- Duration
1 year
- Attendance
- 3 days per week
- Location
- Plumpton College
Course Overview
Ignite your passion for motor vehicle maintenance and repair with this diverse programme.
This course is the ideal next step for a student who has completed a Level 1 Vehicle maintenance or Engineering programme. This is a challenging programme which will enable you to develop industry standard skills and knowledge of a wide range of light vehicle engineering systems and service requirements, with learners developing the competence and confidence to efficiently replace key components. Students will discover the functions of complex systems within today’s vehicles and how these systems integrate with one other to operate to the manufacturer’s specification.
Work Experience
Study programmes include a minimum of compulsory work experience hours achieved through one day a week or block placements. The amount of hours required is dependent on the study programme.
Careers Hub
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Modules
Course content
- Health & Safety
- Materials and Fabrication skills
- Routine light vehicle maintenance
- Drive line & transmissions
- Job roles in the automotive industry
- Engine systems components and operation
- Engine cooling and lubrication
- Steering and suspension systems
- Braking systems
- Maintenance of wheels and tyres
- Fuel, ignition, air and exhaust systems
- Vehicle lighting systems
- Chassis units and components
Entry Requirements
Successful completion of Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Principles Level 2 Certificate or equivalent
English or Maths GCSE grade 9-4 (previous grade structure A*-C).
Mature students without the above requirements will be considered.
Bursaries
Financial support could be available to you depending on your household income, eligibility criteria, and level of study. A bursary, which is money given directly by the Government, could help fund bus travel, accommodation, course equipment, college meals, or educational trips.
Course Fees
Students aged 16-18 on 31st August in the year of starting the course do not pay tuition fees.
Students aged 19-23 studying their Level 1, 2 or first Level 3 may be entitled to tuition fee waiver depending on criteria eligibility.
Students aged 24+ who are studying a second Level 3 course or aged 24+ who are studying their first Level 3 course will have to pay tuition fees, depending on the course.
Students on low income who can prove they earn less than £25,000 (from September 2024); are unemployed; or receive state benefits could be entitled to a tuition fee waiver.
All students pay a standard facility fee of £150 to use communal, non-educational facilities.
Material fees apply to Floristry, Blacksmithing and Metalwork, Agricultural Engineering, and Motor Vehicle students, which contribute to quality resources and equipment for their studies.
Equipment & PPE
Students on a 14-16, Level 1, 2, 3, or Foundation Learning course may be required to purchase equipment such as a uniform, PPE, or kit before starting their course. Material fees are applicable depending depending on the course studied.
Work Experience
Work experience enhances your studies and is an important part of your course. It ensures you leave college ready for the world of work. It is compulsory to undertake an element of work experience when studying a Level 1, 2, or 3 course.
