Mechanic Apprentice
SPAR COACHWORKS LTD
ENFIELD (EN3 4LE)
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 July 2025
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Summary
A motor vehicle technician is a highly skilled worker. During your apprenticeship you will be taught about all areas of vehicle service, repair and maintenance. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to earn a salary and gain a level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£15,704 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
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Monday to Friday - times to be confirmed.
Possible weekend work.
40-hours a week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Servicing vehicles - working on manufacturer servicing guidelines to ensure the vehicle is running at optimum performance
- Maintenance - replacing parts and components before they fail
- Repair - repairing problems that cause vehicle failure
Where you'll work
24 REDBURN INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
WOODALL ROAD
ENFIELD
EN3 4LE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NORTH LONDON GARAGES GTA
Your training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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.
Your training plan
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.
More training information
Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - light vehicle qualification.
Successful candidates will have full time employment with training in a garage and day release at one of our training centres or other approved college to work towards achieving Level 3 qualification (over 12-months).
You will shadow qualified technicians at work so that you are able to learn first-hand how to service, maintain and repair vehicles.
As you progress through the course and your confidence and experience grows, you will be able to start completing tasks on your own.
One of our assessors will visit you in your workplace to mentor you and assess your competence regularly. This is part of our close support network NLG provides to ensure that apprentices are both enjoying and succeeding in their course.
North London Garages have rolling college courses which start approximately every 3-months. To apply, you must be able to travel to college once a week.
On completion of this Standard the Apprentice will be eligible to apply for IMI membership as a Registered Professional or if they wish as an Associate Member. They would also gain entry onto the IMI Professional Register.
Functional Skills in maths and English, if needed.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English or equivalent (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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
We are a family run business with over 50 years in the automotive industry and our success has been due to us taking pride in our work and services we provide to all our customers, we have always tried to go above and beyond to make everyones experience with us a hassle free and pleasant one.
After this apprenticeship
Following the completion of your apprenticeship (12- months), there are then a number of opportunities for progression within the Motor Industry including (but not limited to): MOT Tester, Senior Technician or Workshop Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH LONDON GARAGES GTA
David
recruitment@nlggta.co.uk
02088056967
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331780.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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