Motor Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship - Derby
EDEN TYRE SALES LIMITED
Derby (DE21 4AP)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 August 2025
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Summary
Do you want a dynamic and exciting career in the automotive industry? Eden Tyres is offering a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Light Vehicle Technician to join their busy garage in Hinkley. Learning how to carry out duties such as investigation, repair and service of vehicles, producing estimates and carrying out diagnostics.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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The current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices is £7.55 per hour. This applies to 16-18 year old apprentices and those aged over 18 in the first year of their Apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday 8:30am- 5:30pm with 1 hour dinner
Tuesday 8:30am- 5:30pm with 1 hour dinner
Wednesday 8:30am -12:30pm
Thursday 8:30am- 5:30pm with 1 hour dinner
Friday 8:30am- 5:30pm with 1 hour dinner
Saturday 8:30am- 12:30pm
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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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
Eden Tyres are currently seeking a Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice to join their garage .This is an exciting role with first-class training and outstanding long-term career prospects. The comprehensive programme provides you with an exciting and challenging opportunity to achieve formal qualifications through extensive product training as well as building up confidence and gaining valuable work experience whilst undertaking the role.
Duties will include:
- Working alongside qualified Technicians with the investigation, repair and service of vehicles
- Producing estimates
- Carrying out diagnostics
- Warranty work
- Assisting with MOT’s on vehicles
- Other general technical duties and general housekeeping
- Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers
Where you'll work
Alfreton Road
Derby
DE21 4AP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOTTINGHAM 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
- Candidates will work towards achieving the Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship Standard at Level 3
- They will also be required to study towards achieving level 2 maths and English functional skills if they do not already hold equivalent qualifications
- The programme lasts for 36 months
- The training incorporates underpinning knowledge in partnership and managed by EMTEC Colleges. Throughout the duration of the programme the candidates will be expected to travel to EMTEC’s training centre in Nottingham for 24 separate weeks to carry out skills training
- Regular visits to the dealership from EMTEC Vocational Learning Advisors will take place, who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace
- Candidates will be expected to engage in self-directed learning outside of normal working hours, which will be monitored and tracked through an online e-portal
Assessment Includes:
- On-going assessment of soft skills and behaviours
- A behaviour assessment
- Knowledge and understanding tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2, Skills tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2
This is followed by the synoptic assessment, of which there are four components:
- Log book (final year review to assess apprentice’s progress)
- Behaviour Assessment, Knowledge Test (an in-depth, online test exploring knowledge/ understanding of the apprentice)
- Skills Test (two-day practical examination of the skills of the apprentice)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The candidate must be available to start as soon as possible and be able to travel to the workplace according to the working hours. The candidate must be able to attend the block release training weeks at Emtec College.
About this employer
Eden Tyres & Servicing (Eden Tyres Ltd) is a family-founded automotive service provider based in the East Midlands. Since launching its first branch in Derby in 1981, the company has expanded to around 24–25 modern, full-service garages across the region Known as one of the UK’s largest independent tyre retailers, Eden Tyres also operates a thriving wholesale division—together distributing over 600,000 tyres annually and keeping a vast inventory in stock. Eden Tyres offers comprehensive services, including tyre fitting (covering everything from budget to premium brands), MOT testing, car servicing, wheel alignment, brakes, air‑conditioning, batteries, diagnostics, exhausts, suspension, and EV/hybrid services. Their award‑winning approach (including being named Independent Retailer of the Year 2025) emphasizes modern workshops, transparent pricing, and user-friendly features like online booking and mobile tyre fitting.
https://www.edentyres.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Minimum 20 days + 8 bank holidays
After this apprenticeship
- Possible permanent position on the completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337150.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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