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Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice – Coventry
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All Kia apprenticeships are nationally recognised
In addition, apprentices will be provided with the opportunity to achieve additional recognised qualifications that support apprentices' career development, allowing them to be a recognised & accredited Kia Dealer employee! With industry-leading pass rates.
Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Training course: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours: Apprentices will be expected to work. Monday – Friday. 40 hours a week
Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration: 3 years
Positions available: 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at 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.
The Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship programme will support the apprentice to gain the knowledge and skills needed to become a fully qualified and accredited Kia vehicle technician, qualifying them to be responsible for:
- Servicing vehicles
- Repairing and replacing faulty parts and components
- Advising the Service Advisor about faults and required repairs
- Contact with customers about work required
- Diagnosing and repairing complex vehicle faults
Where you'll work
318 Holbrook Lane
Coventry
CV6 4DG
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLNET LIMITED
Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
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Training schedule
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.
Kia Apprenticeship Programme operates using a 12-week cycle. Within each 12-week period, apprentices will receive the following teaching, learning and assessment:
- One college block attendance with teaching delivered by dedicated Tutors (both via Virtual Classroom Training and face-to-face at the Kia Academy in Derby)
- One workplace visit face-to-face with their dedicated Skills Coach
- One tripartite progress review involving the Apprentice, Skills Coach and their workplace mentor
- One 1:1 teaching session with their dedicated Skills Coach via virtual classroom
More training information
The Kia Academy in Derby is state-of-the-art with the latest diagnostic equipment and has been purposely built to accommodate Kia Apprenticeship and Adult Training across the network.
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The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
The Light Vehicle Progression Pathway for the Kia Apprenticeships means that apprentices will undertake their Level 2 Autocare Standard (if not already achieved) and will then be automatically enroled onto the Level 3 Light Vehicle Standard. Giving apprentices the opportunity to qualify for basic servicing sooner!
Sutton Park Motor Company Ltd
Sutton Park Motor Company Ltd is one of the Midlands' leading privately owned motor dealer groups, proudly serving customers across Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands for over 30 years.
Operating across seven sites representing Kia, Renault, and Dacia, we are passionate about creating an environment where every colleague feels valued, respected, and supported. We invest heavily in training and development, helping our teams build rewarding and successful careers.
We celebrate success, encourage progression, and believe our people are the key to our continued growth and reputation.
https://www.suttonparkgroup.co.uk/about-us (opens in new tab)
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Upon completion, apprentices will have the opportunity to upskill further by enroling onto Kia Master Technician training pathways to understand further development for EVs too!
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLNET LIMITED
Jose Faria
recruitment@skillnet.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044578.
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
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