Automotive Light Vehicle Apprenticeship
CAR CLINIC PETERLEE LIMITED
PETERLEE, SR8 2JF
Closes in 25 days (Thursday 20 March at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 February 2025
Contents
Summary
Exciting apprenticeship vacancy for a Level 3 Light vehicle repair and maintenance position. Monday to Friday working week and weekends free
- Wage
- £15,704 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8.30am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 April
- Duration
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3 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
Repair and maintenance of light vehicles and cars. Preparing vehicles for MOT testing.
Tasks will include:
- Servicing vehicles
- Speaking to customers
- Housekeeping duties
- Learning new skills
Where you’ll work
11 DAVY DRIVE
NORTH WEST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
PETERLEE
SR8 2JF
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
CHAMELEON VOCATIONAL TRAINING 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
On completion of the apprenticeship you will gain a Level 3 Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician (light vehicle) standard which includes:
- Certificate that meets the EU’s 2014 F-gas regulation
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
You will attend college one day a week and learning includes a focus on new technologies e.g., electric and hybrid vehicles principles.
MOT Tester training and advanced diagnostic skills.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths and English (grade C/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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Local independent garage
After this apprenticeship
- Once qualified options can include full time employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHAMELEON VOCATIONAL TRAINING LIMITED
David Quinn at Chameleon Vocational Training Limited
dave.quinn@cvt-uk.com
0191 3406060
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000257951.
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Closes in 25 days (Thursday 20 March at 11:59pm)
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