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The four-hour bodywork and
paintwork course covers all aspects
that could arise within the frame-
work of a collision repair process
– from computer damage calcula-
tion, via dent removal and the use of
benchtype straightening systems, to
joining methods (welding and bond-
ing) and painting. At the end of the
course, all participants will receive
a certificate of attendance and an
iPhone raffled among the best grad-
uates.
The important subject of ‘collision
repairs on hybrid / electric vehicles’
will also be included. It is planned
that the Academy of the German
Motor Vehicle Trade (TAK) will
assume responsibility for that part
of the training course that requires
an instructor for working on intrin-
sically save high-voltage systems.
This training course will be sup-
ported by Opel with the new Am-
pera. The model-specific operations
will be demonstrated on the vehicle
so that participants easily follow the
various steps.
Participants will receive a certifi-
cate of attendance at the end of the
three-hour course. In common with
the other training activities, this
event represents genuine practical
‘added value’ for participants and
their companies.
Aimed at professionals and in-
structors, the Krafthand-Dekra pro-
fessional training courses cover sub-
jects such as chassis and suspension
/ steering and loosening injectors.
These courses have been held in a
variety of cities since 2008. They
are organised by ‘Krafthand’ maga-
zine and DEKRA, and supported by
companies such as Sauer-Werkzeug,
Hella Gutmann Solutions, Coparts,
Febi and Liqui Moly.
Help for job seekers
School leavers and graduates
looking for jobs will find numerous
opportunities for making contacts in
the Galleria. The spectrum ranges
from the information counters of
numerous educational institutes,
e.g., the Automotive Engineering
Department of
the Institute of
Land and Sea
Transport Sys-
tems (ILS) of
Berlin Techni-
cal University,
the Technology
and Education
Institute (ITB)
of
Bremen
U n i v e r s i t y ,
the
Techni-
cians’ Asso-
ciation (Tech-
niker
e.V.),
paint training
schools, etc., via various online job
exchanges, such as www.jobboard-
ing.de, www.azubidoo.de, www.
autojob.de (the job portal for the au-
tomobile sector) and www.etecmo.
de (the first job exchange for the
electro-mobility trade).
In co-operation with the Auto-
mechanika, members of the Associ-
ation of the Independent Parts Mar-
ket (VREI) will hold ‘Career Days’
on the fourth and fifth days of the
fair (September 14 and 15). There,
companies belonging to VREI (a
list can be found on the internet at
www.vrei.de) will give young Au-
tomechanika visitors the chance to
meet their personnel specialists.
Your move back again
The non-profit ‘yourmove’ initia-
tive will be making a guest appear-
ance at Automechanika for the third
time. From experience, the director
of the ‘yourmove’ Academy, Niko-
las Aichele, who works together
with educational partners, such as
the Karlsruhe University of Educa-
tion, knows that it is impossible to
awaken an interest in technology
and a trade without the benefit of a
good general technical schooling.
Although many students can use a
PC with no difficulty, they have no
feeling for the material to be proc-
essed by their computer-controlled
machines. At the fair, they will be
offered a practice-oriented overview
ranging from small technical tasks
from a didactic perspective to expert
restoration solutions.
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