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About the course
This apprenticeship qualification prepares you to become a qualified automotive body builder working on the manufacture and repair of bus, truck and trailer bodies. You’ll build practical technical capability in replacing and repairing body panels and fittings, fitting out components, and fabricating parts using processes such as welding and fibreglassing. Training supports on-the-job learning and leads to recognition as a tradesperson in vehicle body manufacturing. The programme focuses on applied engineering drawings, workshop skills, and technical maintenance competencies.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue trade roles in automotive manufacturing and vehicle body construction, supporting the building, repair and fit-out of buses, trucks, trailers and specialised vehicles. Work typically involves panel and fitting replacement, component fabrication, and installation and testing of systems and assemblies in workshop or production environments. Common job outcomes include Vehicle Body Builder and Automotive Manufacturing Technician (Bus, Truck and Trailer) in the automotive manufacturing sector.
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