Sunday, November 30, 2025
Upper secondary education

Bodywork panel beater

A bodywork technician, as a skilled worker, is capable of independently performing all repair, replacement, and adjustment work on the chassis and body components and accessories of motor vehicles.
Using technical documentation, employing tools efficiently, and adhering to current health and safety regulations, they are able to carry out the work regardless of the body structure and materials used.

Career opportunities:

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Garages 
  • Bodywork companies

Qualification awarded upon completion of the training: 

Certificate of qualification as a "Bodywork Sheet Metal Worker" specific to upper secondary education for social advancement.  

Admission requirements:

Possess a basic education certificate. 

Course description: 

The training takes a minimum of two years and includes:
• 940 periods of instruction divided into 4 training units including teaching activities such as: bodywork technology, practical bodywork and painting work, …
• 20 periods of preparation for the integrated test;

Section organizational chart:

Educational materials: 

Educational file for the section (document 8 ter)

PREPARER – PAINTER

BODYWORK: PANEL ASSISTANT

BODYWORK: PAINT IN THE BOOTH

BODYWORK – PAINTING: LABORATORY – FINISHING – INSPECTION

INTEGRATED EXAMINATION OF THE SECTION: BODYWORK SHEET METAL WORKER