Apprentice HGV Mechanic / MOT Tester

As an Apprentice HGV Mechanic/MOT Tester, you will:

• Gain practical experience repairing, servicing and maintaining heavy goods vehicles. This is undertaken via a work placement at a 3rd party workshop. Please note: some workshops might be an hour away from the advertised location
• Spend time away from home; this involves attending college overnight for 8 blocks per year, to work towards a qualification in heavy goods vehicle repair and maintenance. This is a mandatory part of the role
• Typically, spend one to two days a week shadowing a Vehicle Standards Assessor mentor at 3rd party testing facilities. Here you will learn the various processes and routines used in vehicle testing
• This will be your full time role on completion of the apprenticeship

• At the end of this apprenticeship, you will hold a Level 3 qualification in Heavy Goods and Vehicle Maintenance as well as being fully trained to carry out MOTs on buses and HGVs
• Functional Skills will be included (if required)
• College training will be on a block release basis with our training provider
• You will spend time working in one of our partner workshops learning and doing your apprenticeship tasks. You will also spend on average one to two days a week learning how to conduct MOTs within DVSA

• At the end of the apprenticeship, we will seek to offer a permanent role as a Vehicle Standards Assessor
• You will be qualified to apply for promotion to Team Leader, Specialist Vehicle Approver or Vehicle Examiner
• You will be able to apply for roles across DVSA and the Civil Service
• We will fully support you with further training or apprenticeship to help you in progressing your career with us