Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice

ST JOHNS GARAGE LIMITED

WORCESTER (WR2 4EU)

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 2 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 September 2025


Summary

St Johns Garage in Worcester are looking for a hard-working dedicated apprentice to train as a Motor Vehicle Technician in a spacious workshop with the latest technology, such as advanced vehicle diagnostics, and other specialist equipment, enabling provision of a full range of mechanical and technical repairs and maintenance services.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Between opening times of Monday- Friday, 08:00- 18:00 and Saturday 08:00 - 13:00.

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 9 October 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

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

  • The procedures for the maintenance of tools and the workshop
  • Routine servicing and inspection procedures
  • Steering and suspension geometries, electrical circuit requirements and calculations
  • Construction and operation of vehicle components and systems
  • Diagnose and fix common fault types, causes and effects of different types of faults
  • Other tasks and procedures related to role and apprenticeship standard

Where you'll work

UNIT 1
BRANSFORD TRADING ESTATE
BRANSFORD ROAD
WORCESTER
WR2 4EU

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

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.

Training schedule

  • Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - light vehicle
    Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will take place one day a week at Worcester campus

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

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
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

With a wealth of expertise and experience across all garage services, St John's Garage has a reputation for providing main-dealer-quality workmanship and exceptional customer service. Our spacious Worcester workshop is fitted with the latest technology, such as advanced vehicle diagnostics, and other specialist equipment, enabling us to provide a full range of mechanical and technical repairs, and maintenance services, for most makes of cars and vans (up to 3.5t), including electric and hybrid vehicles. Our dedication to ensuring every customer is satisfied makes St John's Garage the stand-out independent garage in the Worcester area. We look forward to showcasing our talents to existing and new customers alike.

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After this apprenticeship

  • On completion of their apprenticeship programme, the successful candidate may be given the opportunity to be a full-time permanent technician

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF WORCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE

Erica Swingell

eswingell@howcollege.ac.uk

01527405997

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342916.

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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 2 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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