VOCATIONAL PROGRAMME LEADING TO PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Vehicle Engineering Programme
Are you interested in modern technology, driving or tinkering with vehicles? In the Vehicle Engineering Programme, you will learn about modern technology, painting, repairing cars and other vehicles, and truck or bus driving.
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What you will learn in the Vehicle Engineering Programme
You will work in a creative environment with a strong focus on problem-solving.
You can learn about graphics, colour theory and design as an automotive painter, about mechanics, electronics and IT as a vehicle mechanic or about truck or bus driving.
You will learn about different types of vehicles, their function, construction, different systems and components, and how to troubleshoot, diagnose, repair and service them.
You will learn how to transport goods or passengers, and how to handle goods in warehouses and terminals. You will also learn how to use computers and various computer systems.
The Vehicle Engineering Programme also involves a lot of communication, with colleagues and customers, for example.
The programme centres around various assignments that you complete individually or in a group. You will train your ability to take initiative and be creative and also learn more about the possibilities of running your own business. You will also learn how to plan, carry out, document and quality assure your work. You will also learn how to choose the right equipment and methods.
You will learn to work independently and with others.
The programme places great emphasis on occupational health and safety issues to avoid work-related injuries and to build good health.
Everything becomes so much more real when you do workplace-based learning (APL) placement. I had an APL placement in year 3 of upper secondary school, and they offered me a job right after graduation. So, right after I graduated from upper secondary school, I jumped into working life, and I now operate a crane truck.
Lina, studied on the Vehicle Engineering Programme with the orientation Transport.
Diploma goals
The diploma goals describe what you should be capable of doing when you graduate from a particular upper secondary school programme.
Diploma goals for the Vehicle Engineering Programme (skolverket.se)
Programme structure
The programme structure shows you which subjects and levels are included in the programme. You can also see how many credits each subject and level covers.
Programme structure for the Vehicle Engineering Programme (PDF)
Orientations
Vehicle Damage Engineering and Painting
You will learn about how vehicles are painted, diagnostics, and vehicle body repairs.
Auto Body Technician
- You will learn how to repair damage to cars. No two damages are the same, so you will need to be creative in how you fix them. This is a good orientation for you if you enjoy working with your hands. A damage repair technician repairs cars before they are sent for painting.
Auto Paint Technician
- You will learn to make sure that the paintwork on the car looks good. This could include painting cars in new colours or repairing paintwork damage so it is no longer visible. Simply put, you will be working to make vehicles look good. If you have a flair for colour and are meticulous in your work, this is a good orientation for you.
Trucks and mobile machinery
You will learn about troubleshooting, component and circuit measurements, diagnostics, repair and servicing of heavy vehicles and mobile machinery.
- Truck Mechanic
The bigger the better, right? If you are interested in electronics and IT as well as mechanics, then this is a good orientation for you. You will learn how to work with companies that depend on their trucks being operational. As a mechanic, it is good for you to have an interest in technology, like to solve problems quickly, and have a lot of patience. - Machine Mechanic
You will learn how to work as a mechanic. You will perform troubleshooting, repair and maintenance on large and heavy machinery, such as an excavator that has broken down, bringing all activities to a halt. You will work with customers whose business depends on their machines working. Transporting machines that have broken down to a workshop is often expensive and takes too long. So, you will need to have a flair for service in addition to your interest in mechanics, IT and electronics. - Spare Parts Specialist
You'll learn how to make sure mechanics have everything they need, and find the spare parts and accessories customers are looking for. You will often be the first person the customer interacts with, and serve as the contact point between the customer and the workshop. This means that you need to understand how mechanics work and enjoy service work, but above all, you need to have a keen interest in cars and how they are built. After all, to know what to order, you first need to know what is needed. Spare parts specialists usually work in workshops, and the profession suits individuals who are good at maintaining order and who care as much about service as they do about car parts.
Passenger Cars
You will learn about troubleshooting, component and circuit measurements, diagnostics, repair and servicing of light vehicles. This orientation prepares you to seek jobs such as car mechanic or to work as a spare part specialist in the automotive spare parts industry.
- Car Mechanic
This is a good orientation for you if you are innovative, creative, interested in computers, electronics and IT, like to solve problems, and enjoy technology. You will learn to work with advanced electronics, problem-solving and data management. You will also learn how to interact with customers and provide good service. - Spare Parts Specialist
You'll learn how to make sure mechanics have everything they need, and find the spare parts and accessories customers are looking for. You will often be the first person the customer interacts with, and serve as the contact point between the customer and the workshop. This means that you need to understand how mechanics work, but above all you need to have a keen interest in cars and how they are built.
Transport
You will learn about traffic theory, transport systems and logistics. Bus Driver
You will learn how to be responsible for transporting passengers. Being a bus driver is a social profession. You will interact with people all the time, so you need to value customer service, whether you are driving in urban traffic or on longer journeys. You will be constantly on the move, and you will need to stay on top of everything going on with your vehicle. You will learn how to solve both technical problems and conflicts.
- Truck Driver
As a truck driver, the world is your workplace and you are constantly on the move. You will learn how to stay on top of everything going on with your vehicle, and how to be safe and responsible on the road. You can work in many different industries as a truck driver, and there can be quite a bit of variety. As a truck driver, you may drive long distances with a lot of time alone, or shorter distances with many stops, where you interact with a lot of people every day.
The best thing about it is that you get to work with something you like doing. If you like fixing cars, you really get to do it in this programme.
William, studied on the Vehicle Engineering Programme with the orientation Passenger Cars.
Diploma project
At the end of the Vehicle Engineering Programme, you will carry out a diploma project in your chosen professional field. Through this project, you will demonstrate that you have the knowledge required to start working in your chosen field.
Workplace-based learning
Parts of the programme take place at one or more workplaces for at least 15 weeks. This is known as workplace-based learning (arbetsplatsförlagt lärande, APL). This is an important element of the programme. APL gives you the opportunity to use the knowledge you gained through school and put it into practice. It gives you work experience and contacts you can use when looking for a job.
Apprenticeship education
If the school offers upper secondary apprenticeship education within the programme, you can choose this. This means that you gain the same knowledge, but spend at least half of the programme based at one or more workplaces.
About apprenticeship education in upper secondary school
Starting work after the programme and examples of professions
You can start working right after completing the programme.
The professional skills you gain will depend on the combination of subjects and levels you choose from the programme specialisation. Here are some examples of possible professions after completing the Vehicle Engineering Programme.
- Auto body technician
- Auto paint technician
- Truck and machine mechanic
- Spare parts specialist
- Bus driver
- Truck driver
For more information on the duties involved in the different professions and forecasts of future job prospects, see the “Hitta yrken A–Ö” (Find professions A–Ö) service.
Hitta yrken A–Ö (Find professions A–Ö)
Further studies after the programme and qualification
Do you want to continue your studies at a college or university after completing the programme? Through the programme, you will meet the general entry requirements for higher education studies. After the programme, you can also study a higher vocational education programme or a programme at a folk high school.
General entry requirements for upper secondary school vocational programme, skolverket.se
Qualification for higher education after the programme
Use the “Behörighetsvisaren” (Qualification indicator) service to see which higher education programmes you may be eligible to apply for after the programme.