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Xtrac opens new training academy
- 11/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Berkshire-based transmission specialist Xtrac has launched of a dedicated apprenticeship facility at its global headquarters in Thatcham. The new training facility, which includes a CAE classroom and adjoining practical skills workshop, will provide hands-on manufacturing and computer-aided engineering skills [...] -
Spaces available for training event
- 09/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Spaces are still available for a new event which will see leaders from all across the automotive industry come together to drive forward the skills conversation and help organisations devise and deploy successful long term talent strategies. Hosted by Autotech Group, the inaugural Talent Recharge event is free to [...] -
Axalta goes lives with training videos
- 08/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Axalta has launched an ongoing series of refinish training videos designed to help automotive repair bodyshops deal with common paint defects. The first six videos, available now free of charge, cover a range of issues refinishers deal with regularly, including poor paint adhesion on plastic parts, solvent popping, [...] -
Repairify adds ADAS and EV skills
- 03/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify has invested in IMI ADAS and EV training programmes for all its employees and technicians. This is intended to provide confidence to repair shops about the accuracy of calibrations while developing potential new revenue opportunities to help grow their businesses. All technical staff members have [...] -
School of Thought partners Career Expo
- 02/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The British Motor Show and Automotive Career Expo is taking place in Farnborough International Exhibition Centre from 18-21 August. Now partnered by The School of Thought, the Automotive Career Expo aims to help the sector address the skills shortage and attract more young talent to the industry. It will showcase [...] -
Registration opens for garage and bodyshop event
- 25/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Registration has opened for the inaugural UK Garage and Bodyshop Event, which will include bodyshop magazine as an associate sponsor. The Automechanika event will feature the latest training, technology and tools for bodyshops and will take place at Birmingham’s NEC from 8-9 June. More than 100 leading [...] -
Volvo announces new training date
- 16/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo Car UK has announced a new training date, with a Body Technology Day available to the wider sector. Steve Plunkett, Volvo/Polestar Body & Paint Manager, said: “On the back of the overwhelming success of the courses that we were running before lockdown, we are now back up and running with the Body [...] -
BCA to host careers event
- 28/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BCA is hosting a special careers event at the BCA Rockingham Centre, Northamptonshire on 10 February. The event will cover the wide range of automotive career opportunities on offer at BCA and will appeal to anyone interested in working in the automotive sector, regardless of whether they have existing [...] -
Motofix upskills with RWC
- 26/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RWC Training has delivered a range of ADAS courses to Motofix Group. Two separate courses were delivered at Motofix Yeovil and Northampton sites, with team members from other Motofix sites further afield joining the training sessions remotely. ADAS Awareness training was delivered for managers and VDAs and the [...] -
IMI names EV course winner
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Platinum Vauxhall technician Michael Marsden has been named as the EV Training competition winner launched by the IMI at the end of 2021 for MOT testers. He has won a place on a two-day IMI-accredited Delphi Hybrid and EV Training course in March, giving him the opportunity to extend his skills in readiness for the [...]