Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship

As an Accident Repair Technician, you will repair all elements of a vehicle after it has been involved in a collision. These range from small damage through to heavily impacted types of damage requiring complex and detailed repair or replacement of major structural elements of the vehicle.

Typically, the Accident Repair Technician works in a modern, highly technical workshop-type environment, working on a broad range of vehicles from cars and car derived vans to light commercial vehicles.

Uniquely, an Accident Repair Technician will work on and obtain a level of competence in all craft aspects of vehicle accident repair, including Mechanical, Electrical & Trim (MET); Panel Repair & Replacement; Preparation and Paint.

The Accident Repair Technician from day one embraces the need to put complete customer satisfaction, as well as commercial awareness, at the centre of everything they do. The ability to excel whilst working within a team is a key output for any Accident Repair Technician.

Course duration 36 months Applicants will display a good attitude, a positive approach to learning & development and a high level of ambition. Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment.

There are many incentives as an apprentice with The Vella Group such as:

• Free company uniform - including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with safety boots
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays per year
• Excellent starting apprenticeship wage of £7.40 per hour
• We offer a health cash back scheme called Medicash
• Perkbox – which is a rewards scheme (where you can get discount)
• Enhanced Mat and Pat leave \ enhanced sick pay

Please note that this apprenticeship includes block release college attendance at Blackpool & The Fylde College for 1 week every approx. 8-10 weeks.

Your accommodation will be provided on site at our Fleetwood Nautical Campus.