Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprenticeship
SANDICLIFFE LIMITED
Abbeyfield Road (NG7 2SZ)
Closes in 26 days (Monday 1 September 2025)
Posted on 4 August 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship is the Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician standard program with Sandicliffe - Nottingham. As an apprentice, you will learn how to repair, and replace, damaged bodywork on vehicles using specialist techniques with traditional tools and the latest equipment.
- 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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£7.55
- Training course
- Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 29 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 8 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
Vehicle Body Repair Apprenticeship at Sandicliffe - Nottingham: Start Your Journey!
Are you passionate about mechanics and ready to launch a rewarding career?
What Will You Learn?
As a Body Repair Apprentice, you’ll become the go-to expert for bringing vehicles back to life! Whether it’s a scratched-up panel or major damage, you’ll be the person with the skills to fix it up and make it look brand new. Here’s the kind of stuff you’ll be getting stuck into:
What’s the job all about?
- Checking out the damage – You’ll inspect cars to figure out how bad the damage is
- Making the call – Should you fix it or swap it out? You’ll learn how to make the right decision based on what you find
- Swapping parts – Removing and replacing body panels and other key parts to get the car back in shape
- Putting it all back together – Refitting panels so everything looks clean, tight, and ready to roll
- Old-school meets modern – You’ll use both classic tools like hammers and dollies and modern techniques like MiG brazing to smooth out damage
- Fine-tuning the details – Fixing dents, holes, and rust spots with filler to make sure every car leaves the shop looking slick
If you think this could be just the thing for you – apply now!
Where you'll work
Abbeyfield Road
NG7 2SZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Training course
Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Ability to undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements.
- Ability to identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to.
- Ability to interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly
- Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology, e.g. when to use resistance spot welding or mig brazing or bonding.
- Ability to remove, repair and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently
- Ability to identify and operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools.
- Ability to identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection.
- Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicles structure that’s integral to its safety
Training schedule
This is a Vehicle Damage Panel Apprenticeship programme, delivered by Remit Group.
Awarding Body: Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Automotive Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 12 separate weeks (Mon – Fri) over the duration of the programme, which equals 4 weeks per year. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks either in the workplace or remotely via Microsoft Teams, giving 1-2-1 advice and guidance to help you achieve the following IMI qualifications:
Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent 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
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Mechanically minded
- Passion for mechanics
- Punctual
Other requirements
Once you have applied for the role, Remit will complete eligibility checks, suitable candidates will be contacted for initial screening.
About this employer
It all began in 1948. Sandicliffe started out as a small garage and workshop where their founding members worked tireless hours to service and repair the cars of Stapleford. 70+ years later, Sandicliffe has expanded to an award-winning motor group, managed under the same family values as it was in 1948. They are proud to be a family of 9 award-winning car dealerships offering you the very best of Ford, BYD, Mazda, MG, XPENG, GWM, Ford Commercial and Maxus . Our locations include Nottingham, Leicester, Loughborough and Lincoln.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will achieve the evel 3 in Vehicle Damage Panel/Body qualification, with a potential full time position available
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335166.
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Closes in 26 days (Monday 1 September 2025)
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