Overview

IMI Level 2 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Routine Maintenance Activities – Unit 2.2

This course is designed for individuals who will have an interest in gaining the knowledge to work safely when carrying out routine maintenance activities on Electric/Hybrid vehicles.

It is therefore designed for those people who may encounter electric/hybrid vehicles within a routine maintenance situation. It also contains the knowledge and skills required to work safely around a vehicle that may have had damage to its high energy/electrical system.

On completing this course, technicians will have gained both knowledge of high voltage hybrid technologies and an understanding of their dangers. This course is suited for technicians with a basic understanding of high and low voltage electrical systems, who require up-to-date knowledge of electric/hybrid vehicle.

Course Prerequisites

The technician should be working in the light vehicle sector of the industry and ideally have a least two years experience to ensure they are familiar with the skills, knowledge and techniques required to service, maintain and repair vehicles with high voltage batteries/ components such as hybrid or pure electric vehicles.

Additional Information

IMI Application Form can be found HERE.

Please return completed application forms to [email protected] at least 1 week prior to attending the course.

This is a one day course.

Progression

Once completed, technicians can then progress onto Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Repair and Replacement*

*Only if they already have a level 3 qualification in light vehicle maintenance & repair or equivalent.

Key Benefits

The aim of this course is to provide an understanding of the fundamentals of these systems.

• Identification of the components that make up the hybrid system
• Safety precautions to be taken before carrying out any repair procedures on hybrid vehicles
• The identification of high voltage cabling and associated components
• The precautions required when working with hybrid components
• The possibility of the hybrid system affecting repairs on other vehicle systems
• The procedures required to make safe the hybrid system before carrying out repair activities
• The precautions taken prior to removing and replacing high voltage components, including correct PPE and correct tooling
• How to connect an additional 12-volt power source to a hybrid vehicle

Who Should Attend?

Vehicle technicians & Body-shop staff working on Electric/Hybrid vehicles.

Course Certification

IMI Certificated.