This Bus and Coach Engineering and Maintenance knowledge qualification is particularly suitable for people who have recently begun employment as bus/coach technicians, as it covers the knowledge and practical skills required for the routine maintenance, service and repair of bus and coaches. It is also the knowledge component of the Apprenticeship framework in Bus and Coach Engineering and Maintenance Mechanical pathway.
The qualification includes the following areas, the understanding of materials, fabrication, tools and measuring and how to:
Other skills that learners will have the opportunity gain knowledge of include how to:
Successful learners will also demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of health and safety in the workplace and other skills associated with working in maintenance depots.
Learners can undertake the IMI Bus & Coach Engineering and Maintenance VRQ (Mechanical) at Level 2, as the knowledge component of the Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Bus & Coach Engineering and Maintenance mechanical pathway.
For some individuals, a Bus & Coach Engineering and Maintenance VRQ could prepare them for progression into work place.
The assessment of this VRQ is made up of three components:
Please contact an IMI approved centre.
The extension of this qualification was supported by GTG.
View this qualification on the Register of Regulated Qualifications
Start Date: Fri, 01/04/2011
End Date: Thu, 31/12/2026
Certificate End Date: Mon, 31/12/2029
