Training and upskilling – Page 2

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    Bentley announces new training scheme

    2014-08-24T16:14:42Z

    UK – The carmaker said the Upskilling programme would be “a significant step” in its “people and development strategy”. Bentley is investing in new training tools and facilities to grow its current workforce across the core competencies of Wood, Body, Trim and Engine. It is also redesigning its apprenticeship scheme. ...

  • VW Chattanooga
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    VW Chattanooga launches new engineering training

    2014-08-13T16:14:46Z

    US – The Engineering Specialist Training programme will be a concentrated 18-month course targeted at candidates who have already earned a Bachelor’s degree. The focus will be hands-on experience of mechatronics; there will also be a three-month posting at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany.“Volkswagen Chattanooga put this programme in ...

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    Testing times for training

    2013-11-01T13:40:19Z

    OEMs’ workers must help to deliver higher volume and quality in a globalised industryDemand for improved quality and higher production targets means that the training of workers and the constant refreshment of their skills is a crucial component of any vehicle-maker’s business strategy. It is not just the manufacturing processes ...

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    Skills training

    2008-05-01T13:19:37Z

    Raising the barUp-skilling the staffIn a world preoccupied with the principles of lean manufacturing, a new generation of the workforce has emerged that needs to be given the tools – through skills training – to meet an increasingly important roleAlmost a quarter of a million people are employed by the ...