Overview

IMI Level 4 Award in the Diagnosis, Testing and Repair of Electric/Hybrid Vehicles & Components

Come on the expert led voyage of electric and hybrid vehicle discovery

EV will shake the foundation of automotive technicians (and garage owners) knowledge and electric vehicle training will prepare you. These things are radically different. Service, repair, diagnostics, operation, maintenance – all different. Here’s a quick review of why.

Like for a petrol or a diesel vehicle no-start, you’ll have a ‘go-to’ top 10 PID (live data parameter) list to give you diagnostic direction. Name your top 10 Hybrid and EV PIDs to solve a lack of traction motor operation.

If that’s a little too difficult, how about diagnosing a lack of mains charge to the HV battery. Assume the wall outlet is OK, where next? What are the signals you should expect?

OK, how about an easy one – your customer complains that the Hybrid Vehicle is suffering from a jerky drive mode. What and how are you going to test to diagnose the root cause?

These are all things you’ll need to know. Everything is different with EV. If you want to be able to answer these (and many, many more relevant questions) consider coming on this electric vehicle training course. It will help you build a future for yourself.

What you’ll learn

• Live system working (component analysis during operation)
• Safe working practices
• Diagnostic Strategies
• Fault finding procedures
• Road test techniques, serial data logging and serial data analysis
• Manufacturers Scan tools and information/diagnostic systems

Diagnosis of a wide range of vehicle faults including:

• Motor Generators (voltage and current analysis)
• Inverter
• Resolver
• Mains Charging
• On-board Chargers
• Battery Health
• Battery Balancing
• Battery Cell R&R
• High Voltage analysis (differential probes)

IMI Accredited Electric Vehicle Training

This unique course is the most advanced Electric Vehicle training course available. We are of a few training organisations worldwide that offer certified training at this level.

Run in our high quality, bespoke skills centre, this course takes a deep dive into Hybrid and EV control systems including fault and symptom analysis, data stream familiarity, diagnostic routines, comprehensive component test (including charging cables, on-board chargers. Inverter, resolver and motor test and measurement) and much more.

Successful completion (via formal assessment) leads to the highest level of nationally recognised qualification.

We have teamed up with the IMI in order to have this Electric Vehicle training course accredited at Level 4. But we go deeper, delving into the specifics of real-world fault finding. This course exceeds the National Occupational Standards.

This course requires that participants are in possession of an IMI Level 3 Hybrid/EV Qualification.

It is anticipated that Level 3 will the minimum requirement in the future. Best practice dictates that each technical staff member should be qualified to at least level 2 (service technician). Diagnostic technicians should be qualified to electric level 3 (for fault diagnosis and removal, test and refit of high voltage systems) and the senior technician/foreman master technician should be qualified to level 4. There may duty of care implications or liabilities for business owners if adequate Electric Vehicle training isn’t provided for employees.