Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice
AFJ Business Centre
Birmingham (B7 4JD)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 4 July 2025
Contents
Summary
AFJ Ltd provides non‑emergency patient transport (NEPTS) and operates a specialist fleet that requires dedicated vehicle servicing and upkeep. As an apprentice motor vehicle technician, you’ll learn to maintain and repair these critical vehicles, supporting AFJ in delivering safe, reliable transport for patients and clients.
- 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 to Friday (hours to be discussed).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 4 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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3
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 a deep technical and diagnostic competence in response to the increasing complexity of vehicle technologies
- Establish sophisticated customer service behaviours
- Maintain the motivation and ability to contribute to the commercial success of their company
- Health and safety
- Vehicle inspection
- Routine vehicle maintenance
- Engine components, lubrication and cooling systems (engine timing)
- Fuel, air, ignition and exhaust
- Vehicle chassis systems inc brakes, suspension, steering (4 wheel geometry/alignment)
- Wheels and tyres
- Intermediate diagnostics
- Advanced diagnostics
- Customer service
Where you'll work
AFJ Business Centre
2 18 Forster St
Birmingham
B7 4JD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SANDWELL COLLEGE
Your 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.
Your training plan
- 4 days a week at AFJ Business Centre, 2-18 Forster St, Birmingham B7 4JD
- 1 day per week at Sandwell College
- Apprentices must have passed Maths & English GCSE/Level 2 Functional Skills before applying for this position
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths and English (grade 4)Other in:
Maths and English (grade Level 2)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
AFJ Limited stands as a beacon of excellence and commitment in the transportation industry. Established in 2006, our journey began with a single minibus, dedicated to providing specialized transport solutions primarily for special needs communities. Since then, we have grown into a leading transport company, serving Birmingham, Greater Manchester, and beyond with unwavering dedication and a passion for making a difference in the transportation industry.
After this apprenticeship
- To progress within the business as a full-time employee Motor Vehicle Technician
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SANDWELL COLLEGE
Gemma Taylor
apprentice@sandwell.ac.uk
01216675018
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329939.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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