Vehicle Technician apprenticeship - (FAS-0004-24) – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

This is a trainee Vehicle Technician position in a busy garage servicing and repairing light vehicles. This would not suit a total beginner. The successful applicant will working on customer vehicles to gain experience on the job towards their level 3 apprenticeship qualification.

Annual wage

£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Apprentices in the first year could be paid at the apprentice minimum wage. Once over 19 and in the second year,the National min wage for their age applies.

Training course

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm. Two 15 min breaks and 30 mins lunch.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

This would not suit a complete beginner. Previous experience or a level 1 / 2 in vehicle repairs required. You will be working in a busy garage on customer vehicles carrying out tasks such as:

Light vehicle servicing
Removing Tyres
Repairing punctures
Wheel balancing
Tyres and Brakes
Fault Diagnosis on cars and light commercial vehicles using computer equipment and through a process of elimination
Removal and replacement of a range of vehicle parts
Assisting the other members of the team with more complex tasks
Supporting the delivery of MOT Tests
Basic servicing, including car health checks
Steering and suspension
Electrical fault diagnostics
Shadowing Technicians
Cleaning the workshop
Moving vehicles

Where you’ll work

Claydon Business Pk

Great Blakenham

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP6 0NL

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

SUFFOLK NEW 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

You will be working towards your Level 3 motor vehicle service and repair technician (light vehicle) qualification.
This will be a day release delivery. The apprentice will spend 4 days per week at the garage plus one day at college, approx 40 hours. 20% of this time will be off the job learning through college sessions, virtual training and online sessions, this will be supported by assessments that will take place at the work place.
The remaining 80% will involve practical hands on work.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Other in:

Full UK licence (grade pass)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

vehicle based course (grade any)

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
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

There is a physical element to automotive repair, including lifting, pulling and using kinetic tools such as hammers and compressed air devices.

About this company

Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.

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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

This role has the potential to lead into employment as there are vacancies with the host company. Secondly, upon sucsessful completion of the level 3 qualification, the candidate would be able to apply for positions in the automotive trade as a repair technician. This is an industry standard qualification and with the experience gained on the job, will be valuble to employers.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Apprenticeships New Anglia

Duncan Nash

Duncan@tracweb.co.uk

07909472711

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290986.

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