Maintenance of workshop and support with tools and servicing.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Support Mechanics with their work and first-time official apprentices on site.

The day-to-day work ranges from replacing simple parts through to solving complex faults with the use of diagnostic methods and equipment.

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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

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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.