servicing
  • Maintaining motor vehicles
  • Customer service
  • Learning to inspect vehicles 
  • Basic brake work

Where you’ll work

420 Upper Elmers End Road
Beckenham
BR3 3HQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

  • Training Provider: BROMLEY COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

On programme Training:

  • Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Apprenticeship Standard
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English
  • EU’s 2014 F-gas regulation
  • Institute of Apprenticeship Certificate

End-Point Assessment: 

  • Apprentice Showcase
  • Practical Observation
  • Summative portfolio

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths & English (grade Grades 4-9 (A*- C))

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this company

Services & MOT Centre

http://www.epmc.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Overtime available.

After this apprenticeship

We are willing to invest in our employees to further their skill sets. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Evelyn Nartey

beckenham@epmc.co.uk

02086583738

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313892.

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Closes on Tuesday 9 September 2025

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