Vehicle Accident Repair (Multi-Skilled) - Level 2
Start Date: 1st September 2025
- Length 1 year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Automotive Academy
Qualification Gained
Level 2 IMI Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (Multi-Skilled) Diploma
Levels ExplainedMore about the course
Do you have an interest in cars? Are you keen to learn how to repair and fix vehicles? This Vehicle Accident Repair (Multi-Skilled) course is the perfect step to landing your dream job in the automotive industry.
You will learn about body repair, mechanical, electrical and trim, paint and refinishing, as well as the natural repair processes and procedures found in the automotive industry.
Teaching is based at Newcastle College Automotive Academy and you will practise your skills on the latest Nissan and hybrid vehicles whilst being taught by tutors who have years of experience in dealerships, manufacturers and garages.
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Meet our staff and students
Kevin Illingworth
Course Leader - Automotive"I have lots of years’ experience teaching and working in the Automotive industry, working for brands like Nissan. My job gives me the chance to teach the things I am most passionate about. Teaching Automotive is interesting, rewarding and lots of fun."
Automotive at Newcastle College
What can I do with a qualification in Automotive?
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:
- 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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What can I do with a qualification in Automotive?
Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians
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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Vehicle and Parts Salespersons and Advisers
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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Levels Explained
College or Sixth Form. What's the difference?
16-18 Financial Support
How to Apply
What's happening?
November Open Event
Rye Hill Campus
Wednesday 6th November 2024
4:45pm - 7:00pm
Newcastle College University Centre Open Event
Rye Hill Campus
Tuesday 19th November 2024
4:30pm - 7:00pm
December Open Event
Rye Hill Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
4:45pm - 7:00pm
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