Motor Vehicle
Motor Vehicle
STUDYING MOTOR VEHICLES AT WESTON COLLEGE
If you’re driven by a love of cars, vans, trucks and motorcycles, then a career in the automotive industry may be top of your list.
There are 35 million registered motor vehicles in the UK, so career opportunities come thick and fast in every town and city across the country. Not only that, the UK is home to manufacturing giants like Vauxhall and Land Rover, premium worldclass brands such as Jaguar, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce, and a host of Formula One teams.
The retail automotive sector employs over 500,000 people with a turnover of a massive £146 billion per year!
Working in automotive involves manufacturing and maintaining vehicles such as cars, buses, and motorcycles. The sector is fast-changing, as it is required to develop with the latest technology, so students will need to be innovative with their approach to solving mechanical problems.
So whether you’re looking to take up a role with a major manufacturer or start your career at a local garage or national dealership, you’ll have your pick of the best careers by the time you complete your study programme with us.
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We've bundled the best education in the area with career boosted benefits - and are leveraging our contacts as one of the largest Colleges in the country to give you the best possible chance of success.
Weston College works closely with employers from the automotive sector who are always looking for talented and skilled young people to work as mechanics, technicians and fitters.
We work with a range of employer partners and have a number of industry accreditations. These are all important factors in ensuring your study programme with us makes you job-ready. These include: Carbase, Halfords, Institute of the Motor Industry, ADT, Howards Motor Group, Mill Auto and more ...
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THE FACILITIES
The South West Skills Campus offers a state-of-the-art automotive training centre with facilities including:
- Three large industry-standard training garages
- MOT testing centre
- Extensive fleet of high-quality training vehicles including BMWs, Mercedes and Jaguars
- Green car technologies including our own electric vehicle
- Dedicated motorsport environment
- IMI-approved centre
- Virtual reality training
- E-learning suites.
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