The MOT Annual Assessment is an ‘Open Book Exam’. This means although our support tutors cannot give you the correct answers, they can guide you to the relevant DVSA materials to help you answer the questions correctly.
As part of their aim to modernise the MOT scheme, DVSA have changed the way MOT training is carried out. From April 2016, DVSA has replaced the suspended MOT tester refresher course with MOT annual training and an assessment.
Every year between April and March, all testers must complete 3 hours of training and pass the annual exam. They will also need to keep a record of this training at their VTS.
Course Overview
A certified courses allowing you to complete the DVSA required annual training and assessment together in just 1 day.
DVSA do not deliver the new MOT annual training or assessments and testers will no longer need to attend a 5-year refresher course.
Testers will have to follow a continuing professional development (CPD) model allowing them to manage their training each year in a way that suits their requirements. This means all testers are required to complete the new MOT annual training and pass an assessment every year for the vehicle classes they test in order to maintain their testing status.
All testers for vehicle test group class 1 and 2 or class 3, 4, 5 and 7 will have to:
This one-day training course allows you to complete the required annual training and take the MOT Annual Assessment all in one day. In addition to covering CPD, Drivers View of the Road and Headlight (which is being offered by most training providers) we will also cover Special Notices and General Questions from the MOT Testers Guide. We will cover all five areas of the annual training and our support tutors will be on hand to help you with the course and with the exam to ensure you pass with flying colours.
In addition to CPD, MOT annual training subjects this course will also cover Special Notices and General Questions from the MOT Testers Guide to ensure you pass the exam with flying colours.
Who should attend?
All MOT testers have complete their MOT Annual Training and pass the MOT Annual Assessment between the start of April and the following March each year.
In addition to this, each tester will be responsible for:
1 Day CPD Course
This one-day course will cover your annual training which includes: The annual training content for the year. We will also cover Special Notices and general questions from the MOT Testers Guide. In addition to this at the end of the course you will be also be able to take the MOT Annual Assessment with the help of one of our support tutors.
Entry Requirements for the MOT Annual Training and Assessment?
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.
All MOT testers must complete and record a minimum of 3 hours MOT annual training each year and a minimum of 16 hours over a rolling 5-year period. Every year they must also pass an MOT annual assessment (MOT Annual Exam) for each vehicle test group they test.
What you can achieve
Successful completion one day CPD Training Course will give you a certificate recognised by the DVSA that demonstrates that you have completed the required yearly annual training and passed the annual exam.
After the course you will achieve:
You will have to keep a record of your training as evidence that you have carried out the required MOT annual training and you must show this on request to any DVSA staff who may visit your vehicle testing station (VTS).
If you fail to keep a record of your MOT annual training, then this could affect your testing status and you could face disciplinary action.
After taking the online MOT Annual Assessment you will be provided with a certificate and your mark will be recorded on your MOT testing service profile showing:
What’s included?
The following benefits are including when taking this courses with MOT Quality Management:
Course modules
The following courses are available on our E-Learning Portal:
You’ll need to keep this certificate and keep it alongside your other MOT annual training records so you can show it on request to any DVSA staff who may visit your VTS.
If you fail to sit an assessment during the course of your training year this could affect your testing status and you could face disciplinary action.