High Schools Program

AUR20720 Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation

Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain

This qualification introduces students to the automotive industry and provides a mix of mechanical, electrical, and workplace skills. Learners will gain:

  • Safety and Workplace Skills
    • Following safe work practices in an automotive workplace
    • Applying environmental and sustainability best practice
    • Communicating effectively and solving routine workplace problems
  • Automotive Trade Fundamentals
    • Using and maintaining tools and equipment
    • Identifying automotive mechanical systems and components
    • Identifying automotive electrical systems and components
    • Inspecting, testing and servicing batteries
  • Practical Servicing Skills
    • Removing and replacing wheel and tyre assemblies
    • Dismantle and assemble multi-cylinder four-stroke petrol engines
    • Remove and replace engine cylinder heads

Through hands-on tasks, students build confidence in using workshop tools and gain practical experience in a simulated or real automotive environment.

Essential Information

  • Campus delivery in fully equipped workshops
  • Online user-friendly platform for theory modules
  • Trainer led classrooms with hands-on practical tasks
  • Daily breakfast and sausage sizzle smoko provided
  • Free daily bus transfer to and from Varsity Station

Course Overview

The following entry requirements apply to ensure applicants are able to fully engage in the course and have the required learning capacity to meeting the course requirements.

Learners must:

  • be currently enrolled in a QLD high school in year 10,11 or 12
  • meet the LLND requirements for the course
  • have a level of physical fitness to be able to handle construction tools, equipment and materials, work outside for long periods of time and climb ladders and scaffolding
  • be able to commit to the course duration and time commitment (including self paced study and homework)

Application for enrolment is subject to a review process that includes assessment against the VETiS 2026 Program Eligibility Criteria, course-specific LLND requirements and a review of student academic reports, behavioural history and absentee levels. Students, their parents, and/or their School or Educational Institution may be contacted for clarification, or to request further information during the review process. Enrolments will not proceed without the support of the School or Educational Institution.

12 units of competency:

7 core units
5 elective units

AURAEA002 Follow environmental and sustainability best practice in an automotive workshop

AURAFA103 Communicate effectively in an automotive workplace

AURAFA104 Resolve routine problems in an automotive workplace

AURASA102 Follow safe working practices in an automotive workplace

AURETR103 Identify automotive electrical systems and components

AURLTA101 Identify automotive mechanical systems and components

AURTTK102 Use and maintain tools and equipment in an automotive workplace

AURETR112 Test and repair basic electrical circuits

AURTTE008 Dismantle and assemble multi-cylinder four-stroke petrol engines

AURTTE009 Remove and replace engine cylinder heads

AURETR115 Inspect, test and service batteries

AURTTJ003 Remove and replace wheel and tyre assemblies

Our next program commences on July 13th 2026, week 1of Term 3.

Please click the Submit your application button above.

74 Kortum Drive, Burleigh Heads Campus, Q 4220

In Term 3, this program is available at our Burleigh Campus on the following days:

  • Tuesday 8am – 2pm
  • Friday 8am – 2pm

This program is delivered one day per week for 2 school terms.

Please refer to the Course Factsheet or feel free to phone our our VET in Schools team on 07 5669 9000 to find out more about fees and funding.

Pathways

Career Outcomes

This pre-apprenticeship qualification prepares students for entry-level employment or further training in the automotive industry. Graduates may pursue roles such as:

  • Vehicle service assistant
  • Automotive workshop assistant
  • Parts interpreter assistant
  • Trade assistant in light or heavy vehicle service and repair

It also provides an excellent preparation for an apprenticeship in automotive mechanical, automotive electrical, or specialist automotive trades.

Study Pathways

On completion of this course, graduates can:

  • Progress into an Automotive Apprenticeship such as:
    • Certificate III in Light Vehicle Mechanical Technology
    • Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology
    • Certificate III in Automotive Electrical Technology
  • Build skills for related qualifications in automotive air-conditioning, outdoor power equipment, or marine mechanical trades.