Level 3 Advanced Apprentice Automotive: Light Vehicle Technician, West Midlands
JLR
Warwick (CV34 6SW)
Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 10 March 2026)
Posted on 26 February 2026
Contents
Summary
The four‑year Level 3 in Light Vehicle Maintenance follows the Skills England Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician standard. Throughout the programme, apprentices develop Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours (KSBs). These are formally assessed during the EPA, where learners demonstrate technical competence gained during training.
- Wage
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£16,893 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:00 AM to 4:45PM Monday - Thursday and reduced hours on Friday's; you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us.
32 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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10
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
During your apprenticeship, you’ll spend a significant portion of your first year at Warwickshire College Group’s Trident College based in Warwickshire (CV34 6SW). Your typical hours at the training provider will be from 8:00 AM to 4:45PM Monday - Thursday and reduced hours on Friday's; you will receive a confirmed timetable upon joining us. Here you’ll be assigned a Work-Based Learning Manager (WBLM) and a JLR early careers cohort leader to support you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
Year 1 – Foundation Phase - In your first year, you'll focus on building your foundational knowledge of engineering and essential workplace competencies to ensure safety. You’ll spend time in workshops developing practical skills such as welding, electrical installation, milling, and fault finding. You’ll also take part in regular plant placements where you’ll have the opportunity to apply these newly acquired skills in a real-world environment. You will complete Phase One of the Light Vehicle qualification
Year 2 – Academic Knowledge and Skills Development - In your second year, you’ll divide your time between your workplace and training provider through block release. During this time, you will complete phase 2 Light Vehicle qualification and put your academic knowledge into action while working on site.
Year 3 – Academic Knowledge and Competence Development – In your third year you’ll divide your time between your workplace and training provider, spending four days on plant and one day at your training provider each week to complete Phase Three of the Light Vehicle qualification. You will continue to put your academic knowledge into action while working on site, focusing on developing your skills beyond the basics and working on real-world projects on-site at JLR.
Year 4 – Continuation of Competence Development and End Point Assessment - In your final year, you’ll complete your apprenticeship and prepare for your End Point Assessment, supported every step of the way by your Early Careers Cohort Leader.
This exciting programme is designed to help you build practical skills, deepen your technical knowledge, and develop key workplace behaviours like teamwork and problem-solving.
For this apprenticeship you will be based in our Engineering Operations (EO) team or Event Vehicle Operations (EVO) team.
Where you'll work
Trident Park
Poseidon Way
Warwick
CV34 6SW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WARWICKSHIRE 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
Engineering Operations (EO) (Gaydon, Whitley or Ryton)
Engineering Operations (EO) are at the heart of JLR Engineering. Involved at every stage of the engineering process, they underpin technical innovation and product delivery with programme management, tools and processes and specialist technical services to deliver our world class products. A diverse team, EO harness a variety of skill sets, from project management, information management and data analytics, to building and testing prototypes. By joining Engineering Operations, you will make a difference to what we do.
As an apprentice within Engineering Operations, you could join one of us in one of the following teams:
Prototype Vehicle Team – you will work within the Product Development Workshops to deliver prototype vehicles for testing. You will learn mechanical and electrical skills for servicing and preparing test vehicles. In doing so, you will develop diagnostic and problem identification skills on prototype vehicles. All of this will be supported by a deep knowledge of best-in-class health and safety practices.
Test Team – You will develop industry-leading skills and practices within a full vehicle or component test environment. To do this you will learn a depth of technical proficiency in vehicle and rig building. This will require you to have a knowledge of mechanical theory, precision measurement, fluid power systems, fabrication and machining skills. All of this will be supported by a deep knowledge of best-in-class health and safety practices.
NVH Workshop Team – The NVH Workshop team enables the vehicle to be prepared for testing. To do so, you will learn amongst other things how to carryout mechanical tasks on basic and complex component systems while carrying out fault finding and diagnostics of NVH issues. You will undertake road tests and vehicle appraisals and install NVH materials and acoustic packs. You will complete tyre replacements, wheel balancing and road force variation checks. You will also learn how to carry out power down / power ups on electric vehicles and manufacture small bracketry to support instrumentation installation. You will also support NVH vehicle chambers with driving on the rolling road
Event Vehicle Operations (EVO) – Fen End
The primary purpose of JLR Event Vehicle Operations is to prepare and maintain fleets of vehicles to the highest possible standards both dynamically & aesthetically for a broad range of business requirements. Thus, giving the candidate the opportunity to work on a range of vehicles such as a single vehicle for a motoring journalist or other VIP’s, to management of fleets of up to 200 vehicles to support launch events or significant marketing requirements. The successful candidate will also be responsible for vehicle preparations for New Product Reveals, External Events, Photographic / Communications work, and Press requirements.
As part of your apprenticeship, you will also complete the Global Learner Journey. A programme that teaches you about JLR products. There are 4 modules in the GLJ Training, Service and Maintenance, Chassis, Electrical Diagnostics and Powertrain, each module takes approx. 5-6 months to complete, and each module has a competency assessment at the end to ensure you are competent to carry out the skills taught on your own and in a timely manner.
Alongside the Apprenticeship and the GLJ there will be opportunities to get involved with TIC (Team Improvement Circle) projects and Ideas for improvement. There will be opportunities to gain experience across the department, as well as Volunteering projects within the local community and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) events that you will have the opportunity to be involved with.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade c)
- Maths (grade c)
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
LIVE THE EXCEPTIONAL WITH SOUL We are the proud creators. The curious minds. Inspired to create unique vehicles, to realise our vision of modern luxury. We work as one. Shaping the future. Motivated by a love for our customer. United by a deep admiration for each other. Our sense of integrity and our spirit of excellent empowers us. Our ambition to grow. Our passion to chart new landscapes of innovation, encourages us to dream. It’s what drives us. To be visionaries. To be creators.
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Company benefits
You’ll enjoy a generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, an excellent pension scheme and access to a wide range of deals and discounts from retailers and sports clubs.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Qualified Light Vehicle Technician (First Step After EPA)
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000018019.
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Closes in 8 days (Tuesday 10 March 2026)
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