Virtual Open Event - Motor Vehicle

MOTOR VEHICLE

Welcome to Motor Vehicle

Students on our Motor Vehicle courses learn their practical skills in our fantastic training area which replicates a modern vehicle repair centre and even has its own spray bake booth. These excellent facilities, coupled with our knowledgeable and passionate lecturers, will give you the opportunity to develop your skills in everything from car maintenance to hybrid vehicle fault diagnosis.

There are many exciting career opportunities within this fast-paced field, and at Petroc, we work closely with local employers to give you plenty of opportunities to find out about the different careers available within this industry and are as employment-ready as possible.

Watch this video from our Head of Motor Vehicle, Mark Glover to hear all about the Motor Vehicle courses on offer at Petroc.

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Before you hear from our lecturers and take a look through the course content, why not hear what our students say!

"I chose to come to Petroc as it was the best local college in my area to get the qualifications that I required for my future career as a qualified mechanic.

The highlight of the course so far has been our trip to the NEC in Birmingham for the Autosport International.

After my apprenticeship ends, I plan to continue working within the dealership where I am currently placed but would also like to continue with my learning and develop my skills within the industry."

Josh, Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Principles Level 2 and Service & Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Standard Level 3

"Hi I’m Bertie and I’m currently undertaking a Vehicle Bodywork and Refinishing Level 2 Apprenticeship. My apprenticeship will take me a year to complete.

I chose an apprenticeship because I had completed a Level 2 bodywork full-time course and really enjoyed it so I switched to an apprenticeship to gain practical experience.

I was told that my local body shop was looking for an apprentice so got in touch with them and started working with them. I then contacted the college and set everything in place to be able to switch to an apprenticeship after the Level 2 full-time course had finished.

I work 3 days in the workplace and go to college 2 days a week. I have found Petroc very flexible in supporting me in moving to an Apprenticeship from a full time course, they were happy for me to do the apprenticeship and my tutor just assesses me in the workplace now, instead of the classroom!

The best thing about my apprenticeship is that I am working with my mentor who has been doing bodywork for over 35 years so knows so much about the trade and you wouldn’t learn that sort of knowledge just in the classroom.

I plan to stay in my current workplace as I have a job lined up with them when the apprenticeship is over.

The apprenticeship route is good because it is much more hands on and you are in the real world so have to manage your time well i.e. be on time for work organise yourself sort out your lunch. It’s also a more flexible way to learn because you are in much smaller learning environment, and I prefer to this a big class."

BERTIE, VEHICLE BODYWORK AND REFINISHING APPRENTICESHIP