Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians accept calls for help and repair and service the mechanical parts and electrical/electronic circuitry and components of cars, lorries, buses, motorcycles and other motor vehicles, and repair and service auto air-conditioning systems.

Entry Reqirements

Level 3 NVQ; A Levels

Typical Tasks

• Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
• Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
• Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
• Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
• Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
• Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
• Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
• Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.

Desired Skills

Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Active Listening, Speaking, Mathematics, Monitoring, Writing, Science