Apprentice Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician – light vehicle Level 3
CARTEC OF BRADFORD LTD
BRADFORD (BD4 7DB)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 30 October 2026)
Posted on 18 September 2026
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Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about cars and wants to begin a career in the motor trade while gaining a recognised qualification.
As an apprentice, you will work alongside experienced technicians and learn the skills needed to inspect, service, maintain, and repair a wide range of vehicles.
- Wage
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£16,640 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, 8:30am - 5:30pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 1 November 2026
- 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 technicians with vehicle servicing, maintenance, and repairs
- Carry out basic mechanical tasks under supervision
- Learn to diagnose faults using diagnostic equipment
- Maintain a clean and safe workshop environment
- Follow health and safety procedures at all times
- Keep accurate records of work completed
- Attend college or training sessions as part of the apprenticeship programme
Where you'll work
15 BOLLING ROAD
BRADFORD
BD4 7DB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CALDERDALE COLLEGE
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
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Attention to detail
- Team working
- Desire to learn
- Timekeeping
- Reliability
- Willingness to learn
- Genuine Interest
- Mechanical Aptitude
About this employer
We are a family run business established in 1983 and based in Bradford. We always strive to deliver the highest level of service and deliver value for money. Cartec is one of West Yorkshire's longest established garages for the servicing, diagnostics and repair of cars, motorcycles and vans. We have highly trained technicians and a fully equipped workshop with all the latest vehicle test and repair equipment. We maintain some of the largest vehicle fleets of vans and cars in the Bradford area and specialise in Alpine/Renault/Dacia repairs.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to a full time role within the company, potential to become an MOT tester.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CALDERDALE COLLEGE
Shannon Ingham
Shannon.Ingham@calderdale.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053099.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 30 October 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.