Autocare Technician Apprenticeship
BEDFORDSHIRE CAR SALES LTD
unit 4 Chassis Industrial Estate (LU74DD)
Closes in 6 days (Sunday 4 May 2025)
Posted on 3 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Bedfordshire Car Sales Ltd, Based in Leighton Buzzard, Are looking for two Vehicle Technician Apprentices to join their team. You will be working alongside qualified technicians learning the skills and gaining the experience required to become a qualified Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 8 June 2025
- Duration
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2 years 9 months
- Positions available
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1
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
So what will you be learning?
You will complete oil changes, this includes draining old oil and replacing it with fresh oil, as well as changing oil filters.
As well as rotating tires for even wear or replacing worn-out tyres.
You will be checking and refilling engine coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid, power steering fluid, and windshield washer fluid.
Testing vehicle batteries and replacing them if necessary.
Basic Engine Repairs: Assisting with tasks like spark plug replacement, air filter changes, or working on the belts and hoses.
You will be learning how to check and replace transmission fluids.
Assisting in setting engine timing and tuning as part of more advanced learning.
Assisting in removing old brake pads and installing new ones.
Suspension Work: Helping to replace or repair suspension components like shocks, struts, and springs.
Exhaust System Repairs: Assisting with repairs on the exhaust system, including mufflers and catalytic converters.
Emissions System Maintenance: Learning to maintain and repair systems related to reducing emissions, such as the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation)
valve.
Assisting with the maintenance and repairs of the vehicle's electrical system.
Fixing or replacing bulbs, fuses, or wiring related to the car's electrical components.
Additionally, you will work with hand tools such as wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, hammers as well as power tools such as impact wrenches, grinders, drills, and other power equipment to assist with repairs and maintenance.
You will learn to use Diagnostic Equipment such as OBD-II scanners, engine analysers, and other diagnostic tools to identify and troubleshoot vehicle issues.
You will using necessary Lifting Equipment Including Hydraulic lifts, jacks, and other tools designed to safely raise vehicles for repairs and inspections.
Brake and Suspension Tools used specifically for working on brake systems, suspension components, and wheel alignments.
Air tools: pneumatic tools for efficient and powerful work on larger jobs.
Safety & Cleanliness will consist of:
Maintaining a Safe Work Environment: Keeping the workshop clean and organised, making sure all tools and equipment are properly put away.
Learning Safety Protocols: Ensuring that all safety guidelines are followed while working with tools and equipment.
Listening to Customer Concerns: Taking notes on customer complaints and conveying them to the lead mechanic to aid in troubleshooting.
Where you’ll work
unit 4 Chassis Industrial Estate
LU74DD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BEDFORD 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
- Level 2 Autocare Technician
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 3)
- English (grade 3)
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
Other requirements
Candidates must carry out an initial interview with a member of Bedford College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team. Please be aware that the closing date is subject to change without prior notice.
About this company
Bedfordshire Car Sales, established in 2016 in Leighton Buzzard, is a trusted used car dealership offering a wide selection of quality pre-owned vehicles. In addition to car sales, they operate a fully equipped garage and MOT station, providing expert servicing, repairs, and MOT testing.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, a full time postion may be offered.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BEDFORD COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313347.
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Closes in 6 days (Sunday 4 May 2025)
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