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Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Vehicle Body Painting Pre-Apprenticeship)

National ID: AUR20920 | State ID: AC36

Are you revved up for a career in giving cars their shine?

When you complete the Certificate II in Automotive Body Repair Technology (Vehicle Body Painting Pre-Apprenticeship) you'll have what employers are looking for in an apprentice auto body repairer/painter.

Gain these skills

  • prepare vehicle panels for painting
  • removing and repairing panels
  • environmental regulations
  • workplace safety and health

South Metropolitan TAFE is the only TAFE in WA offering this qualification.

Learn in specialised facilities

South Metropolitan TAFE's Carlisle Campus is WA's major centre for automotive and panel beating studies. Automotive apprentices and pre-apprentices enjoy state of the art facilities, including new vehicles, specialised repair and diagnostic equipment, fully equipped spray painting ovens, specialised workrooms and workshops. This excellent training program is highly competitive.

Your qualification prepares you for roles such as:

Vehicle painter

Further Study Option(s)

Certificate III in Automotive Body Repair Technology

Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology

Certificate III in Surface Preparation and Coating Application

Course overview

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  • Not competitive
  • No selection criteria
Location Duration Competitive Selection criteria
No No selection criteria

Please contact the college to receive an indicative price for this course.

Panel and Paint

This study area covers many specialist skills required by the automotive, smash repair, and coating industries. From removing, replacing, realigning, repairing and spray painting vehicle body panels, sections and fittings on all types of vehicles, to surface care of interior and exterior of vehicles. Specialist areas cover automotive glazing and surface preparation and coating for the oil and gas, marine, plant construction, and defence industries.

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Trades people in this industry manufacture, modify and repair a wide range of purpose built heavy and light commercial vehicle bodies, trailers, chassis and components relating to caravans, buses, vans, tipping bodies, cabs, semi-trailers, mining vehicles, heavy haulage, light vehicles, tankers, recovery vehicles and personnel carriers.

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