AUTOFORUM

A revolution, one weld at a time - False Bay TVET College

Jul, 30 2019, 02:08

A gender revolution has begun in what were exclusively male industries, led by a still-tiny vanguard of women artisans produced by South Africa’s TVET College system. It’s pretty much a given that any schoolgirl (or schoolboy) asked to describe a ‘bo

Axalta Opens New State-of-the-Art Refinish Customer Training Center in Corporate Park South, Midrand

Jul, 17 2019, 13:50

Axalta, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, hosted members of the refinish industry at their new premises, in Midrand recently, for the official opening of the company’s state of the art Customer Training centre. The refinish fac

TATA continues to invest in Africa's future leaders

Apr, 15 2019, 03:08

As part of its annual Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for the 2018/19 academic year, TATA has awarded 53 academically and financially deserving students at four South African universities with scholarships – with a total value of more than R2.3M.

Apprenticeship programmes powering auto aftermarket sector

Dec, 03 2018, 06:29

“Currently there are also many people who have been working in the industry for years without a formal trade certificate. We aim to make formal training the norm, to improve the industry’s credibility and promote it as a professional career."

Hollard Highway Hero 2018

Nov, 27 2018, 05:12

Stephen Meje has been named the overall winner of the 2018 edition of Hollard Highway Heroes, the competition that sees truck drivers pit their skills against each other to claim the title.

Driver training goes electronic

Nov, 16 2018, 03:23

MasterDrive has introduced an eLearning programme, MasterLearning, to provide an additional means of accessing theoretical training.

Technology-driven change will radically change all aspects of tyre design and production, to the benefit of drivers.

Nov, 02 2018, 07:12

According to Dries Lottering from Bridgestone SA, much of the innovation in manufacturing will soon become synonymous with the and the impact that robotics, artificial intelligence and the IOT will have on production processes, and possible job loss.

Axalta targets US students focused on the automotive sector

Oct, 18 2018, 06:41

Axalta recently hosted an automotive career fair at its Customer Experience Centre in Concord in the US, drawing 500 high school and university students in that country.

"Ecademy" - keeping up skills, online

Oct, 15 2018, 08:51

Thatcham Research has announced the launch of a new online technical awareness programme to be known as “ecademy”. Businesses working in the automotive repair sector can use ecademy to keep employees up-to-date with developments.

DPAP celebrates 3rd year of training dealers

Aug, 14 2018, 08:45

VWSA has recruited the third wave of candidates for its Dealer Principal Apprentice Programme (DPAP), an 18 month programme that aims to develop a talent pool of black dealer principals for the VWSA network.