Skills upgrades

The Automotive Training Academy equips independent workshops with the skills and knowledge needed for present and future success

Advertorial: In today's fast-paced world, progress waits for no one - especially true for the automotive industry, where technology is advancing at a furious rate. Independent aftermarket workshops are under constant pressure to keep up with the latest developments in order to stay competitive and provide the best possible service to their customers.

Dealer Diagnostics

With the increasing complexity of modern vehicles and the looming presence of the local main dealer, this pressure has become particularly intense. Dealer diagnostic tools and equipment have therefore become an essential part of every independent workshop's toolkit. But as technology advances, these tools are becoming more sophisticated and require a higher level of technical knowledge to operate and maintain.

For independent workshops, this can be a significant challenge. Without the proper training and support, keeping up with the latest developments, constant updates, and new software releases can be time-consuming, costly and, at times, impossible.

EV Revolution

Of course, another major pressure point for independent workshops is servicing electric vehicles (EVs). With the growing popularity of EVs, workshops are seeing them in their garages more and more, but many technicians are still at a loss as to how to properly service these vehicles. Getting their workforce trained to work safely on EVs should be on every workshop's to-do list.

As the number of EVs on the road is expected to increase, workshops that have already invested in EV training will be well-positioned to meet the growing demand for EV repair and maintenance services. Workshops that fail to adapt to this new reality may struggle to stay in business.

Futureproof your workshop

Keeping up with the fast-paced progress in the automotive industry can seem insurmountable, especially when it comes to dealer diagnostics and the EV revolution.

It’s not all doom and gloom though! By investing in relevant and in-depth training, technicians can gain the knowledge and skills needed to tackle the latest developments in the industry, helping them to identify and diagnose problems more quickly and effectively and ultimately save their workshop time and money.

The Automotive Training Academy (ATA) is a specialised training facility based in Wrexham, providing unique brand-specific dealer diagnostic courses for a variety of manufacturers written with the independent aftermarket in mind.

Candidates can choose from courses covering dealer tools from manufacturers such as JLR, VAG ODIS, PSA Group, BMW Group and Mercedes. Our training, is designed to provide independent workshops with the knowledge and skills they need to diagnose and repair the specific brands of vehicles they specialise in. Courses cover the tool’s operation, software updates, and range of capabilities and functions and ensure the technician knows how to use the dealer tools effectively.

ATA also offers Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Courses, Levels 2 - 4 from the IMI, training recognised and accredited by the industry. It is designed to provide workshops with the knowledge and skills they need to safely and effectively diagnose and repair EVs. The IMI accreditation helps the workshop build a reputation for being a trusted EV repair shop.

Our training takes place in Wrexham, where candidates develop skills in a friendly and supportive environment switching between the classroom and workshop adjacent to one another and learning from our highly-experienced master technicians and trained trainers. Candidates complete the courses able to take their new knowledge straight into the real world of the workshop and apply their new skills and knowledge immediately.

Futureproof your workshop with our unique offering of dealer diagnostic and IMI Automotive Training Academy

Visit Automotive Training Academy for further details or email info@automotivetraining.info, and we’re at the end of the phone on 01978 784 605