Our new City & Guilds Accredited Programme Specialist Auto Locksmith Training Course is ideal for those seeking a slightly different career path to standard locksmithing, and existing locksmiths who want to set themselves apart from competitors. This is a comprehensive course which will provide you with a wide range of vehicle related locksmithing skills.
Our fully hands on auto course will give you the skill and knowledge required to gain entry to over 95% of vehicles you could be called out to today – including a mix of both old and new. We feel that it’s important not just to teach entry techniques, but also to give a firm understanding of the workings of auto locks which is way we show our students how to strip down, identify, service, repair, rebuild and re-key vehicle locking mechanisms.
Who Should Attend
Our new City & Guilds Accredited Programme Specialist Auto Locksmith Training Course is ideal for a number of different types of students, including:
- Students who are new to the industry but want to train in a slightly different area to standard locksmithing
- Current locksmiths looking to expand their skills, set their business apart from competitors and grow their business in a new area
- Existing auto locksmiths looking to refresh their skills
The course starts with the very basics before moving onto more advanced techniques, so no previous experience is needed to do this course. This is a comprehensive course which will provide you with a wide range of vehicle related locksmithing skills. You may also want to take this course if you’re in other areas of the auto industry (such as breakdown recovery) as this could be a great option to add some diversification to your business.
What’s covered in the course?
Our fully hands on auto course will give you the skill and knowledge required to gain entry to over 95% of vehicles you could be called out to today – including a mix of both old and new. We feel that it’s important not just to teach entry techniques, but also to give a firm understanding of the workings of auto locks which is way we show our students how to strip down, identify, service, repair, rebuild and re-key vehicle locking mechanisms.
Our training course also features a number of wider elements not covered on other popular courses such as “How to deal with a vehicle call out, and the questions to ask the customer” – vital in ensuring that your auto locksmithing business not only has the technical knowledge, but also the business knowledge to succeed and be profitable.
From the very basics to more advanced techniques, you’ll learn everything you need to know to start trading as an auto locksmith. From picking locks on cars from manufacturers such as Ford, Mercedes, Hyundai and Kia, to rekeying laser locks and replacing broken locks, our 3 day course really covers the majority of what you’ll need to know around auto locksmithing. You can view the full daily itinerary below.
What Tools Are Used In This Course?
There are number of tools unique to auto locksmithing that you will gain practical experience of using during this course. These include the use of:
- LISHI picks
- Mr Li picks
- Air Bags
- Long Reach Tools
These are all tools you’d expect to use on a day to day basis and gaining knowledge of the use of them will help you to progress as an auto locksmith.
What Vehicles Will I Be Able To Deal With?
Whilst the training course will give you a good idea of how to approach any vehicle, the following makes have specific sections of the course dedicated to them:
- Vauxhall
- Ford
- Mercedes
- Hyundai
- Kia
These are some of the most common makes of vehicles in the UK and will put you in good stead for any auto locksmithing jobs you recieve. Of course there’s also core skills taught which will help you to complete jobs on any make of vehicle.
City & Guilds Accredited
Our 3 Day Auto Locksmith Course is one of few auto locksmithing courses which have achieved the City & Guilds accreditation. City & Guilds only allow centres with the best training standards to offer their qualification which is recognised across the world and backed by a Royal Charter.
City & Guilds Accreditation recognises the process and delivery of a bespoke training programme which doesn’t result in a qualification, but has an end assessment.
City & Guilds accreditation evaluates the programme against our benchmark and provides consultant support to ensure that the programme meets City & Guilds accreditation standards. Once approved the training programme is ‘accredited’ and can be marketed as such for the agreed period.
