Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship -

GLYN HOPKIN LIMITED

252-272 Lower High St, (WD17 2JJ)

Closes in 28 days (Monday 1 September 2025)

Posted on 4 August 2025

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Summary

Remit are recruiting on behalf of Glyn Hopkin. who have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to build their career and join their skilled team as a Light Vehicle Technician. If you are interested, apply now!

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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£5.28 per hour

Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

As an Apprentice, you will work alongside a team of experienced Technicians, where you will learn to maintain and repair customer’s vehicles to a very high standard.

The role of a Light Vehicle Technician falls into three main responsibilities:

• Servicing – working to guidelines to ensure a vehicle is running at optimum performance
• Maintenance – replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail
• Repair – diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem

The techniques and daily responsibilities you will learn will include:

• Using diagnostic, mechanical and electrical measuring equipment to investigate vehicle faults and identify their underlying causes
• Inspecting and preparing customers vehicles ready for mechanical work
• Removing, repairing or replacing components to the correct specification
• Contributing to a safe working environment, by working within Health and Safety processes.
• Admin and customer service duties that include updating job cards and providing quotations and estimations

Where you'll work

252-272 Lower High St,
WD17 2JJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

REMIT GROUP LIMITED

Training course

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

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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.

Training schedule

This is a Level 3 Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship, delivered by Remit Group.
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 15 separate weeks (Mon – Fri) over the duration of the programme. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you. You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks at the workplace, giving 1-2-1 information, advice and guidance.

As a result, you will receive the following qualification:
• Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard: Light Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
• Functional Skills in English & Maths (if required)
• F Gas air conditioning qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Mechanically minded

Other requirements

Closing Dates: Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

About this employer

Since our first site opened in 1993 the Glyn Hopkin Group has grown to become one of the UK’s largest and most successful automotive dealership networks. Today we operate over 35 sites across London, Essex, Hertfordshire, London, Suffolk, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire where we work on behalf of the industry’s biggest manufacturers. They include Alpine, Dacia, MG, Nissan, Renault, Suzuki and Kia who we represent through the highest standards of customer service. For these leading brands we supply new and used cars and vans, deliver after sales support and champion the Motability Scheme. Both private and business customers are served from each of our locations, and no matter who walks through our doors we strive to leave them feeling fully supported and rewarded. We do this by providing generous offers and a wide range of vehicle choice alongside our excellent customer service. Award-winning guidance and real value are at the heart of what we do, and you can benefit from both today. Find out more about Glyn Hopkin and how we can make motoring more convenient, affordable and enjoyable for you by browsing our website, or speak to your local team today.

After this apprenticeship

As an apprentice, you will be a full-time employee from the very beginning, and while training you’ll be earning your place as an integral part of the team. It is our aim to keep our apprentices on in the business, depending on performance and availability.
Once you have achieved your qualification, you may have further opportunities to progress to Maintenance Technician, Master Technician, or managerial roles like Shift Supervisor or Workshop Controller.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REMIT GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335476.

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Closes in 28 days (Monday 1 September 2025)

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