Training Programmes

We offer a blended learning programme to prepare people for the ATA Diagnostic Technican or the ATA Master Techncian, our programmes combine on line multi media study, practical training that is focused around fault finding and giving you real hands on skills and your ATA assessments split over the entirity of your training course to maximiase your chances of completing successfully.

ATA Diagnostic Techncian training programme:

The ATA Diagnostic Training programme is split over 8 days usually delivered as 4 x 2 day blocks with your assessments in the evening of the second day.

Block 1

ATA introduction, Engine Mechanical Course

This covers engine mechanical diagnostics by using compression testers, cylinder leakage testers, vernier gauges, dial test indicators and micrometers to test and measure engine mechanical systems for fault diagnosis.


Transmission systems - This course will cover manual transmission diagnostics by identifying internal gearbox faults before carrying out a strip down and giving you the skill base to strip and diagnose faults and rebuild a manual transmission gearbox.

Block 2

Vehicle Electrical diagnostics

You will be able to carry out vehicle electrical fault finding from open circuits, short circuits and high resistance circuits using multimeters and wiring diagrams to full effect.


ABS system diagnostics - we will equip you with the skills and knowledge to identify and rectify ABS system faults by using scan tools, live data and oscilloscope waveforms to fully identify any fault on an ABS system.

Block 3

Petrol engine diagnostics

Over the two days you will cover engine management systems, focusing on fault code and non fault code led faults from lack of power, misfire, non start, cutting out to name but a few diagnostic problems.

Block 4

Four wheel geometry and alignment

This course is designed to give you the skills to carry out a full four wheel geometry check, from tracking through to castor and camber angles both as a diagnostic tool and to reset the vehicles geometry in full.

Price £2100

Includes

  • 8 days training
  • 4 evening assessments
  • Online e-learning
  • ATA registration for 3 years
  • Asessment fees
  • IMI membership
  • Certified Automotive Engineer status


ATA Master Technician training programme:

The ATA Master Techncian training programme is split over 10 days usually delivered as 5 x 2 day blocks with your assessments in the evening of the second day.

Block 1

Advanced Vehicle Electrics

This course will focus on developing your skills from the vehicle electrics course to advanced systems such as multiplexing CAN bus systems and pulse wave modification as well as dealing with more complex short circuit problems.


Block 2

Advanced Chassis Electrics

This course again develops your skills from the ABS system diagnostics course to further your knowledge and skills with advanced chassis systems such as DSC, CBC, ESC, TC, EBD and ESP.

Block 3

Advanced Petrol Engine Diagnostics

This course is designed to advance your skills from the Petrol Engine Diagnostics course by covering complex fault finding solutions going beyond basic faulty sensors and open circuits to false signals and limited operation strategies.

Block 4

Diesel Engine Diagnostics

Over the two days you will cover diesel engine management systems, from electronically controlled injector pumps, single unit injectors, HDI injection systems and fault diagnosis.

Block 5

Customer Liason and Workplace Coaching

Over these two days we will concentrate on developing your customer liaison skills and workplace coaching practice to increase your customer relationship skills and ability to develop others in the workplace.

Price £2450

Includes

  • 10 days training
  • 4 evening assessments
  • Online e-learning
  • ATA registration for 3 years
  • Asessment fees
  • IMI membership
  • Certified Automotive Engineer status


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Premier MOT is an approved Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) assessment centre. If you employ an ATA registered technician, it's worth shouting about.

What is ATA?

New customers will know they're in good hands when they see the ATA name and brand on your adverts and in your business. To make it really easy for you to prove your technicians' accredited status, at OKwithATA.com/toolkit, the IMI are offering free ATA promotional starter packs, as well as complimentary ATA logos to download and use on your own online and printed materials to add to this Premier MOT are offering a Marketing starter pack to show how you can use the Web, local newspapers, magazines and radio to increase your presence and drive customers to your business.


ATA is a national voluntary scheme which tests the current competance of individuals working in garages across the UK and VOSA recognises the ATA Diagnostic Technician as an entry level to becoming an MOT tester.


Assesments

Premier MOT is an ATA approved assessment centre and an IMI awarding body centre, we can provide a number of ATA assessment options form one day intensive assessments or assessments spread over a series of evenings or even blended into our training programs to maximise your chances of passing first time.


We can offer:

ATA Service maintanence Techncian

ATA Diagnostic Technician (accepted by VOSA for MOT testing)

ATA Master Technician

ATA Fast Fit level 1 & 2

ATA MET Techncian

ATA Customer Service

ATA Parts advisor & Senior Parts advisor

BBC News Which Report

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15 Reasons for taking the Automotive Technician Accreditation route with Premier MOT.

Advantages of using ATA branding:

Furthermore, A series of learners who, following training with Premier MOT successfully completed ATA accreditation to Diagnostic Technician level, recorded increases in efficiency of up to 300%, Data compiled by East London University in association with Premier MOT. There was evidence of financial benefit in the following areas:

Video Testimonials

View some testimonials for some of our recent ATA Diagnotic Technicians.