L2 Autocare Apprenticeship
HOYLES COACH & TRANSPORT SERVICE LTD
TODMORDEN (OL14 5SG)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 13 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2026
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Summary
Earn whilst you learn! Are you hands on, and passionate about cars? We are looking for an enthusiastic Apprentice Mechanic to join our busy, family-run garage. Working alongside our experienced team, you will gain real-world experience, learn to service and repair vehicles alongside your college course.
- Wage
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£14,560 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Autocare technician (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm and Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- 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
Develop valuable technical skills and work toward a nationally recognised qualification. This is a fantastic opportunity to kickstart a long-term career in the automotive industry.
Key responsibilities:
- Learn and apply: Assist qualified mechanics with routine servicing, safety inspections and vehicle repairs.
- Diagnostics: Learn to use modern diagnostic equipment to find faults in mechanical and electrical systems
- Maintenance: Help change oil, filters, brakes, tyres and suspension components
- Workshop care: keep the workshop clean, tidy and organised to maintain a safe working environment
- College attendance: Attend your designated college or training provider blocks and complete your coursework on time
What we are looking for
- A genuine passion for motor vehicles and mechanical repairs
- A hardworking, reliable attitude with a strong willingness to earn
- Good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team
- A basic understanding of health and safety in a practical environment
- Good customer service skills
What you’ll get
- Hands-on mentoring from highly skilled vehicle technicians
- Paid holiday
- The possibility of full-time employment upon successful completion
Where you'll work
PHOENIX GARAGE
PHOENIX STREET
TODMORDEN
OL14 5SG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
Training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
You will train one day a week at Hopwood Hall College in Middleton and spend the four other days in your workplace.
You will be allocated a work-based tutor from the college who will support you through your apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (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
- Communication skills
- Initiative
- Hard Working
- Willing to learn
About this employer
We have been established in 1969, Hoyles of Todmorden is a highly respected, award winning, family-run automotive hub with over 50 years of heritage. Led by a mother-and-daughter team, we provide a full range of services-including MOT’s, repairs, sales, and EV diagnostics-for both private cars and commercial fleets. We pride ourselves on a busy, supportive and tight-knit team culture that values top-tier workmanship, strict safety standards, and excellent customer service.
Joining us means job stability, a friendly work environment, and the chance to work across a diverse range of modern and traditional vehicles.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
The possibility of full-time employment upon successful completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038806.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Monday 13 July 2026 at 11:59pm)