All Training and upskilling articles – Page 2

  • FCA TTP
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    FCA US to open new training facility

    2017-02-21T10:26:28Z

    US – The OEM will unveil its fourth World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) site at Tipton, Indiana, this March. The $2.1m centre, funded by FCA US and Unite Automobile Workers (UAW), will serve personnel from the Tipton Transmission Plant (TTP) and the UAW National Training Center (NTC) Kokomo.“FCA US and ...

  • Daimler Mannheim
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    Daimler Mannheim’s century of training

    2016-03-15T14:57:15Z

    Germany – The first 30 recruits arrived at the plant in 1916, since when almost 11,000 young people have received vocational training onsite. Daimler says there are currently 380 trainees in nine disciplines and on three dual-study courses.Describing robust vocational training as “the basis for our corporate success”, Marcus Nicolai, ...

  • Chevrolet Volt, GM Warren
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    People power lies in training

    2015-01-06T13:51:37Z

    Training methods must continue to evolve if workforce skills are to keep pace with technological changeAs developments in the automotive industry continue to move at a rapid pace, it is vital that manufacturers recognise the importance of highly skilled workers; ensuring that employees develop their skills can have a massive ...

  • Nissan, Tennessee
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    Nissan & Tennessee partner for manufacturing training

    2014-12-08T11:33:53Z

    US – The collaboration between the vehicle-maker and the state will involve the establishment of a 150,000 sq.ft education and training facility next to Nissan’s vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna. Groundbreaking took place today.The training centre, which is scheduled to be completed by late 2016, will operate as an extension ...

  • Bentley SUV
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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 ...