Vehicle Body Repair Technician

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Areas Of Interest:   Vehicle Body Work
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology
Certificate Description:  Working as a Vehicle Body Repair Technician you would repair damaged vehicles and work with materials including metal, plastic and fibreglass. You would work with high-strength steel and lightweight vehicle body structures.
Code:  AUR32116
Work Type:  Analytic & Scientific Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
Interpret and apply automotive repair instructions
Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
Repair vehicle chassis, frame and associated components
Remove and store vehicle body components
Remove, replace and align bolt-on vehicle body panels and components
Repair vehicle body panels using filler
Remove and replace major welded panels on vehicles
Repair vehicle body misalignment
Repair adhesive bonded structural damage on vehicles
Inspect vehicle damage and determine repair procedures
Apply original equipment manufacturer repair procedures during vehicle repairs
Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
Carry out oxyacetylene thermal heating and cutting on vehicle body sections
Remove and replace vehicle supplementary restraint systems
Carry out non-structural vehicle panel repairs
Remove and replace adhesive attached components on vehicles
Repair vehicle body panels using metal finishing
Repair vehicle thermoplastic body panels and components
Repair and replace vehicle structural damage
Repair vehicle structural damage by riveting
Repair vehicle aluminium body panels without the use of body filler
Repair vehicle aluminium body panels using filler
Identify and repair high strength steel vehicle components
Set up and operate universal vehicle measuring systems
Carry out vehicle sectional repairs
Carry out spot welding
Provide work skill instruction