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Skill Overview

A Heavy Vehicle (HV) technician services, inspects and repairs HVs and
associated trailers. They work in either a dealership of a particular manufacturer or for an independent garage, franchise or large fleet operator that deals with many different makes of vehicles.

Technicians work on all the systems found within the vehicle, from
replacing simple parts through to solving complex faults with the use of
diagnostic methods and equipment.

They must have strong problem-solving skills and a good grasp of the
theoretical and practical aspects of vehicle systems.

Apprentices can expect to cover 14 different units, from Health and Safety to Diagnosing Engine System Faults.

Learning will take place by block delivery, with six blocks per year across
two sites – The Manchester College and Perivale.

Apprentices will be supported by an appointed learning coach who will
deliver 20 progress reviews (14 face-to-face sessions and six
Skype calls).

Once achieved, apprentices can progress onto Engineering Technician recognition or professional body membership, or onto a Level 4 Management qualification.

Learning Objectives

• Group 1 – Soft Skills and Behaviours
• Group 2 – Health, Safety and Good Housekeeping in the Automotive
environment
• Group 3 – Using hand tools and equipment in the Heavy
Vehicle work environment
• Group 4 – Support for job roles within the Automotive environment
• Group 5 – Conduct routine Heavy Vehicle maintenance
• Group 6 – Remove and replace Heavy Vehicle Chassis units and
components
• Group 7 – Remove and replace Heavy Vehicle Engine system
units and components
• Group 8 – Remove and replace Heavy Vehicle Electrical system
units and components
• Group 9 – Remove and replace Heavy Vehicle Transmission
and Driveline system units and components
• Group 10 – Identify and agree motor vehicle customer service
needs
• Group 11 – Diagnose and rectify Heavy Vehicle Auxiliary Electrical
system faults
• Group 12 – Inspect Heavy Vehicles to comply with legal requirements
• Group 13 – Diagnose and rectify Heavy Vehicle Engine system
faults
• Group 14 – Diagnose and rectify Heavy Vehicle

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Funding Eligibility

For apprentices aged 16-21 the training costs are fully funded by the government. For apprentices aged over 21, there is a 5% co-investment which would be paid by the employer. Alternatively, the training costs can be covered by utilising the Apprenticeship Levy Fund.

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The growing complexity of today’s vehicles and the pressure to deliver a high-quality customer experience requires the retail automotive sector to attract and train high calibre individuals.
Successful candidates must be able to work independently but also as part of a team, and should understand how their workshop and the dealership/garage/branch functions from a commercial
perspective. They should have good customer handling skills and should be able to identify ways in which they can work more efficiently.

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