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Level 2 Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Eligibility

This course is designed for technicians who maintain and repair hybrid/electric
vehicles, already possessing appropriate vehicle maintenance and repair

knowledge and skills at level 2.

Course Overview

This 2-day level 2 vocational qualification covers the skills and knowledge
required to work safely around a vehicle’s high and low voltage electrical
system and electric drive train system, whilst carrying out repairs or
maintenance. One completing this qualification, technicians will have gained

knowledge of both low and high voltage technologies and an understanding of
their dangers.

Course Content

- The hybrid/electric vehicle system components and operation, including
the construction and function of battery cells, electronic motors and

associated high energy electrical components
- the hazards surrounding hybrid/electric vehicles
- how to reduce the risks to yourself and others when working on electric
vehicles

- how to safely prepare the vehicle when carrying out the routine
maintenance on hybrid/electric vehicles (NOT high voltage components
or systems)

- How to work safely on a hybrid/electric vehicle (NOT high voltage
components or systems)