Course Aim

This course is specifically designed as a follow on from the IMI L2 Award

The course is aimed towards technicians that might maintain and repair Electric Hybrid vehicles and contains the knowledge of the dangers surrounding vehicles and the precautions to take to avoid potential injury to themselves and others. In particular it contains the knowledge and skills for a technician to work safely in and around a vehicle’s high & low voltage electrical system and electric drive train system whilst carrying out repairs or maintenance that are on non-live high voltage systems.

Technicians should already have appropriate vehicle maintenance and repair knowledge and skills at Level 3 or equivalent experience.

Course Objective

The content of this course has been designed to give technicians the knowledge and skills required to work safely on Electric Hybrid vehicles whilst carrying out diagnostics, testing and repair activities. This may include vehicles that may have or had damage to their high energy/electrical system.
It contains two mandatory units covering the skills and knowledge of the IMI Level 2 Award in Electric Hybrid Vehicles Routine Maintenance Activities and the elements of IMI Level 3 further covers skills in:

• Working safety on an Electric Hybrid Vehicle

• Using information to carry out the task

• Carrying out repairs on high energy electrical systems

• Recording information and making suitable recommendations

• Know and demonstrate the correct procedures required prior to removing and/or replacing high energy electrical system components

• Know and demonstrate how to correctly isolate and re-connect live high energy electrical supplies such as batteries, capacitors and motors

• Know the levels of current and voltage that present a hazard and describe the effects of alternating and direct current on humans

• Know any appropriate procedures to correctly reset the vehicle systems after repair such as clearing fault codes and resetting readouts

• Know and demonstrate the appropriate methods to isolate safely the high energy electrical system and carry out a safe method to re-instate the vehicle following the manufacturer’s instructions

• Know the correct method of connection of an alternative power source (if permissible) to an electrically propelled/hybrid vehicle for the purpose of jump starting and/or charging the vehicle

• Know correct component replacement procedures

• Be able to work safely on an Electric Hybrid vehicle

Assessment & Certification

Awarding Body: Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)

A: Online Test

C: IMI Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement (ID No: 603/1468/0)

Course Programme Details

2-day Course inc Registration and Certification

Cost £650 per Candidate*

*Discounts may apply, contact North London Garages for further details

**For Company or Local Authority bookings please call 020 8805 6967 for details

Progression

Level 4 Award Diagnosis Testing and Repair of Electric Hybrid Vehicles and Component

Notes

This course provides the knowledge required to work with vehicles that are powered by live high energy electrical components and associated systems.

This course does not require any previous training or repair knowledge within the automotive industry.

This course does not cover commercial or domestic electrical installations.