Automotive Maintenance and Repair - Level 2

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Length 1 year
Study Full-Time
Location Automotive Academy, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Qualification Gained

Level 2 City and Guilds Certificate/Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

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More about the course

Due to the advancements in automotive technology, the industry requires technicians who can work with complex electrical, hybrid and alternative fuel systems. This Automotive Maintenance and Repair course teaches you the fundamental service and repair techniques found in the modern automotive industry.

This Automotive course is perfect if you have a keen interest in cars, like to fault-find and enjoy the challenge of fixing and understanding how things work.

You'll be taught at our Automotive Academy by experienced technicians and will become skilled in using electrical multi-meters, Snap-on diagnostics, computerised steering geometry and wheel balancing equipment.

Call us now 0191 200 4000

Email us enquiries@ncl-coll.ac.uk

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Kevin Illingworth

Course Leader - Automotive

"I have lots of years’ experience teaching and working in the Automotive industry, working for brands like Nissan. My job gives me the chance to teach the things I am most passionate about. Teaching Automotive is interesting, rewarding and lots of fun."

Daily tasks:

Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.

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Median Salary

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Daily tasks:

Orders new supplies, arranges storage and updates stock records.
Organises delivery of parts and handles payment.
Obtains parts from store or orders from suppliers.
Receives orders for parts by phone, email or in person and checks availability on stock record.
Updates stock record, orders new vehicles from manufacturer, buys in used cars.
Carries out pre-delivery inspection and formal hand-over of vehicle to customer.
Negotiates sale price including any ‘trade-in’ and extra accessories, works out finance arrangements and completes sales paperwork.
Discusses customer.

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Median Salary

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Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians

Daily tasks:

Repairs and services air conditioning, heating and engine-cooling systems.
Installs additional electrical amenities such as radio/CD players, aerials.
Checks condition of electrical/electronic systems and carries out servicing tasks.
Diagnoses faults in electrical/electronic circuitry, removes faulty components and fits replacements.
Carries out routine maintenance checks on oil and air filters, brakes and other vehicle parts/systems.
Reassembles, tests, adjusts and tunes the appropriate parts, systems or entire engine.
Removes, dismantles, repairs and replaces defective parts and prepares new parts using appropriate tools.
Visually checks, test drives or uses test equipment to diagnose engine and mechanical faults.

Median Salary

£25,953 View more

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Vehicle and Parts Salespersons and Advisers

Daily tasks:

Orders new supplies, arranges storage and updates stock records.
Organises delivery of parts and handles payment.
Obtains parts from store or orders from suppliers.
Receives orders for parts by phone, email or in person and checks availability on stock record.
Updates stock record, orders new vehicles from manufacturer, buys in used cars.
Carries out pre-delivery inspection and formal hand-over of vehicle to customer.
Negotiates sale price including any ‘trade-in’ and extra accessories, works out finance arrangements and completes sales paperwork.
Discusses customer.

Median Salary

£21,849 View more

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