The Technical Training Center of Bosch Argentina, the largest training school for professional mechanics in Latin ...
The Technical Training Center of Bosch Argentina, the largest training school for professional mechanics in Latin America, has updated its educational offer with new academic options. One of its’ major bets is the relaunching of the Profession of Pumper by the end of 2016, after a successful first edition in 2015.
The course offers practical and intensive training in repairing diesel injection systems, one of the most demanded crafts in the current market. The learning modules include both: traditional mechanical technologies and information about the latest electronic technologies. During the lessons, students can work with diagnosis equipment and diesel calibration banks.
“We are proud to present a new edition of a course that represents a real chance to access the labor market for many professionals. The course does not demand previous knowledge and, in only two months, it trains highly qualified professional pumpers” said Sergio L’Estrange, Country Manager of the Automotive Aftermarket Division of Bosch Argentina.
In 2016, the Training Center also inaugurated two new short courses to train experts in Automatic Transmissions and DENOX System for Treating Exhaust Fumes. Furthermore, it organized a seminar in electronic injection for motorcycles, which was equipped with a motorcycle to be exclusively used for the lessons involved.
The Center was inaugurated over 10 years ago and has another center in Campinas (Sao Paulo, Brazil). The goal was to deliver services in every Latin American location. It has classrooms and laboratories equipped with the latest technology, and provides theoretical-practical courses designed according to the current needs of the market and of professional mechanics. These courses include training in: Electronic and Mechanical Diesel Systems, Electronic Injection of Gasoline, Electricity of the Vehicle, Brakes Systems, and even Motorcycles Systems. The lecturers are instructors with broad experience in the field and trained in Mechanical Engineering.
There are around 800 and 1000 applicants per year who chose among the options that the Bosch Training Center offers, including employees of the company’s services network, independent auto repair shops, mechanical technicians, students and people who show interest in the area.
About Bosch
In 2014 Robert Bosch Argentina celebrated 90 years in the country: the first shop in Latin America was opened by the founder of the company in Buenos Aires, in 1924. Today, Bosch Argentina has 253 employees, commercializes a wide range of products through its sale units Automotive Aftermarket, Electric Tools and Security Systems, and has a factory, Bosch Rexroth S.A.I.C., located in Carapachay (Buenos Aires). In 2015, the company’s revenues in the country were close to 1.5 thousand million pesos. The company goes along with the evolution of the market and the growth of the country through the use of new technologies to be the leading supplier in a wide range of services, products and innovative solutions.
Bosch Group is a leading supplier of technology and services on a global level. Its 375,000 employees generated revenues close to 70.6 thousand million euros in 2015. Its operations are split into four business units: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumption Goods, and Building Energy and Technology. Bosch Group includes Robert Bosch GmbH and its 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in 60 countries. If its’ sales and services partners are included, then Bosch is represented in almost 150 countries. The basis for the company’s future growth is its’ innovative force. Bosch has 55,800 employees in research and development and nearly 118 locations in the world.
The strategic goal of the company is to offer innovation for a connected life. Bosch improves the quality of life in the entire world with innovative products and services that generate enthusiasm among people. In other words, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for Life”.
The company was founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as the Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering. The particular structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the business freedom of Bosch Group, enabling the company to plan on the long term and commit to making significant anticipated investments to safeguard its future. Around 92% of the Robert Bosch GmbH social capital belongs to Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. Most of the voting rights belong to Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial fund responsible for the business management of the Group. The remaining shares belong to the Bosch family and the Robert Bosch GmbH.
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