Motor Vehicle Body Repair or Body Fitting Advanced Apprenticeship

The Motor Vehicle Body Repair or Body Fitting Advanced Apprenticeship programme is designed to give you the relevant training and education required to become a successful employee within the motor industry. Learning through practical and theory sessions at the College is teamed with work-based experience and training in order to achieve a level 3 qualification.

What will I learn?
The course combines developing your practical and theoretical skills to produce workmanship of the highest quality. The type of work carried out in the workplace will determine the choice between body fitting or body repair. Students complete seven units including units relating to good housekeeping, health and safety and maintaining positive working relationships. Additional units include:

• Remove and Replace Structural Body Panels and components.


• Repair Structural Body Panels and Components


• Rectify vehicle Misalignment


• Carry out Complete Vehicle Refinishing Operations


• Rectify Paint Defects


• Remove and Refit Major Mechanical and Trim Items

Optional unit:

• Repair Glass Fibre Panels (Body Repair only)

As part of the Apprenticeship framework you will also study Employment Rights and Responsibilities, and Functional Skills/GCSEs in English and maths, plus ICT

What are the entry requirements?

Candidates should have a strong interest in the area of body repair, refinishing or body fitting. You will need to be dedicated and committed to your study and be responsible for your own learning. You will be required to attend an interview with the work based learning team and have already completed an NVQ Level 2 in Motor Vehicle Body Repair, Refinishing or Body Fitting.

Students on this course are required to be employed in a suitable work placement with a body repair motor company and should normally have four GCSEs (grades A*-D), including English, maths and science.

What can I do next?

Following further training and development, career pathways may include progression to roles such as insurance assessor, automotive loss adjuster, or visual damage assessor or possible progression to an Advanced Apprenticeship.

How To Apply

Our aim is to make it as easy as possible to secure your place on your ideal programme.
Simply download and complete the relevant application form and return it to our Admissions team as early as possible.
You can return your completed application form in person or by post to our Colchester
(for applications to Colchester and Clacton) or Braintree campuses:

Admissions

Colchester Institute

Sheepen Road

Colchester

CO3 3LL

Admissions

The College at Braintree

Church Lane

Braintree

CM7 5SN

If you are currently at school, please check with them as some schools will be coordinating applications centrally.
If you have any further questions about the application process, please visit our
Frequently Asked Questions page.

Applying for an Apprenticeship

Download Application Form - Full-Time Courses & Apprenticeships (PDF)

Considering an apprenticeship?
Many young people look to an apprenticeship to gain valuable skills directly in the workplace.
You can apply for both an apprenticeship, and a full-time course as your back up,
but note that you will need to do some research to find an employer willing to take you on as an apprentice
if you do not already have one.

If you are applying for an apprenticeship please use the application form above,
ensuring you complete section 4 of the form. In order to start your apprenticeship you must have an employer
ready to complete your apprenticeship with.

Please contact our Apprenticeship Hub team on 01206 712412 or
apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk
or visit our Apprenticeships Section
for details and support when finding an employer. If you already have an employer please include
their contact details in section 4 of the application form. If you require any more information about
the apprenticeships we offer, please click "Read more..." below:

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