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Solve Your Tech Shortage & Upskill Your Workforce
Working in partnership with RHA Skills
Large commercial vehicles power supply chains, transport goods and services – but they only work when skilled technicians are behind them.
If you’re ready for hands-on work, diagnostics, evolving technology and real responsibility, becoming a heavy vehicle (HGV) technician with Remit Training is the route forward.
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You’ll perform essential safety checks and service inspections on large trucks, buses, and other commercial vehicles, ensuring they remain safe, efficient, and roadworthy.
Using specialist diagnostic tools and systems, you’ll identify and repair mechanical or electrical issues, helping keep vehicles in top working condition.
From engines and transmissions to chassis, suspension, braking, and electrical systems. You’ll repair, replace, and fine-tune components to manufacturer standards.
At Remit we offer apprenticeships (eg. Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician) designed for school-leavers and career changers alike.
You’ll train in modern workshops and academies, learning from experienced professionals and using industry-standard tools.
Your curriculum will cover health & safety, inspection routines, systems (engine, braking, chassis, transmission, electrical), diagnostics and more.
You’ll work with an employer, receive on-job mentoring, block release training, and finish with a Level 3 qualification and readiness for the field.
Of heavy-vehicle technicians are currently qualified to work on high-voltage (EV/hybrid) systems
Of businesses in the road transport sector reported “severe recruitment issues” for vehicle technicians, mechanics and fitters in Q3 2024.
Heavy vehicle technicians keep the UK’s transport and logistics industry moving. Ensuring that trucks, buses, and commercial fleets stay safe, efficient, and roadworthy. It’s a career built on skill, responsibility, and real opportunity.
What makes this path stand out:
You’re not just maintaining vehicles, you’re powering an industry that keeps the UK moving.
This hands-on programme builds the skills and confidence to inspect, maintain, and repair heavy vehicles safely and efficiently.
Core skills you’ll develop:
You’ll graduate ready to begin a rewarding career as a qualified Heavy Vehicle Technician.
No two days are the same, and that’s what makes this career so rewarding.
You’ll be part of a busy workshop team, working on a range of large commercial vehicles. One day you might be inspecting a trailer’s suspension system; the next, diagnosing an electronic braking fault or preparing a vehicle for inspection.
It’s a mix of:
If you’re practical, curious, and ready for variety, you’ll thrive in this hands-on, fast-paced role.
After completing your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready to step into roles such as:
These roles involve maintaining, repairing and inspecting heavy vehicles such as trucks, trailers and buses – ensuring they remain safe, efficient and roadworthy.
As you gain experience, you can move into more advanced and specialist roles, including:
Handling advanced diagnostics and mentoring apprentices.
Overseeing teams, performance and workshop operations.
Managing maintenance programmes for large vehicle fleets.
Focusing on diagnostics, electrical systems, or emerging technologies such as electric and hybrid heavy vehicles.
Managing service departments for manufacturers or dealerships.
Passing on your expertise to the next generation of vehicle technicians.
From apprenticeships to tailored solutions and short courses, our programmes are built to unlock potential, fill skills gaps, and drive lasting impact for learners, leaders, and the businesses they power.
