Vehicle technicians, mechanics
and electricians

Description

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.

Tasks

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

Educational Requirements

There are no formal academic entry requirements, although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades or an equivalent qualification. Training is undertaken off- and on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs at Levels 2 and 3 are available. Apprenticeships at NVQ/SVQ Levels 2 and 3 are available and take three to four years to complete.