CAP Vehicle maintenance - Light vehicles option

This sandwich course is eligible for the CPF.

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from 1 Oct 2025 to 30 June 2027

from 1 Oct 2026 to 30 June 2028

from 13 September 2027 to 29 June 2029

The holder of the Vehicle Maintenance CAP - Light Vehicle Option is able to carry out preventive and corrective maintenance activities on vehicles equipped with internal combustion, hybrid and electric engines:

Periodic maintenance of vehicles
Organisation of work
Completion of checks defined by a procedure
Replacement of wearing parts, fluids and/or adjusting tyre levels and pressures
Preparing for roadworthiness tests
Customer technical and vehicle maintenance advice
Corrective vehicle maintenance
Preparing for servicing
Reconforming systems
Carrying out first-level diagnostics

In all his activities, he must:
- be part of their company's quality and sales approach: this involves contributing to the constant improvement of customer satisfaction
- comply with "Health - Safety - Environment" rules: this involves safeguarding people's health, ensuring the prevention of occupational hazards and applying the environmental standards in force
- comply with the time limits, instructions and procedures in force in the company.

The training is organised into several skill modules, allowing for step-by-step progression. It alternates between theoretical input, practical exercises and assessment sessions to promote practical and progressive learning.

BC01 – Carrying out routine vehicle maintenance

Organising routine maintenance
Identifying faults during routine maintenance
Carry out replacement and adjustment work as part of routine maintenance
Provide technical advice to customers on vehicle maintenance

BC02 - Carry out corrective maintenance on vehicles

Prepare a corrective maintenance procedure
Replace or repair components
Adjust systems
Carry out quality control for a corrective maintenance procedure
Carry out first-level diagnostics

BC03 - French and History-Geography - Moral and Civic Education

BC04 - Mathematics and Physics-Chemistry

BC05 - Physical Education and Sport (for apprentices)

BC06 - Prevention – Health – Environment

Throughout the course, learners receive personalised support with regular monitoring by the teaching team and progress reviews to tailor learning to each individual’s needs.

A work placement also enables students to develop their professional skills in a real-world setting.

Skills are assessed progressively through role-plays, practical exercises, professional projects and assessments carried out throughout the course.

Our teaching methodology prioritises a practical, work-focused approach: case studies, role-plays, practical scenarios and collaborative activities enable learning in conditions that closely resemble the real-world workplace.

Diploma from the Ministry of National Education and Youth Level 3

Find out more about this qualification (RNCP40997, exact wording of the diploma, name of the certifier, registration date of the qualification) by clicking here.

Maximum total duration of 3,640 hours, including 2,840 hours in a company and 800 hours at the training centre.
The duration of the course is indicative and will be determined according to your profile.

All audiences

Level 3ème des collèges or professional experience

24 people

Teaching method

Fully classroom-based training

Teaching methods

The training course takes place in person at the centre, which provides the ideal setting for building group dynamics, encouraging interactive discussions between trainees and making use of professional equipment.

Equipment

Resource centre
Equipped technical platforms
Room equipped with networked computer workstations
Unmarked room with video projector

Monitoring and individualisation

Positioning upstream of entry to training.
Equivalences and gateways, please consult us: accueil@greta-cfa-84.fr

For beneficiaries with disabilities: examination of possible adaptations (reception, training and certification arrangements, compensation arrangements): contact: referent.handicap@greta-cfa-84.fr

Interviews, remediation with the educational referent and/or company referent during training.

Beneficiary satisfaction is taken into account during and at the end of training.

Possibility of post-training support.

National Education certified teachers, Bac +5 trainers with significant experience in adult training, professional speakers.

Trainers with significant professional experience.

Assessments are organised throughout the course and at the end of the programme, in accordance with the qualification framework. Assessment tests may take the form of in-course assessments (CCF) and/or final examinations.

Support with exam preparation is provided throughout the course to help candidates succeed.

This qualification is awarded following validation by the academic examination board.

If a candidate fails the qualification, they retain credit for the modules they have passed and may retake the remaining examinations at a later date. The modules passed remain valid for 5 years

Hourly rate incl. VAT: €11.75
. This price is indicative and non-contractual. Depending on your status, this training can be fully financed. Contact us.

Positioning test and interview by appointment
accueil@greta-cfa-84.fr

Pre-registration link: cliquez ici

Depending on the funding body, training is available between 15 and 45 days before the start of the course. Please contact us for further information.

from 1 Oct 2025 to 30 June 2027.

from 1 Oct 2026 to 30 June 2028.

from 13 September 2027 to 29 June 2029

Access to the following professions: automotive maintenance mechanic, fast service operator, specialist automotive mechanic, specialist fast service operator

Work in companies in the automotive after-sales sectors, which brings together manufacturers' networks (level 1 and 2 approved repairers) and independent players (automotive repair mechanics (ARMs), car centres, fast repairers and tyre specialists)

Access for people with disabilities

Accessible to people with disabilities
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Transport

Access by bus and tram (stop in front of the school)

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- Indicators
  - Number of learners *: 132
  - Number of learners sitting the exam: 38
  - Satisfaction rate *: 64%
  - Exam pass rate *: 91.5%
  - Employment rate upon completion of the course *: 87.5%
  - Employment rate in the targeted profession *: 40%
  - Rate of progression to further study *: 51%
  - Apprenticeship contract termination rate *: 35.5%
  - Drop-out rate during the course *: 16.75%
  (Rates calculated based on graduates from the programme)
  * Reference period: 1 September 2024 to 30 July 2025; calculated based on the number of responses received
** Results calculated based on the number of candidates who sat the examination
Career prospects: Car mechanic
Further study options: Vocational Baccalaureate (BAC PRO) in Automotive Mechanics.
Success Story:
- Mehdi B. “After completing a CAP in vehicle maintenance through an apprenticeship, I went on to gain a supplementary qualification in electricity and electronics. Today I am a Senior Technician at a major group.”