Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Who is the apprenticeship for?
This apprenticeship is ideal for employees looking to become Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technicians (Heavy Vehicle) capable of servicing and repairing heavy goods vehicles and vehicles with a gross weight of over 3500kg. It is suitable for those working in either a dealership, for a manufacturer or for an independent garage that deals with many different makes of vehicles.
Diploma Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Level 3
36 months
City & Guilds
What will they learn?
This apprenticeship has been designed to give your employees all the technical skills and knowledge they need to work on all the systems found within a huge range of heavy goods vehicles, ranging from replacing simple parts to complex fault diagnostics.
Your employees will learn how to:
- Develop deep technical and diagnostic competence in response to the increasing complexity of vehicle technologies
- Develop sophisticated customer service behaviours
- Motivate themselves and others to contribute to the commercial success of your company
How will they learn?
Our Personal Tutors will deliver high-quality face-to-face learning and coaching and provide all the resources your employee will need to progress quickly. Our intuitive learner management system ‘Bud’ will really bring the subject to life through interactive learning tools, access to complementary online resources and relevant social communities, as well as provide real-time learner information so that you will always know what your employee is learning and how they are progressing.
This apprenticeship will develop your employees’ knowledge, skills and behaviours in the following areas:
Knowledge
- The fundamentals of HV technologies
- The types and associated characteristics of HV and their configurations and applications
- Diagnosing principles and logical problem solving techniques related to HV
- How to service, inspect and maintain vehicles and trailers to the expected standards
- The importance of safety inspection and maintenance schedules
- Complex problem solving techniques
Skills
- Basic tasks with tools and equipment used for basic mechanical and electrical procedures
- Keep updated with emerging new technologies
- Maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop
- Use a range of diagnostic and electrical measuring equipment to identify faults and underlying causes
- Maintain records to company and operators’ licence obligations and regulation
- Carry out final quality checks before handover to the customer without supervision
Behaviours
- Reliable, flexible, diligent and good timekeeper
- Continuous development of both self, team and processes
- Operate effectively as a team member taking ownership and responsibility when required and be honest
- Communicate effectively in both oral and written mediums
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Your pathway to success
Becoming a qualified heavy vehicle diagnostic technician is a skill for life and can open doors to a long and rewarding career. As a diagnostic technician you could advance to the Advanced Diagnostics & Management Higher Level apprenticeship, or work in the industry in a variety of areas, for example independent garages, workshops, dealerships and specialist repair shops.
There is great scope to specialise within the world of automotive repair and maintenance. Completing a Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs Advanced Level apprenticeship could lead to further opportunities, as the Vehicle Maintenance and Repair apprenticeship framework is popular with employers in England and is supported by a wide range of employers of all sizes (micro, small/medium and large) across the sector including Jaguar Land Rover, Honda, Mercedes Benz, Toyota, Ford and BMW.
At Paragon Skills we are committed to inspiring you to succeed and are there to support you throughout every stage of your Heavy Vehicle Maintenance Advanced Level apprenticeship.
We are looking for learners who are as committed and as passionate as we are. If this is you, then speak to us today about the opportunities available to you with motor vehicle apprenticeships and the Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs Advanced apprenticeship. Jump-start your career with Paragon Skills.
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It is suitable for those working in either a dealership for a manufacturer or for an independent garage that deals with many different makes of vehicles.
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