Apprentice Light Vehicle Maintenance and Service Technician - (Car Mechanic) (NIC-0006-24)

Apprenticeships New Anglia

stalham, NR12 9QG

Closes on Friday 30 August

Posted on 4 April 2024

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Summary

This is an apprenticeship position in a busy garage servicing and repairing light vehicles under the instruction of a qualified mechanic. The successful applicant will be given full training while working on customers vehicles and gain experience on the job towards their Level 3 Apprenticeship Qualification.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 Two 15 min breaks 30 mins lunch

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 September

Duration

3 Years

Positions available

1

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.

What you’ll do at work

You will be working towards your Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Technician (light vehicle) Qualification. 

This will be an on site delivery. The apprentice will spend 5 days per week at the garage approx 40 hours. 20% of this time will be off the job learning through virtual training and online sessions, this will be supported by assessments that will take place at the work place.

The remaining 80% will involve practical hands on work.

Where you’ll work

the green

stalham

NR12 9QG

Training

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.

College or training organisation

AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED

Your training course

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

Equal to A level

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.

    • Your training plan

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    Other requirements

    There is a physical element to automotive repair, including lifting, pulling and using kinetic tools such as hammers and compressed air devices. This role would suit someone with previous experience of vehicle servicing. The site is in a rural location so transport is essential.

    About this company

    Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.

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    Disability Confident

    Disability Confident

    A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

    You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

    After this apprenticeship

    This role has the potential to lead into employment as there are vacancies with the host company. Secondly, upon successful completion of the Level 3 Qualification, the candidate would be able to apply for positions in the automotive trade as a repair technician. This is an industry standard qualification and with the experience gained on the job, will be valuable to employers. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    Apprenticeships New Anglia

    Duncan Nash

    Duncan@tracweb.co.uk

    07909472711

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000241999.

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    Closes on Friday 30 August

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