62 AFTERMARKET MAY 2024 TRAINING www.aftermarketonline.net Upcoming training dates and news on courses TRAINING UPDATE DENSO joins forces with Barnsley College Denso has teamed up with Barnsley College, with the parts supplier sending in guest speakers to give technical presentations for students on relevant courses, as well as supplying examples of key vehicle parts, consumables and personal protective equipment for use by students. Commenting on the support the company is offering the college, DENSO UK and Eire Sales Manager Kevin Peacocke said: “Actively contributing to the educational lives of the next generation of automotive technicians is a privilege we appreciate and a responsibility we are pleased to embrace.” “DENSO manufactures a wide range of components for vehicle manufacturers around the globe. This means that we are in a position to provide the college with examples of these parts, giving them important real-world experience of handling these products and understanding the roles they play within a vehicle’s systems.” He added: “We wish both Barnsley College and the young people that study within it great success, and we are proud to play an active role in this important partnership.” For more information, visit: www.denso-am.eu Welcome to Aftermarket’s training section. Here you can find the latest on upcoming training dates, as well as news on courses becoming available. If you have information on training you wish to share, please get in touch with the editor via email: john@aftermarket.co.uk LKQ Academy is set to open 10 new training centres across the UK, with five new trainers joining, and The Garage Inspector Andy Savva coming on board as well in an exclusive three-year deal to deliver garage management training. The 10 new sites represent a £500,000 investment and join LKQ Academy’s existing centres in Sunderland and Bristol, alongside 26 external sites. In total, the burgeoning chain will be able to offer 11,000 seats on 80 different courses. LKQ’s new Manchester site will be operating from April, and three more sites will open in the south of England later in 2024, with four more coming in 2025. LKQ UK & Ireland’s training arm has already opened new two sites this year, one in Glasgow and at its revamped Tamworth T1 base. Lee Chapman, Head of Support at LKQ Academy, said: “We’re creating true UK wide coverage for the LKQ Academy, making our industry-leading in-person training accessible to most of the country’s professionals in a two-hour drive or less. UK expansion is essential to our mission to close the skills gap in the industry, and to help the independent aftermarket keep pace with the dealers, while adapting to major changes from digitalisation and meeting ever changing consumer demands for high standards of customer service, while adapting to work with smarter cleaner and greener vehicles.” Andy Savva added: “It’s exciting to be joining forces with the LKQ Academy. Its dedication to providing high-quality training, represented by its latest expansion drive, mirrors my own commitment to supporting the growth and success of aftermarket businesses. I’m delighted to be delivering my training courses to their customers. Together, we look forward to equipping professionals with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive." For more information, visit: https://lkqacademy.co.uk/ LKQ Academy expands UK network, brings in Andy Savva
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