TS 12703

TS 12703 is a vocational standard for the maintenance and repair of motor vehicle batteries. Its focus is the definition of the occupation and the person carrying it out, how the occupation is classified at different levels, the minimum tools and equipment used in the job, and the criteria for measuring and evaluating the qualities expected from each class of worker.

Technical context of the occupation

In general technical terms, batteries in motor vehicles provide stored electrical energy for starting, lighting and other onboard electrical systems. Maintenance and repair work typically involves checking battery condition, inspecting terminals and connections, assessing signs of reduced performance or failure, and deciding when repair, service or replacement is appropriate. This standard addresses the vocational structure of that work: who the job is for, what equipment is needed at a minimum, and how competence is described and evaluated. It is not presented here as a detailed battery-testing procedure standard, but as a professional classification and qualification document.

How the standard organises competence

• Defines the occupation and the person who performs it.
• Addresses classification across different levels.
• Covers measurement criteria for the required characteristics of each level.
• Includes the evaluation of those criteria.
• Focuses on the motor vehicle battery maintenance and repair profession rather than on battery chemistry in isolation.