Dubai, United Arab Emirates – General Motors graduated 48 technicians from its Advanced Technician Training Program in Angat, Philippines on January 19. The fully trained, ready to go technicians will soon be placed at GM dealers’ service centres around the Middle East, and will help service centres continue delivering quality technical service.
“This program is the first of its kind in the region, and will continue to provide a steady supply of skilled technicians who will deliver quality service that will exceed the expectations of our customers,” said Harrie van der Schoot, GM Regional Training Manager.
To qualify for the GM Advanced Technician Training program, applicants had to meet strict pre-selection criteria, with only one out of five applicants successfully qualifying for the training. Qualification for the program depends on a number of criteria including basic automotive education, computer skills, English language proficiency and hands on experience.
These basics are supplemented with 60 days of Instructor-Based Training involving hands on content as well as 50 hours of Web-Based Training to achieve the desired competency level.
Service centres participating in the program agree with GM in advance on the number of technicians they are to receive. Having proven their skills on the job, demand for these qualified technicians has increased to the point that technicians who have yet to enroll in the program have already been allocated to service centres up to 2012.
These 48 fresh graduates will join the 174 technicians who have already graduated in raising technical standards at GM dealerships around the region.
