This qualification provides the skills and knowledge required to perform a broad range of service, diagnostic, and repair tasks on light vehicles, including cars and light commercial vehicles up to 4.5 tonnes. The course is nationally accredited and typically completed via apprenticeship, requiring the successful completion of 36 units: 20 core and 16 elective units
Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
- Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
- Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
- Test and repair basic electrical circuits
- Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
- Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
- Diagnose and repair charging systems
- Diagnose and repair starting systems
- Diagnose and repair ignition systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle hydraulic braking systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle steering systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle suspension systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle engines
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle emission control systems
- Carry out servicing operations
- Carry out diagnostic procedures
- Inspect and service braking systems
- Diagnose and repair cooling systems
- Inspect and service engines
- Inspect and service petrol fuel systems
- Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace