Light Motor Vehicle Apprentice
MOTECHNICS LIMITED
Beaconsfield (HP9 2NB)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 October 2025
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Summary
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Light Motor Vehicle Apprentice. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience working alongside qualified mechanics to learn how to service, repair, and maintain a variety of motor vehicles. It's an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about cars and eager to start a career.
- 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-Friday, 08:15-17:15.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 14 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- Assist qualified technicians with routine vehicle maintenance and mechanical repairs
- Learn to diagnose vehicle faults using diagnostic tools and software
- Help with the removal and replacement of components and parts (e.g. brakes, suspension, tires)
- Maintain workshop cleanliness, safety, and organisation
- Complete on-the-job and off-the-job training as part of the apprenticeship program
- Follow all health, safety, and environmental procedures
- Keep accurate records of work completed and parts used
- Communicate effectively with supervisors and team members
Where you'll work
17 Baring Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 2NB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Basic understanding of vehicle components (preferred but not required).
About this employer
Located in the heart of Beaconsfield, we at Motechnics know how important your vehicle is to you. Offering a wide range of services to all makes and models, we pride ourselves on our commitment to provide a professional, friendly, and speedy service. Operated by dealership trained and qualified technicians with over 20 years of experience, this enables us to combat any challenges we're presented with. In this time, we have gained a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the industry as well as a great customer database, showing our customer service is an upmost priority here at Motechnics. We are completely independent, allowing us to be competitive in pricing, as well as adding a personal touch.
After this apprenticeship
- Comprehensive training through a registered apprenticeship program
- Mentorship from experienced professionals
- Opportunity to earn while you learn
- Support with trade qualification
- Career development and growth opportunities in the automotive sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE WINDSOR FOREST COLLEGES GROUP
email@motechnics.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340201.
Apply now
Closes in 28 days (Friday 31 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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