Autocare Level 2 Apprenticeship
EXHAUST TYRES & BATTERIES (WORCESTER) LTD
Coventry, Hinckley, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Tamworth
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026
Posted on 20 January 2026
Contents
Summary
As an ETB Apprentice, you’ll be part of a supportive team, gaining hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification. If you’re enthusiastic, eager to learn, and ready to start a career in the motor industry.
- 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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- Age related pay will be applied to to all apprentices.
- Training course
- Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 8.00am 5.30pm Saturday 8am 1pm.
Sunday day off - further day off given in the week.
One hour lunch break
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 14 March 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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6
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
- Working in a fast fit Autocentre you will be required to cover all aspects involved in maintaining a safe and tidy working environment.
- Fitting tyres and exhausts.
- Completing vehicle diagnostics.
- Customer service- updating client records.
- Processing client payments.
- Working as part of a dedicated and committed team to ensure high quality delivery.
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Abbotts Lane, Coventry, CV1 4AZ
- 4 Derby Road, Hinckley, LE10 1QF
- 12 Highdown Road, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XT
- Unit 1, Centrovell Buildings, Centrovell Industrial Estate, Caldwell Road, Nuneaton, CV11 4NG
- Forties, Tame Valley Industrial Estate, Wilnecote, Tamworth, B77 5DG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
- Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
- Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
- Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
- Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
- Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
- Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
- Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
- Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
- Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
- Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
- Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
- Apply team working principles.
- Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Complete and record learning and development activities.
- Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
- Comply with health and safety procedures in the workplace in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare the vehicle and working area before the work activity. For example, remove or mitigate slip and trip hazards.
- Maintain and restore the work area during and on completion of the activity.
- Store, maintain, including calibration checks, and return tools and equipment to storage.
- Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability procedures, regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Apply vehicle safety inspection and routine maintenance procedures using vehicle specific data on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle.
- Select and use tools and equipment, mechanical and electrical measuring tools, and diagnostic equipment.
- Remove, repair and replace vehicle tyre and balance wheel assemblies on car, car derived van or light goods vehicle. For example, ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric, run-flat tyres.
- Inspect, remove, and replace of parts or components in cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles for the following: steering systems and suspension systems, braking systems, emission systems, air conditioning systems, battery and charging systems, fluid and filtration systems.
- Apply state-of-health condition monitoring tests to high voltage batteries and chargers for electrified cars, car derived vans, or light goods vehicles.
- Apply four-wheel geometry checks and adjustments to cars, car derived vans, and light goods vehicles.
- Apply safe working practices and procedures to isolate electrified vehicles for maintenance.
- Record vehicle service maintenance, parts replacement, or repair.
- Apply customer service principles and organisational customer care practices. For example, identifying customer and vehicle needs, resolve low level customer complaints, make recommendations to customers based on results of inspection, maintenance, or repair of vehicles, customer payment transactions and organisational sales processes.
- Provide quotation of cost and order automotive parts, products, and consumables applicable to the vehicle.
- Apply procedures for stock and parts storage: ordering, checking and stock rotation.
- Apply organisational sales processes. For example, show and tell, features and benefits, consultative selling, mini closing and closing.
- Apply team working principles.
- Comply with equity, diversity, and inclusion guidance.
- Communicate with others verbally, for example customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
- Communicate in writing, for example with internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
- Use information and digital technology systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Complete and record learning and development activities.
- Apply procedures to check and replace fluids, and filtration parts.
Training schedule
- Onsite training and mentoring by the employer.
- Block release training delivered through Nort Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.
- Level 2 Autocare Technician Apprenticeship Qualification
More training information
One week block release training delivered in a six-week learning cycle.
Delivered at NWSLC MTI Campus - Horiba Mira.
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
About this employer
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As an ETB Apprentice, you’ll be part of a supportive team, gaining hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification. If you’re enthusiastic, eager to learn, and ready to start a career in the motor industry.
- Assist with tyre fitting, wheel alignments, and basic vehicle checks under supervision.
Support qualified technicians with servicing, brake replacement, and suspension repairs.
Learn to use diagnostic equipment and tools safely and effectively.
Maintain a clean and organised workspace.
Follow all Health and Safety procedures and company policies.
Attend training sessions and complete coursework as part of the apprenticeship programme.
Demonstrate good customer service and communication skills.
Show reliability, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression to fulltime employment on completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTH WARWICKSHIRE AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009536.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026