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Working in partnership with RHA Skills
When a vehicle is damaged, it takes skill and attention to detail to restore it to its best condition. As a Vehicle Damage Paint Technician, you’ll be responsible for the final stages of a vehicle’s repair - restoring its appearance, colour and finish to the highest standards.
If you take pride in hands-on work and have a good eye for detail, this could be the perfect career for you.
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You’ll assess damage, repair panels, and prepare surfaces made from steel, aluminium, and plastics ready for painting.
You’ll blend and match paint colours and finishes with precision, ensuring every repair meets manufacturer and quality standards.
Using advanced spray tools, you’ll apply primers, basecoats, and clearcoats - curing and polishing each surface to a flawless finish.
The Level 3 Vehicle Damage Paint Technician Apprenticeship is designed for those ready to train in a live workshop environment.
You’ll work with an employer while completing block training at one of Remit’s modern automotive academies.
Learn surface preparation, paint mixing, spray gun setup, curing techniques, and how to identify and correct paint defects.
Complete your training with a Level 3 apprenticeship certificate, fully qualified to work as a professional paint technician.
Rise in the salary of Vehicle Damage Paint Technicians, showing a strong demand
Of body-shop owner-managers identified a shortage of skilled technicians as the greatest threat to their business.
Vehicle refinishing blends craftsmanship with technology – combining precision, creativity, and practical skill to bring vehicles back to life. As a Vehicle Damage Paint Technician, you’ll play a key role in restoring quality, safety, and value to every repair.
What makes this path stand out:
You’re not just painting vehicles – you’re building a career where craftsmanship, precision, and pride in your work truly matter.
This apprenticeship is practical and hands-on, built around real repair work carried out in modern body shops. You’ll gain the technical expertise and confidence to prepare, paint, and finish vehicles to the highest industry standards.
Core skills you’ll develop:
You’ll finish with a complete refinishing skillset – ready to restore vehicles to showroom condition with precision and pride.
No two days are the same – and that’s what makes this role rewarding.
You’ll be part of a skilled workshop team, working on a variety of vehicles and repair challenges. One day you could be preparing panels for refinishing; the next, applying the final coats that bring a vehicle back to life.
It’s a mix of:
If you take pride in hands-on work and enjoy seeing instant results, you’ll thrive in this technical, detail-driven role.
After completing your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready to step into roles such as:
These roles involve prepping, painting, and finishing vehicle bodywork. From small cosmetic repairs to full panel resprays, ensuring high-quality finishes and colour-matching to manufacturer standards.
As you gain experience, you can move into more advanced and specialist roles, including:
Handling complex refinishing jobs, mentoring apprentices, and managing quality in the spray booth.
Overseeing surface preparation, paint cure processes, final finish checks and defect prevention.
Leading teams, workflow, equipment management and customer-facing repair operations.
Working with advanced materials, new substrate technologies (e.g., aluminium, composites), high-end finishes or EV body materials.
Working in mobile units for high-volume repair fleets or premium brands.
Sharing your skills by training apprentices and newer technicians in body shops or academies.
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.
