Apprenticeship training course

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Servicing and repairing light vehicles.

• Qualification level: 3 ; Equivalent to A level.
• Typical duration: 36 months
• Apprenticeship category: Engineering and manufacturing
• Maximum funding: £16,000 ; Maximum amount government will fund ; for apprenticeship training.
• Also known as:
  • automotive
  • automotive engineer
  • car maintenance technician
  • car mechanic
  • motor vehicle maintenance technician
  • motor vehicle service technician
  • retail
• Skills:
  Skills an apprentice will learn

  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop.
  • 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.

Full information on Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.

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