Fast Pass MOT Training

Fast Pass Training is an automotive training company specialising in making mechanics into MOT Testers

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How Does MOT Annual Training Work?

Since April 2016, MOT annual training and an assessment have replaced the MOT tester refresher course. Additionally, the DVSA doesn’t deliver your new MOT annual training or assessments, and you don’t have to attend a refresher course every 5 years. Your new annual training and an online assessment is taken every year in order to maintain your tester status.

 What does Annual Training mean?

Annual training uses a CPD (continuous professional development) approach and is a way for you to update and develop your skills in a manageable way every year. Both as an individual and your garage will find a consistent improvement in a number of different areas, including:

Performance and professionalism

Skills and standards

Motivation, confidence and morale

How does MOT annual training work?

As usual, your MOT annual training and assessment sees vehicle classes split into their vehicle test groups, meaning that if you wish to achieve and maintain your testing status for every test group, you will have to complete at least three hours’ training every year and pass an annual assessment.

In order to maintain your testing status, you are responsible for planning, completing and recording your annual training, as well as passing your annual assessment. The DVSA will publish which topics you need to undertake annual training on and will be assessed on every year based on MOT test error rates.

By spending just three hours a year learning the topics for the vehicle test groups’ annual topics, you’ll find the annual training and assessment extremely easy and simple to manage.

 How to complete your annual training

Planning and completing your annual MOT training is entirely up to you (or the garage you work for), allowing you to learn according to your individual needs and strengths. The following methods are popular with most MOT testers:

Training providers

Individual training

Group training

You should keep a record of your training to present to any DVSA staff members who visit your testing centre at any point. Failure to properly record your training may result in disciplinary action and affect your testing status.

 For more information about the new Annual MOT testing legislation, give us a call now on 01255 870700 or get in touch online.

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MOT system changes

This year the MOT Testing Scheme is changing.

The  new scheme will be piloted from May 2016 onwards.  If you wish to become an MOT Nominated Tester (NT) you will need to achieve the new MOT Qualification which will replace the Nominated Tester Training (NTT) course which was delivered by DVSA.  The NTT course will no longer be available at the DVSA from the summer of 2016. When you apply for the MOT Qualification course through an Approved Awarding Organisation Centre such as ourselves, you will still need to show  that  you meet the qualifying criteria to become an NT (as before) , which includes: hold a relevant accreditation/qualification hold a current and full UK Driving Licence for the class of vehicle you wish to test have no unspent convictions have 4 year’s experience in the motor industry as a mechanic on the class of vehicle you wish to test. To become an MOT Nominated Tester, you will then need to achieve the MOT Qualification (which will be a minimum of 24 hours with at least 8 hours practical) for each vehicle class that you want to test. You will then need to complete a VT8 (Demonstration Test) which will be observed by DVSA. This can now be achieved at your Vehicle Testing Station or at a training provider centre such as Fast Pass Training. Once you have achieved both the MOT Qualification and the VT8, you will then be able to carry out MOTs at a Vehicle Testing Station. Note:    All existing MOT Testers will be exempt from the new qualification, unless they are subject to a disciplinary request from DVSA when they may need to achieve the MOT Tester Qualification as part of the necessary actions to reinstate their MOT Tester status.

Go to www.atatraining.co.uk for more info