Apprentice Vehicle Technician
Volksworx Ltd
TUNBRIDGE WELLS (TN2 3EF)
Closes in 16 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 August 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our friendly independent garage specialising in Volkswagen & Audi vehicles. Learn hands-on from skilled mechanics while completing your Level 3 apprenticeship. Passion for cars, willingness to learn, and reliability a must. Apply now – start your career in the motor trade!
- 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 - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
Apprentice Vehicle Technician – Volkswagen Specialist Garage:
We’re a small, friendly garage specialising in Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT and Škoda vehicles. Known for quality workmanship and personal service, we’re looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Vehicle Technician to train with us.
The Role:
You’ll work alongside experienced mechanics, learning all aspects of servicing, maintenance, and repairs on Volkswagen models while completing your Level 3 Light Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician apprenticeship
Duties:
- Assist with servicing, diagnosing faults and repairs
- Help with sale cars and MOT prep
- Use specialist tools and equipment
- Keep the workshop clean and safe
We Offer:
- Full training and mentoring
- Hands-on experience with Volkswagen vehicles
- Supportive, friendly team environment
Where you'll work
UNIT 7-8
CHAPMAN WAY
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN2 3EF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH KENT COLLEGE
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
You will be required to attend Hadlow College one day per week during term time to undertake the Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - Light Vehicle (level 3) Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 / C or above)
- Mathematics (grade Grade 4 / C or above)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- A Passion for Cars
- A Passion to Learn
- A can do attitude
Other requirements
You should have a desire to achieve your driving licence at the earliest opportunity.
About this employer
We specialise in everything VW, from customising your current VW transporter, purchasing a new transporter customised to your specification or servicing and repairing any Volkswagen or Audi in our fully equipped workshop. At Volksworx we offer full customisation of your existing van, from wheel upgrades to suspension modifications, body styling and interior trimming. If you don’t already own a transporter why not take a look at our stock of custom transporters all ready to go. We pride ourselves on our high level of attention to detail and quality workmanship whether that be servicing and repairs in our workshop or a fully bespoke VW transporter build. We endeavour to offer our customers exceptional customer service and being a small dealer enables us to focus on our customer’s needs and deliver a personal service.
After this apprenticeship
- There will be the opportunity for a permanent role once you qualify. Opportunities for ongoing training, with potential to branch into hybrid and electric vehicle technology
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH KENT COLLEGE
John Eves
johneves@northkent.ac.uk
01322629400
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336542.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Friday 29 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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