Vacancy details
- Reference Number
- VAC2000015333
- Closing Date
- Thursday 26th March 2026
- Level
- Advanced (Level 3)
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Planned Start Date
- Sunday 19th April 2026
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Salary
- £15,704 a year
- Related Course
- Hyundai Apprenticeship Programme
- Apprenticeship Area
- Engineering and manufacturing
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle
Job description
At Hyundai, you’ll be working within a fast-paced, challenging, environment, where you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and challenge convention. As a global automotive manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing, you’ll have the opportunity to work within an international business environment and grow with the company.
Ancaster Hyundai are currently seeking a Light Vehicle Technician Apprentice to join their dealership. This is an exciting role with first-class training and outstanding long-term career prospects.
Duties will include:
- Working alongside qualified Technicians with the investigation, repair and service of vehicles
- Producing estimates
- Carrying out diagnostics
- Warranty work
- Assisting with MOTs on vehicles
- Other general technical duties and general housekeeping
- Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers
Vacancy information
Monday- Friday, 8.00am- 5.00pm with a 30-min lunch.
40 hours per week
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- GCSE Maths And English 4 (Essential)
- Other Automotive Level 2 (Desired)
- Candidates will work towards achieving the Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship Standard at Level 3
- They will also be required to study towards achieving Level 2 maths and English functional skills if they do not already hold equivalent qualifications
The programme lasts for 36-months. The training incorporates underpinning knowledge in partnership and managed by EMTEC Colleges. Throughout the duration of the programme the candidates will be expected to travel to EMTEC’s training centre in Nottingham for 24 separate weeks to carry out skills training.
Regular visits to the dealership from EMTEC Vocational Learning Advisors will take place, who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace.
Assessment Includes: On-going assessment of soft skills and behaviours, a behaviour assessment, Knowledge and understanding tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2, Skills tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2.
This is followed by the synoptic assessment, of which there are four components: Logbook (final year review to assess apprentice’s progress), Behaviour Assessment, Knowledge Test (an in-depth, online test exploring knowledge/understanding of the apprentice) and Skills Test (two-day practical examination of the skills of the apprentice).
Each apprentice will achieve the following:
- Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle) (ST0033/AP03) Standard
- Level 3 Award in Automotive Refrigerant Handling (EC842-2006) QCF
- Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement QCF
- Certified Hyundai courses
- Possible permanent position on the completion of the apprenticeship
- Further opportunities to develop career to become a fully qualified master technician and MOT tester
- On completion of the apprenticeship the average salary of a light vehicle technician is anywhere between 24k-27k. While most experienced technicians may earn up to £33k per year
Employer information
In 2010, Ancaster Hyundai was established as a small 8-car showroom tucked away in a quiet road in South Croydon, South
London. Today, Ancaster Hyundai Croydon sits proudly on Purley Way, Croydon as the largest Hyundai showroom in the UK.
Employer benefits information
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28 days inclusive of bank holidays.
Vacancy location
Address Details:
ANCASTER GROUP LIMITED
Unit 5
218 Purley Way
Croydon
CR0 4XG
