Body repair technician

With us, you will learn to repair, restore and convert vehicles with precision and quality! Body repair technicians restore bodywork, straighten out and replace damaged parts, apply protective paint, and ensure that every vehicle is as good as new.

If you like working on different types of vehicles, from car bodies to airplane fuselages, an apprenticeship with us will really suit you. With our experience, our body repair technicians ensure the highest quality in every project, both on the road and in the air.

Key points of your apprenticeship at RUAG

Duration

Your training will last three years. During this time, you will learn everything you need to know to become a body repair technician.

Skills

For this apprenticeship you need manual dexterity, technical and practical skills and good spatial awareness.

Future opportunities

After your apprenticeship with us, the following career options will be available to you: from body repair specialist and body shop coordinator to body shop manager with a federal diploma of higher education. In addition to these diplomas, there are the following educational programs: Business manager autobody (advanced federal diploma of higher education) or a degree in automotive technology. You also have the opportunity to obtain the S license issued by the FOCA (Federal Office of Civil Aviation) as a body repair technician in the aviation field.

Vocational training location

Lodrino

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What we offer you

Your apprenticeship will involve dismantling and assembling body parts, repairing them and treating the base coat, on both cars and aircraft.

What you should bring with you

You have completed compulsory schooling, have manual skills and an interest in metalworking. Moreover, you possess good spatial awareness and work with care and precision. Your sense of aesthetics and technical aptitude complete your profile.