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Accident Repair Technician - Advanced Apprenticeship

Summary

A motor vehicle Accident Repair Technician repairs all elements of a vehicle after it has sustained some type of collision damage. These range from small damage through to heavily impacted types of damage requiring complex and detailed repair or replacement of major structural elements of the vehicle. Typically, the Accident Repair Technician works in a modern highly technical workshop-type environment, working on a broad range of vehicles from cars and car derived vans to light commercial vehicles.

Next course dates

Start date Location Duration
Anytime
Bispham Campus
Anytime
Bispham Campus

Where can this subject lead?

Career progression

You may specialise in any of the disciplines covered through the completion of this course. Possible enrolment onto the Assessors of Accident Damaged Vehicles course.

What will I learn?

Industry placement, field trips and guest speakers

You will work at least 30 hours per week in a vehicle accident repair organisation.

How will I learn?

The Advanced Apprenticeship is 28 months in duration, dependant on previous experience and achievement. The course is a mixture of work based evidence collection and written question and answer papers.

All evidence is collected and stored on an e-portfolio to allow you to work at your own pace. You will be observed in the workplace by your subject specialist Skills Coach. You will be required to complete 20% off the job training during your time on programme. College attendance is on a block release basis at Blackpool and The Fylde College. You will complete an end point assessment which will include a practical inspection of your skills and behaviours and a knowledge test to confirm underpinning knowledge gained.

Expert tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of adult education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver.

The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.