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  • Level: 3
  • Study Mode: Part-time
  • Start Date: 28 September 2023
  • Time: 6-9pm
  • Duration: 8 weeks

About the course

This course is designed to build upon your current knowledge of working with electric/hybrid vehicles and includes the knowledge on how to work safely when carrying out repair activities on electric/hybrid vehicle high voltage systems.

Ideal for those working in the automotive industry or anyone who may encounter electric/hybrid vehicles within a routine maintenance situation. It contains the knowledge and skills required to work safely around a vehicle that may have had damage to its high energy/electrical system.

This award sized qualification is ideal for Maintenance and Repair Technicians to compliment current industry qualifications and experience. If you are a member of the IMI, you can use this qualification to gain IMI TechSafe™ accreditation, and therefore the ability to easily demonstrate to colleagues, customers and professionals that you’re fully qualified to be working on EV vehicles and/or vehicles with ADAS technologies.

Entry requirements

For those people who may encounter electric/hybrid vehicles within their workplace. Ideally you would have already completed the L2 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Routine Maintenance

How much does it cost?

The full fee for this course is: £449

Funding to cover the fees for this course is available from Essex County Council if you are an Automotive technician either living or working in Essex. There are a limited number of these funded spaces available until July 2024.

Contact Us or call 01279 868100 to get the most up-to-date info on fees and the financial support that may be available.

Awarding Body

IMI

Where will this course take me?

This qualification will help support your progression onto qualifications that further develop their knowledge and skills within a technical role, carrying out repair and replacement of high voltage components on Electric/Hybrid vehicles in particular our Level 4 Award in the Diagnosis, Testing and Repair of Electric/Hybrid Vehicles and Components.

Core modules

This course has two units covering the following skills;

  • Working safely on an electric/hybrid vehicle,
  • Using information to carry out the task,
  • Carrying out repairs on high energy electrical systems,
  • Recording information and making suitable recommendations.

How will I be assessed?

Practical assessment

I'm interested. What should I do now?

Call 01279 868100 and talk to an Admissions Adviser
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Funding Your Course

If you're aged 19 or over and you want to study A Levels, an Access to Higher Education Diploma, or a Level 3 to 6 Vocational Qualification, you could be eligible for an Advanced Learner Loan.