IMI Certificated Online Courses

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Online Training, IMI Certification

We currently offer four blended training solutions which have proven particularly popular with large corporate organisations:

Learn online at a time and place convenient for you and then attend an assessment day (at your place* or ours), and providing you’re successful, achieve an IMI certificated formally recognised qualification.

*In some cases, additional travel-related fees will need to be applied

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Awareness

This IMI Accredited Professional Development Certificate training course is designed to provide personnel who work with, near or around Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, a sufficiently broad awareness to ensure they are both well informed, safe and can confidently communicate with customers about these vehicles.

The Hazard Management of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Whether you’re a roadside recovery operator, a vehicle storage agent, a member of the emergency services or a technician working alongside electric vehicles, this course is for you. Over two and a half years in the making, it’s designed to give you the knowledge you’ll need to make informed judgements when managing risk associated with incidents involving the new technologies found in high-voltage vehicles.

Ben Stockton from Our Virtual Academy and Steve Scott from Simply Diagnostics reviewing an IMI assessment process.

Level 2 Electric Hybrid Vehicle

This L2 Award provides experienced technicians with the skills and knowledge to work safely on and around Hybrid (HEV), Plug In Hybrid (PHEV) and Electric Vehicles (BEV). This L2 qualification is designed to train a technician to work safely and competently on vehicles with high voltage systems (e.g. Hybrid/ Electric Vehicles).

Level 2 Electric Hybrid Vehicle

Steve Scott (from Simply Diagnostics) conducting a demo associated to conducting a high voltage isolation procedure at Our Virtual Academy's first studio in Shropshire, UK.

Level 3 Electric Hybrid Vehicle

This L3 Award provides experienced technicians with the skills and knowledge to work safely on and around Hybrid (HEV), Plug In Hybrid (PHEV) and Electric Vehicles (BEV). This L3 qualification is designed to train a technician to work safely and competently on vehicles with high voltage systems (e.g. Hybrid/ Electric Vehicles).

Level 3 Electric Hybrid Vehicle

A low pressure air conditioning connector with a low pressure union connected to it and screwed down.

Refrigerant Handling (F-Gas)

F-Gas Fast Track is a blended training delivery solution for those who struggle to spend much time away from the workshop. After completing the online training over just 1 day you’ll attend one of our assessment centres to receive some additional tuition and conduct your Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) online assessment and complete a number of assessed practical tasks.

Refrigerant Handling (F-Gas)

IMI Approved Centre

As an IMI Approved Centre, IMI regularly audit Our Virtual Academy to ensure we have all of the necessary arrangements and resources in place to ensure effective delivery, assessment and quality assurance of the various nationally recognised qualifications and accreditations we deliver. As part of the IMI’s ongoing monitoring, all members of our training and assessment team have to show occupational competence, prove their qualifications and maintain continuous professional development. Our Virtual Academy is very proud to be working in partnership with the IMI in raising the standards throughout the motor industry.

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IMI TechSafe

What are the benefits of IMI TechSafe?

Embracing IMI TechSafe recognition for you and your staff leads to greater trust from your customers, as it shows your workshop team is fully qualified to be working on electric, hybrid and ADAS equipped vehicles. It is also seen as a badge of honour for those in the sector who hold it. It can also lead to increased business and will help you to succeed better in the marketplace, as it gives you the ability to market your forward-looking approach.

Retaining IMI TechSafe recognition

A vital part of retaining TechSafe recognition on IMI’s professional register is to keep up to date with your knowledge, skills and competency. This is why IMI-approved TechSafe CPD is a requirement to retain IMI TechSafe recognition.

An individuals 3-year TechSafe CPD cycle will commence on the completion date of their entry route qualification once they have opted in and agreed to adhere to the IMIs Professional Standards.

To retain TechSafe recognition you need to complete 18 credits (18 hours) worth of learning over a 3-year period.

If you’re a technician who holds a valid electric vehicle qualification with the IMI (L2, L3 or L4 (but not L2 Haz Man), you can become an IMI TechSafe recognised member of the IMI for free!

Once you’ve completed a valid IMI TechSafe entry-route qualification, you can claim your complimentary IMI membership here and following verification you’ll be recognised on the IMIs Professional Register with IMI TechSafe recognition.