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Vehicle Body Panel Technician Apprenticeship
Apprentices will be working alongside fully qualified body panel technicians to be fully trained in repairing and replacing damaged panels using approved techniques including gas, electric and plastic welding.
About the Role
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience. You will be working alongside fully qualified body panel technicians. Vehicle Body Panel Technician Apprentices are trained to repair and replace damaged panels using approved techniques, including:
- Gas
- Electric welding
- Plastic welding up to B.S.I certification
Location:
Riverside Road
Pottington Business Park
Barnstaple
EX31 1QN
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Course Contents
- Ability to undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation, and body measurements.
- Ability to identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to.
- Ability to interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly.
- Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology, e.g. when to use resistance spot welding or mig brazing or bonding.
- Ability to remove, repair, and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently.
- Ability to identify and operate the correct repair tools, equipment, and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig, and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools.
- Ability to identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection.
- Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicle's structure that’s integral to its safety.
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Training
- College block release every 6-8 weeks.
- Functional Skills in maths and English, if required.
- Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Standard.
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About the Company
The unrivalled combination of our trained and experienced workforce, married with the very latest technology and techniques, FMG Repair Services boasts manufacturer accreditations, ATA training accreditation, as well as Insurer repair approvals. In addition, many of our sites hold BS 10125 accreditation - an important industry indicator of quality, meaning you can trust our team to complete your vehicle repairs to the highest standard.
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Benefits
- Tooling Scheme available to apprentices which provides tools to apprentices at the start of the apprenticeship programme.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- A full-time career within the automotive industry with many opportunities to progress to positions of authority.
Career Opportunities
The opportunities are endless. By having a highly regarded set of skills, apprentices can go on to develop their career within the specific interests they may have, whether it be progressing through their dealership, working towards a job within motorsport.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLNET LIMITED
Jose Faria
jose.faria@skillnet.org.uk
01923 216165
Reference Code: VAC2000042969
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