Autocare Technician Apprenticeship
ANDREW SPEAKMAN
Liverpool, L33 7TW
Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 29 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 January 2025
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Summary
Motor Vehicle Apprenticeship. Full training given to level 3. The successful candidate will be learning how to service and repair all makes of motor vehicles, working with hand/power tools and how vehicle service and repair is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including health and safety law and environmental procedures.
- Annual wage
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£11,648 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Pay will be Apprenticeship minimum wage £6.40 and will rise with national minimum wage rise in April 2025. Pay may rise dependent upon experience and knowledge.
- Training course
- Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 5.30pm, Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm with 1 working day attending Hugh Baird College on day release.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 10 February
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- 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
- Learning how to service and repair all makes & models of motor vehicles
- Learning how vehicle service and repair is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including health and safety law and environmental procedures
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
Where you’ll work
Unit 7
Ashcroft Road, Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7TW
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
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
Your training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
- Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
- Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
- Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Remove and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
- Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
- Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
- Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
- Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
- Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
- Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
- Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
- Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
- Apply team working principles.
- Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Complete and record learning and development activities.
- Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
- Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
- Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
- Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
- Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Remove and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
- Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
- Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
- Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
- Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
- Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
- Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
- Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
- Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
- Apply team working principles.
- Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Complete and record learning and development activities.
- Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
Your training plan
- The Apprenticeship includes at least 20% of your working hours training. Training will take place at Hugh Baird College on a weekly day release.
- Autocare technician L2 Apprenticeship Standard
More training information
Hugh baird College is in the top 5% in the country for apprentice achievement.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- Autocare (grade 2)
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The employer would prefer applicants who may of completed some auto care training previously or had previous garage experience.
About this company
AS auto repair is a MOT testing station providing servicing and repairs to all makes of cars and vans up to 3.5 tons (class 7) Tyres Tracking Diagnostics
After this apprenticeship
On a successful completion, apprentices will be eligible for the following job roles or further studies.
- A Level 3 Apprenticeship in Light Vehicle (Progression Route)
- Contracted or permanent job within the industry
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE
Kate Neville
kate.neville@hughbaird.ac.uk
0151 353 4680
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296545.
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Closes in 8 days (Wednesday 29 January at 11:59pm)
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