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Kia Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice - York
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Kia Apprenticeship Opportunity
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
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Training Course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
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
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
Jockey Lane
Huntington
York
YO32 9LG
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
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
Apprentices will attend the Kia Academy for Block Training Weeks (Monday-Thursday) every 8-10 weeks. Hotel accommodation is provided for apprentices travelling if required, which is funded by the employer. Therefore, it is at no cost to the apprentice
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Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- 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 enrolled onto the Level 3 Light Vehicle Standard. Giving apprentices the opportunity to qualify for basic servicing sooner!
About this employer
SG Petch are family owned operated business that has been servicing the automotive needs of the community since 1977. We have seven branches located throughout the North-East and Yorkshire regions and represent some of the worlds leading manufacturers.
https://www.sgpetch.co.uk/about-us
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Apprentices can progress onto the Kia Master Technical training pathways to enhance their EV knowledge for the new spec vehicles
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLNET LIMITED
Jose Faria
recruitment@skillnet.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044546.
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Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
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