Who is the Pre-vehicle testing assessment course for?

To be able to become an MOT Tester, a technician needs to have four years experience and a Level 3 qualification. The Pre-vehicle testing assessment is for Motor Vehicle Technicians who have the experience required to work competently but do not hold a qualification/accreditation scheme to prove it.

What does this do?

It addresses the lack of recognition of current competence which doesn’t allow technicians without a qualification to progress in their careers and become an MOT Tester. Technicians’ competence is benchmarked against National Occupational Standards regarding the following systems:

• Brakes
• Suspension
• Steering
• Wheels and tyres
• Emissions
• Electrics
• Body/Chassis

Successful learners will be able to progress into City & Guilds (3428-02) Level 2 Award in MOT Testing to become MOT Testers.

Units delivered are:

• Knowledge of pre-vehicle testing
• Skills in pre-vehicle testing

What do you need to get onto this course:

Four years’ work experience as a technician and over the age of 21.

We also recommend that if you wish to use this route to become an MOT Tester, that you also enrol onto a Level 3 Technical Qualification for your future professional development. This can be arranged through ourselves.