Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Hazard Management for Emergency and Recovery Personnel - IMI - Level 2 Award

The IMI Level 2 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Hazard Management for Emergency and Recovery Personnel is designed for technicians who in the course of their daily work may encounter damaged electric/hybrid vehicles. It contains the knowledge required to work safely around the electric/hybrid vehicles high and low voltage electrical system and electric drive train systems.

The qualification provides you with the knowledge and skills required to work safely around Electric/Hybrid vehicles during emergency and recovery situations.

You will study in our world-class £5.5m Regional Automotive Technology Hub (RATH), which was developed collaboratively with leading car manufacturers. The Hybrid Electric Automotive Training (HEAT) areas will provide you with state-of-the-art workshops that look and feel just like industry.

Within our world-class facilities, you will get to work on our brand new range of electric/hybrid vehicles, enabling you to develop a future-proofed set of skills.

The course contains one mandatory unit covering:

• The types of Electric/Hybrid vehicles available
• Hazard associated with the motor vehicle high energy electrical systems
• Working safely around Electric/Hybrid vehicles including charging
• How to reduce the risk of injury when encountering electric/hybrid vehicles
• How to safely transport and store electric/hybrid vehicles

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification and you are expected to have some prior knowledge or industry experience.

You will be required to sit an online examination at the end of the course.

After this course you may consider the Level 3 qualification, which further develops their knowledge and skills within a technical role, carrying out repair and replacement of high voltage components on Electric/Hybrid vehicles:

For more information about this course, contact our specialist team on 01254 292500 or email heat@blackburn.ac.uk