2017 Bosch training range offers appealing trainings for automotive workshops

In order to keep pace with the rapid technical progress in automotive engineering, regular trainings and advanced trainings are of major importance for automotive workshops. Only those workshop employees featuring the required technical knowledge are able to perform diagnoses as well as service and maintenance tasks on modern vehicles in an effective and economical manner. Bosch Service Trainings Centers support workshops offering a wide range of system-related technical and commercial advanced trainings. Last year, 3 615 participants were trained at the Bosch Service Training Center in Plochingen close to Stuttgart in Germany. Bosch runs 41 Service Training Centers around the world – from Spain, Turkey and South Africa through to Australia and Brazil.

New and updated 2017 range of trainings

On a regular basis, the range of trainings offered and their contents are aligned with technical progress and with the practical requirements of automotive workshops. Accordingly, the 2017 range of trainings for the German-speaking world once again includes several new and updated trainings. Among the new ones, there are two diesel trainings concerning high-pressure injection and common-rail systems for passenger cars. In addition, the successful series of Bosch multimedia presentations was now complemented by a new topic: “Diagnostic systems on Opel vehicles on the example of Opel Astra K”. Moreover, a whole series of proven trainings has been updated by means of new contents. These include the trainings concerning bodywork and convenience electronics, driver assistance systems, Bosch brake systems for passenger cars, the basic and advanced electronics courses, the commercial-vehicle trainings regarding electronics, convenience systems and exhaust-gas treatment as well as the master technician training course 2017/2018.

The practical trainings are carried out in small groups and by highly qualified trainers with many years of practical workshop experience. Besides teaching theoretical knowledge, the main focus is on practical tasks, fault simulation and strategic troubleshooting on modern cars and commercial vehicles as well on exchanging knowledge and experiences. Back at work, the trained personnel will contribute to faster servicing and improved repair quality thus saving their workshops both time and money. Besides, as the trained staff can also convince workshop customers with its profound technical know-how, it also increases the customer satisfaction.

Commercial trainings for workshop and management personnel complements the technical trainings at the Bosch Service Training Centers. The knowledge transmitted at these trainings enable the staff to design company processes even more neatly and efficiently. This reduces expenses and increases the satisfaction of both customers and employees.

Comprehensive information is available online at Bosch Automotive Campus

At our Automotive Campus online platform at www.automotive-campus.com, automotive workshops can have a look at the complete range of trainings offered for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The website allows the customers to book the trainings right online as well as to plan, schedule and manage the apprenticeships and advanced trainings for their members of staff. In addition, if features online trainings about several different topics which can also be used to prepare the employees to be trained for technical trainings at the Bosch Service Training Center – among others.

Germany: coordinated advanced training for vocational teachers

Automotive workshops in Germany do also benefit from the advanced trainings for vocational teachers organized by the Bosch Service Training Center in Plochingen since 1985. About 20 automobile manufacturers, importers and automotive suppliers take part in the program offering automotive trainings on recent developments concerning the areas of engines, powertrains and chassis, automotive electrics and electronics, driver assistance systems as well as electric and hybrid vehicles. In 2016, the companies participating at this program offered trainings for 676 vocational teachers. These participants act as multipliers imparting the recently acquired knowledge to their colleagues. Since this program was first launched, about 15 000 multipliers were trained. They forwarded their knowledge to some 96 000 fellow teachers. As this manner ensures the up-to-dateness of the technical knowledge vocational schools teach future automotive mechatronics, the training companies also benefit from this specific program.