Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship
The Vella Group (Workington)
UK (CA14 4JW)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 August 2025)
Posted on 22 July 2025
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Summary
The Vella Group are currently recruiting Accident Repair Technician Apprentices to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity to earn while you learn within the Automotive Industry.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Hourly Rate of Pay: £7.55
- Training course
- Accident repair technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
As an Accident Repair Technician, you will repair all elements of a vehicle after it has been involved in a collision. These range from small damage through to heavily impacted types of damage requiring complex and detailed repair or replacement of major structural elements of the vehicle.
Typically, the Accident Repair Technician works in a modern, highly
technical workshop-type environment, working on a broad range of vehicles from cars and car derived vans to light commercial vehicles.
Uniquely, an Accident Repair Technician will work on and obtain a level
of competence in all craft aspects of vehicle accident repair, including
Mechanical, Electrical & Trim (MET); Panel Repair & Replacement;
Preparation and Paint.
The Accident Repair Technician from day one embraces the need to put complete customer satisfaction, as well as commercial awareness, at the centre of everything they do. The ability to excel whilst working within a team.
Where you'll work
Blackwood Road, Lillyhall
Workington
UK
CA14 4JW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE
Training course
Accident repair technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Remove all damaged & associated components from a vehicle.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET):Re-assemble replacement or existing components to a vehicle.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Remove and re-assemble permanent & non-permanent fixed vehicle body panels
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Remove and refit all types of vehicle body panels.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Remove and refit trim components.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Identify and describe principle vehicle electrical components and systems.
- Mechanical, Electrical and Trim (MET): Diagnose and rectify basic vehicle electrical faults.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Repair all types of vehicle body panels.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Repair or refurbish Trim components.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Repair vehicles using thermal welding operations and processes.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Repair vehicles using non thermal joining, bonding and adhesive processes.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Remove, repair and replace structural body panels.
- Panel Repair & Replacement: Identify and rectify vehicle body structural misalignment.
- Preparation & Paint: Apply body filler & foundation materials.
- Preparation & Paint: Prepare all types of vehicle body material.
- Preparation & Paint: Prepare & refinish metal, plastic and pre-painted surfaces.
- Preparation & Paint: Repair minor defects in all types of body panels and materials.
- Preparation & Paint: Apply paint, primer and basecoat
- Preparation & Paint: Apply topcoats and clear coats and complete final refinishing operations.
- Preparation & Paint: Identify and rectify paint or preparation defects.
- Cross-cutting: Carry out their work safely in the workplace and adhere to relevant health and safety requirements.
- Cross-cutting: Develop strong working relationships.
Training schedule
Training Provided:
Apprentices will work towards completing the Level 3 Accident Repair Technician apprenticeship programme which includes:
Vehicle accident repair – including Mechanical, Electrical & Trim (MET), Panel Repair & Replacement, Preparation and Paint, Hybrid / Electric Vehicle Level 2, F-Gas, Welding. Vella Group dedicated professional Technical Trainers who support with Apprentices development.
You may also be required to complete Functional Skills in English, Maths, and IT (dependent on previous or provisional GCSE qualifications or equivalent).
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
- Basic Maths (grade n/a)
- Standard English (grade n/a)
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
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Things to consider: Once you have successfully completed the program you will be submitted for your End Point Assessment. The EPA is an assessment of all the knowledge, skills, and behaviours you have learned throughout your apprenticeship, it confirms you are ready and competent in the career path you have chosen. These assessments have been designed and developed by employers in the industry to reflect the daily work of the business. Please note that as part of your application, you are required to provide a copy of your CV and complete the college based online initial assessments in English and Maths.
About this employer
The Vella Group Workington is an expert accident repair centre working to repair vehicles for customers in Workington, Cumbria.Our Workington site repairs vehicles for customers in Workington, Lake District, Cumbria, and the surrounding North West areas.Our technicians are trained to repair your vehicle to the highest standard.
After this apprenticeship
A full-time position will be available on successful completion of the apprenticeship with future career development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333093.
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