KEEPING APPRENTICESHIPS RELEVANT: Lee Acton explores the challenges training providers face in keeping their curriculums contemporary and relevant

摘要

The competitive nature of the automotive industry has long ensured that manufacturers constantly pursue new technologies in order to gain a commercial edge over their rivals. While this automotive arms race is good news for the consumer, it provides a number of difficulties for training providers, who are faced with the challenge of keeping up-to-date with these ever-changing vehicle technologies in order to keep their curriculums contemporary and relevant. The mod cons and add-ons are always being improved and differ from manufacturer-to-manufacturer. Each of these latest developments requires specific diagnostic tools to assess and fix. It is in this area that training providers face their biggest challenge: keeping up-to-speed with these varied and various developments, ensuring their Apprentices are being trained on the most up-to-date equipment.