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Our Training Is Excellent …And We Can Prove It.

As the UK’s leading authority on crash repair, Thatcham Research Centre have long recognised the need to produce a steady flow of young skilled vehicle technicians. The demand for these skills from within the motor industry has never been so great and thanks to Thatcham’s status as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE), in partnership with East Berkshire College, young and motivated vehicle technicians have a choice of quality training.

Our status as a ‘Centre of Vocational Excellence’ recognises the high standard and quality of training provided by the partnership, which combines a complete automotive training offer of body, paint, mechanical and electrical training.

Thatcham has a long standing reputation as a leading provider of skills training for crash repair technicians.  Our apprentice training is unique because everything we teach uses the latest repair methods, which we have developed and used in our own research centre. Thatcham offers a truly focused Advanced Apprenticeship Apprentice Programme to bring real advantages to young people at the start of their careers, as well as to their employers.

East Berkshire College is one of the largest further education colleges in the South East. Its Motor Vehicle department is housed within a £3.5m Technology Centre, which boasts industry standard facilities such as a rolling road, autotronics lab and large, well equipped workshops.
 
The CoVE partnership works closely with business to ensure that training remains industry relevant and provides individuals from all backgrounds access to the high quality vocational training that they need to succeed.

What does this mean to me?

As a young person looking to make an informed choice about the early stages of your career, you need to know that whatever path you choose, your personal development is in safe hands. Our CoVE status tells you that if you are interested in a career as a technician in the motor industry, you can guarantee that starting your training with Thatcham or East Berkshire College is a wise move.

At Thatcham, there are three streams available for apprentice learning, specialising in either Body Repair (Panel), Body Refinish (Paint) or Body Fitter. For more information call 01635 294 826 or take a look at our website www.thatcham.org/jobshop where you can also find an employer to help you kick start your career and access an apprentice programme.

East Berkshire College offers both full and part-time courses, taking you from basic skills to Level 4 - equivalent to the first year of a degree. Courses run in areas such as motor vehicle repair & maintenance, motor sports or engineering. For more information call 0845 373 2500 or visit www.eastberks.ac.uk