- Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workplace
- Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace
- Develop and carry out diagnostic test strategies
- Read and apply vehicle wiring schematics and drawings
- Carry out servicing operations
- Select and use bearings, seals, gaskets, sealants and adhesives
- Diagnose complex system faults
- Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace
- Provide technical guidance
- Estimate and quote automotive mechanical and electrical repairs
- Use and maintain electrical test equipment in an automotive workplace
- Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace
- Solder electrical wiring and circuits
- Apply knowledge of automotive electrical circuits and wiring systems
- Install vehicle lighting and wiring systems
- Repair wiring harnesses and looms
- Test and repair basic electrical circuits
- Install ancillary electronic systems and components
- Diagnose and repair instruments and warning systems
- Diagnose and repair charging systems
- Diagnose and repair starting systems
- Diagnose and repair automotive electrical systems
- Diagnose and repair electronic body management systems
- Depower and reinitialise battery electric vehicles
- Install automotive security systems and components
- Remove and replace electrical units and assemblies
- Install basic ancillary electrical systems and components
- Overhaul charging system alternators
- Overhaul starting system motors
- Inspect, service and repair AC electric motor drive systems
- Diagnose and repair spark ignition engine management systems
- Diagnose and repair compression ignition engine management systems
- Test, charge and replace batteries and jump-start vehicles
- Diagnose and repair ignition systems
- Inspect, test and service charging systems
- Inspect, test and service starting systems
- Inspect, test and service batteries
- Inspect and service petrol fuel systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle mechanical fuel injection systems
- Diagnose and repair electric braking systems
- Inspect and service braking systems
- Diagnose and repair electronically controlled steering systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle steering systems
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle suspension systems
- Diagnose and repair cooling systems
- Apply knowledge of petrol and diesel engine operation
- Inspect and service engines
- Remove and install light vehicle engine assemblies
- Diagnose and repair light vehicle engines
Diagnose and repair exhaust systems
- Carry out soft soldering techniques
- Carry out manual metal arc welding on components
- Carry out oxyacetylene brazing of components
- Carry out advanced gas metal arc welding on vehicle body sections
