Vehicle Technician

 

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WHAT IS THE JOB?

The work of the Vehicle Technician includes:
Scheduled Servicing and tuning
   
Using specialised equipment to diagnose and locate
  faults
   
Overhauling and reconditioning components
   
Testing and measuring vehicle performance

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
 
Vehicle Technicians need to:
Be good with their hands, think logically and be able
  to solve practical problems
   
Have 4/5 years secondary education with ideally
  passes in science, particularly physics or technical
  based subjects
   
Be able to understand technical data and apply the
  information in practice.
   
Have an aptitude for mechanical principles and like
working as part of a team.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
Serve a recognised apprenticeship including planned work experience coupled with training courses at a local Training Centre, College or with the vehicle manufacturer and regular assessment of performance in the workplace.

QUALIFICATIONS
 
Achievement of work based competence assessments leads to a Scottish/National Vocational Qualification (S/NVQ) awarded at: LEVEL 3 (Maintenance and Repair).

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