Mechanical & Automotive
The Automotive Painter programme is a structured vocational training programme designed in alignment with professional standards, workplace procedures, and real automotive refinishing practice. The programme develops practical professional competence in surface preparation, masking, primer application, colour matching, paint application, finishing, and quality control, while strengthening professional judgement, safe working practices, and documentation skills. Training is organised into progressive blocks that combine classroom theory, supervised practical workshop activities, guided technical exercises, and formal assessment. The programme supports institutional, external, and international verification through clearly published curriculum content, documented learning outcomes, and assessable competence requirements.
Individuals seeking formal vocational qualification and documented competence in automotive painting and refinishing.
Practitioners with practical experience who want to systematise skills, close competence gaps, and validate professional capability through structured training and assessment.
Employees of service centres, body repair workshops, dealerships, and fleet maintenance providers who require documented proof of competence for career development, compliance, tendering, or professional progression.
Apply occupational safety, fire prevention, ventilation, and personal protective requirements during automotive painting and refinishing work.
Interpret repair orders, paint system documentation, technical data sheets, and manufacturer refinishing procedures.
Prepare vehicle surfaces by cleaning, sanding, feather-edging, filling, masking, and priming in accordance with technical requirements.
Select materials, abrasives, primers, sealers, paints, clear coats, and application equipment according to the repair task and substrate condition.
Perform colour matching, mixing, spray gun setup, coating application, drying control, and finishing operations to required quality standards.
Identify coating defects, contamination, colour deviations, and process non-conformities, and apply appropriate corrective actions.
Carry out quality checks, maintain workplace cleanliness, and complete work records and material usage documentation.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, colleagues, estimators, and clients regarding repair scope, process status, and quality requirements.
Instructional time
Total: 480 academic hours (Theory 140, Practice 280, Independent study 40, Final assessment 20).
Issued documents
Assessment
Assessment includes continuous evaluation through tests, guided technical assignments, practical workshop tasks, observation of safe working practice, review of completed documentation, and a final practical examination.
Prerequisites
Basic literacy and numeracy, readiness for practical workshop training, ability to follow occupational safety requirements, and fitness for working with tools, coatings, and workshop equipment. Prior professional experience is not mandatory.
Training format
Competence-based vocational training delivered through classroom theory, supervised practical workshops, guided exercises, technical tasks, workplace-simulated refinishing activities, and formal assessment.