Bus and Coach Technician | Apprentice Opportunity

Job description
As an Apprentice, you’ll work for Corserv and get hands-on experience to help gain new skills while working alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

In this apprenticeship, you will be working on a range of buses and coaches to learn automotive skills to a nationally recognised standard - this is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hardworking person to take their first steps in the automotive industry. There is a UK skills shortage within the automotive sector, so you will be among the next generation of body shop technicians.

You will -
• understand the fundamentals of existing and emerging mechanical vehicle design and systems
• carry out routine mechanical servicing, planned preventative maintenance and “health checks alongside routine vehicle servicing
• inspect, diagnose and repair braking systems
• use diagnostic equipment and software to diagnose and rectify located faults on mechanical components

Salary: £1+.0++ per annum

Base: Newquay, Cornwall

Hours: Fulltime equivalent

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation and at least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

Apprenticeship offered through S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Bus and Coach Engineering Technician (level 3) which is an equivalent to A level.

Your training plan

S&B Automotive Academy is a specialist apprenticeship training provider located in Bedminster, Bristol. The apprentice will work in Cormac’s technical workshop to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours in relation to Bus & Coach apprenticeship standard.

The apprentice will be required to commute to S&B’s Academy to attend 7 weekly training blocks a year throughout the duration of the apprenticeship.
Apprentices are assigned a workplace mentor and a college development coach who will offer support, advice, and guidance by monitoring progress using S&B’s tailored electronic logbook which both employer and the apprentice can access anytime.
Apprentices take a Gateway Assessment at the end of every year to progress onto the next phase of training until the completion of the End Point Assessment.

More training information

To be considered for this apprenticeship you must have GCSEs, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent), predicated grades are accepted, but applicants will need to complete an initial assessment. Relevant work experience or knowledge is beneficial but not essential.

Requirements Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:
• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills Needed
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Patience

About this company

Cormac (part of the Corserv group) is a leading UK civil engineering contractor, trusted by public bodies and private clients both in Cornwall and, increasingly, beyond our home turf. We deliver the Cornwall Council Term Service Contract, together with providing an exceptionally wide range of specialist highways and environment services, surfacing, consultancy and design. Cormac is committed to an ambitious programme of growth. In Cornwall that means constantly innovating and improving the civil engineering, surfacing and environmental services we provide and strengthening our connections with the institutions and community groups we serve. But growth means stepping up our activity beyond Cornwall too, building on our proven track record in collaboration and our unique community-facing approach. We welcome the opportunity for new partnerships with public bodies, councils, community groups and consulting civil engineers across the South West.

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After this apprenticeship

We are committed to providing you with all the support and training you need to gain your Apprenticeship Qualification and to develop your career further with us. As a company we love to help our employees by encouraging them, this could open up even more career opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Yasmine Thomson -

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000268122.