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Level 3 Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Apprenticeship
A Level 3 Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair qualification or apprenticeship focuses heavily on advanced fault diagnosis, complex system rectification, and modern vehicle technologies.
Wage
- £12,896 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
- Monday to Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm with an hour Lunch
- Friday 9:00 to 12:00pm
- Saturday to Sunday - Closed
- 31 hours a week
Start date
- Monday 3 August 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
- Observing and Learning
- Light Vehicle Repair
- Servicing
- Housekeeping
- Various Motor Vehicle Tasks
Where you'll work
4 MEADOW LANE
BILSTON
WV14 9NQ
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
STAFF SELECT LTD
Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
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.
- 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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Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Waterside Motor Services is a small yet very busy independent garage located at Unit 4 Meadow Lane, Bilston, WV14 9NQ. They offer a wide range of services including MOT testing, engine diagnostics, gearbox replacements, and brake repairs. Customers frequently praise them for excellent customer care, competitive pricing, punctuality, and convenient vehicle collection and drop-of
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Completing a Level 3 Motor Vehicle Apprenticeship qualifies you as a fully-fledged Vehicle Technician. Career progression naturally moves from core service and repair roles into diagnostics, specialist vehicle work (such as EV/Hybrid), or workshop management.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STAFF SELECT LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is: VAC2000042077.
Closes in 17 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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