Apprentice Vehicle Technician

AUTO MOTOR EXCELLENCE

Harlow (CM20 2HU)

Closes in 22 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 September 2023

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Summary

The role of the Apprentice Vehicle Technician is to maintain, service, diagnose and repair vehicles to a consistently high standard. You will typically work with passenger cars and Light Commercial Vehicles of no more than 3.5 metric tonnes. Our team are experienced technicians who are enthusiastic about developing talent in this field.

Wage

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

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Subject to performance review after 3 months we would be willing to pay up to £10.00 per hour.

Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 18:00 with 1 hour lunch breaks. Hours and days may vary and will be discussed at interview.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

3

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

Where you'll work

27 Burnt Mill
Harlow
CM20 2HU

Training

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

Training provider

HARLOW 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

Auto Motor Excellence, trading as Auto Net VIP, is a local, independently owned and operated garage in Harlow specialising in electric and hybrid vehicles. We service and repair all makes and models. We believe that resources invested into properly diagnosing vehicle faults is the most economical solution to our customers’ needs. This means our technicians have extensive training in the state-of-the-art tools they use to effect repairs the first time, without the waste of the trial-and-error method. We strive to lessen the vehicle’s impact on the environment – and the customer’s finances – by repairing or sourcing recycled components when it is safe to do so. We believe in transparency and honesty in our trade; we are always happy to explain why repairs are needed and how we strive to do them. We undertake all jobs, including warranty repairs and fleet service for light commercial vehicles (LCVs).

http://www.Autonetvip.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HARLOW COLLEGE

Kellie Tighe

ktighe@harlow-college.ac.uk

07377125961

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000201616.

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Closes in 22 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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