Automotive Apprentice

HAMPSHIRE VEHICLE REPAIRS LTD

Lee-on-the-Solent (PO13 9FX)

Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 November 2025

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Automotive Apprentice to join our successful, supportive, and growing team! You’ll learn hands-on from experienced technicians while working toward your qualification. This is an exciting opportunity to gain real experience across a wide range of automotive services - not just routine work, but custom builds too!

• Wage:

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

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  • Bonus scheme

• Training course: Autocare technician (level 2)
• Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 12 January 2026

• Duration:

  2 years 6 months

• 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

As an Automotive Apprentice, you’ll learn hands-on from experienced technicians while working toward your qualification. Your training will include:

• Assisting with mechanical repairs, fault-finding and diagnostics
• Carrying out vehicle servicing to manufacturer standards
• Supporting qualified testers during MOT preparation and testing
• Using workshop tools and equipment safely and effectively
• Delivering great customer service and maintaining a clean, organised workspace

Where you'll work

Unit il1 - il2 Illustrious Daedalus Park
Daedalus Drive
Lee-on-the-Solent
PO13 9FX

Training

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

Training provider

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE

Training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

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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

Level 2 Autocare Technician apprenticeship, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

What attendance is required?

Attendance at College will be required on weekly on a weekday. Time spent training will come under the working hours per week. Your Apprenticeship Liaison Officer will liaise with you to set up mutually convenient times for consultation and assessment visits at your place of work.

It is a Government requirement for you to spend 6 hours a week working towards your “Off the Job Learning” – off the job learning can consist of college attendance, coursework, project related work, employer training, mentoring and coaching.

More training information

What does the programme include?

This apprenticeship will focus on light vehicle diagnostic processes, fault finding and equipment as well as industry relevant skills and training for example apprentices will practice:

• ​Inspecting Light Vehicles using prescribed methods
• Maintaining a healthy and safe workplace, including the maintenance of key equipment and carrying out general housekeeping
• Use specific company IT systems within the workplace, including Point-of-sale systems and hand-held devices.
• Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and colleagues
• Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability

On completion of this Standard the Autocare Technician will be eligible to apply for IMI membership as a Registered Young Professional or if they wish as an Associate Member. They would also gain entry onto the IMI Professional Register.

Learning and assessment

Apprentices build a portfolio of work and your Apprenticeship Liaison Officer will be in regular contact to provide support, and to arrange on-site visits to observe the apprentices’ ability and skills in their daily role. It is important for the apprentice to take ownership of their own learning by seeking out opportunities to gain new skills on the job with the employer. The apprentice’s final grade will be determined by the collective assessments known as “the end point assessment” and has a Pass/Distinction grade.

The three assessments are:

• Online knowledge based tests
• Skills test (knowledge and behaviours are observed in the workplace)
• Professional discussion (apprentice is to demonstrate that they can apply the broad range of knowledge, skills and behaviours in the Standard)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 3/D/Functional Skills Level 1)
• Maths (grade 3/D/Functional Skills Level 1)

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
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness
• Reliability
• Good timekeeping

Other requirements

Living in Fareham, Gosport and surrounding areas are best to apply due to less commuting distance.

About this employer

Hampshire Vehicle Repairs (HVR) has been keeping drivers safely on the road since 1969, earning a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and friendly service. Our Daedalus site, open for the last 6.5 years, continues that legacy—offering everything from mechanical repairs and servicing to MOTs and bespoke camper-van conversions through HVR Customs.

https://hvrgroup.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

•Clear career progression & long-term opportunities within a respected business •Bonus scheme •Free onsite parking •Staff discounts •Tools provided •Company pension (21 years and over) •Supportive training environment with experienced mentors

After this apprenticeship

You can go on to study the Level 2 IMI in MOT Testing (Classes 4 & 7).

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000001932.

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Closes in 16 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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