BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: Vehicle Technology (Motor Sport)

This course covers the technical needs of the motorsport industry, providing essential knowledge for competition maintenance and repair technicians.

You will work with and develop a competition-specification car for the area and be involved with stripping and rebuilding race engines, scrutineering, data logging, porting, polishing, and much more.

The course looks covers

• Diagnosis and rectification of engine and component faults
• Chassis system faults
• Operation of vehicle chassis systems
• Motorsport vehicle preparation and inspection
• Light vehicle suspension, steering, and braking systems
• Motorsport vehicle preparation and inspection
• Motorsport workshop practices

• At least five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English and Maths,
or
• a Level 2 Diploma, with Functional Skills English and Maths at Level 2.

Upon completion of the first year of this course (Subsidiary Diploma), you may choose to enter straight into employment or continue on to the second year of this course to achieve the Extended Diploma.

After this, you may choose to enter into employment at a higher level or progress on to a degree-level course.