What you will do:

In Year 10 you will learn practical skills using real cars in fully-fitted workshops. In Year 11 you will learn the theory and put together your NVQ portfolio.

• Tyres
• Exhaust – gasket/moulding
• Alternator
• Health and safety
• Cooling system
• Steering joint
• Wheel cylinder – bleed systems
• Brake pads – shoes and discs
• Interim services
• Team work
• Starter motor

What you will do:

In Year 10 you will learn practical skills using real cars in fully-fitted workshops. In Year 11 you will learn the theory and put together your NVQ portfolio.

• Valeting
• Health and safety
• Lacquering
• Polishing
• Spraying
• Housekeeping
• Teamwork
• Filing

What you will do:

In Year 10 you will learn practical skills in the workshop. In Year 11 you will learn the theory and put it all together to achieve your City and Guilds qualification.

• Health and safety
• Teamwork
• Housekeeping
• Technical drawing
• Using drills and power tools
• Sanding/refinishing
• Making a soft/hard nail
• CD box

The training in Year 10 steered by the workbooks is 75% practical in nature. The students often having no prior knowledge of the setting, equipment or workshop-based jobs start with the basics. This includes handling tools correctly.

For students not familiar with success, the achievements possible in the short term are very motivational and confidence-building.

The ten (approx) tasks that the students follow in their workbooks are designed to build up the skills to a level that allows them to achieve the final task, which in mechanics is service.

Each task will ordinarily be carried out three times and then signed off. The level of achievement at this stage will be at the required standard to enable them to begin their Year 11 NVQ training.

You will achieve both CLAIT and NVQ Level 1. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how to impress employers with the IT skills you will have achieved when you leave school.

• Mail distribution
• Using a computer
• CLAIT
• Customer services
• Typing practice
• General office duties
• Filing/faxing/telephoning

The first term will cover an introduction to business administration, relevant to health and safety, data protection and the production of a Powerpoint presentation. The second term covers research, filing, document creation, dealing with customers, telephone skills, teamwork and managing resources. The third term covers time management, career development, group work, feedback and negotiation. Also covered are employment letters, problem solving and an introduction to the Administration NVQ. It concludes with a personal presentation of what the students have learnt.