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Motor Vehicle

Light Vehicle and Maintenance and Repair Principles Diploma Level 2

This course will allow you to develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in the automotive industry.
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  • Attendance - Full-time
  • Duration - 2 years
  • Start Date - September - June
  • Where - Engineering Centre
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OVERVIEW

This course is designed to support you develop a career in the motor industry, whether you want to maintain and repair different types of vehicles (cars, vans, trucks, or even motorcycles), fit and replace parts and tyres, run your own car valeting business or work on hybrid vehicles safely. You do not need any previous experience or need to be in a current work placement.
You will have the opportunity to cover a wide range of skills and knowledge by taking a combination of mandatory and optional units. You will develop a basic understanding of health and safety, engines, cooling and lubrication, fuel, transmission systems, wheels and tyres, brakes, vehicle inspection and steering and suspension.
Under the guidance of our expert tutors who have worked in the industry themselves, you will have access to state-of-the-art equipment in our workshops. You will also have the opportunity to complete a work placement to give you experience of working in the motor vehicle industry.
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Successful completion of the Level 2 Certificate and GCSE English and maths at grade 4 or above. There is no direct entry onto this course. If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
You will be assessed through practical tasks, oral/written questioning and online tests.
Motor Vehicle apprenticeship Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles Level 3
Vehicle technician, mechanic, electrician, vehicle paint technician, maintenance fitter

WHAT CAREER PATHWAYS CAN THIS COURSE LEAD TO

Wide range of jobs in this industry

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