Our Courses in Motor Vehicle

Our Motor Vehicle courses have been designed in close collaboration with employers and industry leaders to provide you with the most up-to-date practices needed for working life.

With access to our industry standard commercial garage, our hands-on courses ensure that you’re prepared for employment in a working garage. We offer a range of courses in specialisms including automotive maintenance, light vehicle maintenance and repair, and vehicle component fitting.

Why study Motor Vehicle at Loughborough College?

Train in our purpose-built commercial garage
Learn from guest speakers and take part in industry trips and visits
Try out a range of enrichment activities including volunteering, fundraising and sports clubs

Why choose Loughborough?

Award Winning

Two Silver Awards in the Pearson National Teaching Awards 2025

Ofsted Outstanding

Rated Outstanding for Young People and Adult Education programmes by Ofsted

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Courses

There are 4 courses available

Automotive Maintenance - IMI Level 1 Award/Certificate/Diploma

Level: 1

Attendance: Full Time (FT)

Duration: 1 Year

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Vehicle Component Fitting - IMI Level 2 Certificate

Level: 2

Attendance: Full Time (FT)

Duration: 1 Year

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Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - IMI Level 2 Diploma

Level: 2

Attendance: Full Time (FT)

Duration: 1 Year

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Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - IMI Level 3 Diploma

Level: 3

Attendance: Full Time (FT)

Duration: 1 Year

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Motor Vehicle courses at other campuses

Brooksby College

Perfect for you if you're passionate about the great outdoors, animal care, equine studies, sport, or land-based industries. Our stunning rural campus is your living classroom.

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Stephenson College

Perfect for you if you're ready to build a career in technical trades, engineering, construction, or motor vehicle technology. Get hands-on skills in our industry-standard workshops.

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Your career in

Motor Vehicle

If you like working with your hands, and have a passion for cars or bikes, an exciting career in the motor vehicle industry could be for you.

Careers

Motor Mechanic
£18,000–£35,000
Working on all vehicle mechanics and electrics, from engines and exhaust systems to air conditioning and security. Vehicle mechanics are needed in a variety of sectors, from MOT testing and breakdown recovery to racing and the armed forces.
Vehicle Master Technician
£30,000–£41,000
A vehicle master technician will have a comprehensive knowledge of mechanical, computerised and electronic systems, diagnosing and repairing complex faults.
Motor Sport Engineer
£22,000–£60,000
Responsible for the design, testing, production or maintenance of racing vehicles. You may specialise in designing and testing components or fine tuning and testing vehicles.

As an experienced motor vehicle engineer, you could earn up to £60k per year.

265,000

skilled entrants are required annually to meet demand for engineering enterprises through to 2024.

Other job prospects: Motorsport Technician £33,000 - £35,000, Tyre Technician £22,000 (Trainee: £7,000-£9,000, Qualified: £11,500-£14,500, Experienced: around £26,000), Motor Vehicle Fitter £17,000-£29,000, Motor Vehicle Technician £25,000-£35,000.

30 million

Vehicles are serviced each year in the UK.