Motor Vehicle Entry Level

The Motor Vehicle course is mainly practical, with theory elements which will help to back up your projects. All our courses focus on the future, including carbon awareness and electric and hybrid vehicle maintenance, operation and replacement offering hi-tech equipment to train and prepare for employment.

We have many links with industry employers who will visit the campus throughout the course, providing learners with valuable insights into the motor vehicle trade.

As a further bonus, this course offers the opportunity for work experience and the right candidate could even be selected for an apprenticeship.

You will work on a wide variety of vehicles as you learn new skills. The whole idea is for the course to be practical and hands on from the very beginning. This will include working on a number of cars and building confidence in replacing tyres, brakes, suspensions, chassis and frames, engines, transmissions and servicing while also learning the principles of engines and electrical systems. The course content includes the basics of working with cars including working safely, tools and equipment, engine components and operation, repair processes, wheels and tyre checks, valeting, vehicle construction and servicing. Working from our industry standard workshops, you'll learn about the industry from our professional tutors. We are kitted out with everything you would find in a professional garage and away from the workshop, there'll be trips to Birmingham NEC, industry shows and employer visits.

When you do a vocational qualification you will learn in a workshop, salon or studio as appropriate for your subject and you will usually be assessed through practical assessments, projects, assignments and oral and written questions. There may be exams in some subjects and your tutor will prepare you for these.

Students for this entry level course will be assessed prior to an offer of a place on a course.

Successful students may progress onto the next level in their chosen subject, into employment or an apprenticeship, or, after a level 3 qualification, to Higher Education at the University Centre Grimsby or other other University.

Many learners progress into employment in the motor industry, some have gone onto the Motorsports College. One learner from two years ago now has a job with a racing team.