Level 3 Advanced Apprentice Automotive: Light Vehicle Technician within Engineering, West Midlands

Summary

A JLR Advanced Apprenticeship gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge by learning cutting-edge concepts and technologies at college and applying them to real-world projects. This apprenticeship adheres to the IfATE Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician – Light Vehicle apprenticeship standard.

Wage: £16,893 a year
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Training course: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Working hours to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 9

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

For this apprenticeship you will be based in our Engineering Operations (EO) team.

Engineering Operations (EO) (Gaydon, Whitley or Ryton):

Engineering Operations (EO) are at the heart of JLR Engineering. Involved at every stage of the engineering process, they underpin technical innovation and product delivery with programme management, tools and processes and specialist technical services to deliver our world class products. A diverse team, EO harness a variety of skill sets, from project management, information management and data analytics, to building and testing prototypes. By joining Engineering Operations, you will make a difference to what we do.

As an apprentice working in EO, some of the teams you may join include our Calibration team, Prototype and Tooling Team, Climatic Team, Workshops Team, Lab Team and more. During your time as an apprentice, depending on the role you join, you could perform valuable activities including fitting brackets, electrical skills such as soldiering, assembly of electronics and components, harness design and assembly, tooling, welding or fault finding.

Where you’ll work

Gaydon, Whitley

CV35 0RR

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

WARWICKSHIRE 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

During your apprenticeship, you’ll spend a significant portion of your first year at Warwickshire College Group’s Trident College based in Warwickshire (CV34 6SW). Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:00 AM to 4:45PM Monday – Thursday and reduced hours on Friday's; you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us. Here you’ll be assigned a Work-Based Learning Manager (WBLM) and a JLR early careers cohort leader to support you throughout your apprenticeship journey.

Year 1 – Foundation Phase:

In your first year, you'll focus on building your foundational knowledge of engineering and essential workplace competencies to ensure safety. You’ll spend time in workshops developing practical skills such as welding, electrical installation, milling, and fault finding. You’ll also take part in regular plant placements where you’ll have the opportunity to apply these newly acquired skills in a real-world environment. You will complete Phase One of the Light Vehicle qualification

Year 2 – Academic Knowledge and Skills Development:

In your second year, you’ll divide your time between your workplace and training provider, spending four days on plant and one day at your training provider each week. During this time, you will complete phase 2 Light Vehicle qualification and put your academic knowledge into action while working on site.

Year 3 – Academic Knowledge and Competence Development:

In your third year you’ll divide your time between your workplace and training provider, spending four days on plant and one day at your training provider each week to complete Phase Three of the Light Vehicle qualification. You will continue to put your academic knowledge into action while working on site, focusing on developing your skills beyond the basics and working on real-world projects on-site at JLR.

Year 4 – Continuation of Competence Development and End Point Assessment:

In your final year, you’ll complete your apprenticeship and prepare for your End Point Assessment, supported every step of the way by your Early Careers Cohort Leader.

This exciting programme is designed to help you build practical skills, deepen your technical knowledge, and develop key workplace behaviours like teamwork and problem-solving.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

any subject (grade C/4 or above)
any subject (grade C/4 or above)
English (grade C/4 or above)
Maths (grade C/4 or above)
STEM Subject (science, technology or engineering) (grade C/4 or above)

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

Interest in engineering

Other requirements

Due to the hands-on nature of this role, hybrid working is not feasible. JLR is a multi-site business, and you will be required to work with various departments across multiple locations.

About this company

LIVE THE EXCEPTIONAL WITH SOUL We are the proud creators. The curious minds. Inspired to create unique vehicles, to realise our vision of modern luxury. We work as one. Shaping the future. Motivated by a love for our customer. United by a deep admiration for each other. Our sense of integrity and our spirit of excellent empowers us. Our ambition to grow. Our passion to chart new landscapes of innovation, encourages us to dream. It’s what drives us. To be visionaries. To be creators.

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Company benefits

You’ll enjoy a generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, an excellent pension scheme and access to a wide range of deals and discounts from retailers and sports clubs.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will move into a substantive position within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303652.

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Company’s application instructions

Please be aware that we may close our programmes at any point and at short notice based on the volume of applications received. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please apply early.

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