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    Vehicle Systems Maintenance

    Start Date: 5th September 2022

    Newcastle College Automotive 16
    • Length 10 weeks
    • Study Short Course
    • Location Automotive Academy

    Qualification Gained

    Entry Level 3 Award in Vehicle Systems Maintenance

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    More about the course

    Are you a hobbyist who spends time thinking about, and trying to fix cars? Are you thinking about re-entering into education or looking at a change of career? This short course will allow you to learn skills such as engine lubrication, spark ignition, and braking systems that will help give you experience of a wide and varied range of topics that will be useful for the beginner Vehicle Technician.

    You will be taught these skills in bite-size modules providing you with a relaxed step by step learning experience and you will be taught industry experienced and qualified staff who will pass on their knowledge and skills to guide you to successfully complete the course.

    Not only will you build confidence, but you will build skills that can be used within many working environments along with potentially leading to more education adventures or help with new career goals.

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    What can I do with a qualification in Automotive

    Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians Vehicle body builders and repairers Vehicle and Parts Salespersons and Advisers

    Daily 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.

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    Daily tasks:

    • Positions, secures and repairs external fittings including windows, doors, door handles, catches and roof attachments.
    • Installs and repairs interior fittings including seats, seatbelts and fascia in cars, sinks and special features in caravans and mobile shops.
    • Hammers out dents in bodywork, fills in small depressions or corroded areas in solder, plastic or other filler compound and replaces body panels using hand and power tools.
    • Repairs damage to chassis and engine mountings using hydraulic rams, jacks and jigs.
    • Selects, cuts, shapes and assembles materials to form parts of vehicle underframe, framework and body.
    • Diagnoses job requirements or ascertains work specifications from drawings or instructions.

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    £24,160 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Orders new supplies, arranges storage and updates stock records.
    • Organises delivery of parts and handles payment.
    • Obtains parts from store or orders from suppliers.
    • Receives orders for parts by phone, email or in person and checks availability on stock record.
    • Updates stock record, orders new vehicles from manufacturer, buys in used cars.
    • Carries out pre-delivery inspection and formal hand-over of vehicle to customer.
    • Negotiates sale price including any ‘trade-in’ and extra accessories, works out finance arrangements and completes sales paperwork.
    • Discusses customer.

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    £21,849 View more

    What can I do with a qualification in Automotive

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