mercedes-advanced-body-centre-5Mercedes Benz India has inaugurated a unique ‘Advanced Auto Body Repair Training Centre’ in association with Don Bosco ITI, Chinchwad. The Training Centre is aimed at equipping ambitious youngsters with advanced technical skill-sets enabling them to pursue a successful career in the highly competitive automotive service sector. The carmaker has invested Rs 2.65 crore on this project.

The inauguration of the Advanced Auto Body Repair Centre will also give a significant boost to the demand of highly skilled and technically adept manpower, which can play a crucial role in bringing service excellence to the service sector of the automotive industry. mercedes-advanced-body-centre-4 mercedes-advanced-body-centre-3The course will have a duration of 1 year and each batch will consist of 21 students. An additional 1 month will be utilized for imparting Mercedes-Benz Auto Body Technology know how to the students.The course contents are based on the ITI trade of Auto Body Repair Technician (12 months) and add-on advanced level training on Mercedes-Benz cars and equipment (1month). Successful students will receive an ITI trade certificate along with a joint Advanced Training certificate issued by Don Bosco and Mercedes-Benz India. The trainers teaching the course are trained at Mercedes-Benz India, Cellete training facility Coimbatore and also at select Mercedes-Benz dealerships.

For practical training, students will be able to get hands on experience on a C-Class sedan that has been donated by the company to Don Bosco for this course. As far as qualification goes, a student who has passed his 10th standard can also apply for this course. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz will also provide scholarships to 10 financially weak students for the course.mercedes-advanced-body-centre-1 mercedes-advanced-body-centre-2Mr. Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, “India is rich in its manpower, but opportunities and facilities that train and gainfully employ them are by far, few. On the other hand, growth in the automotive industry, changing technology, a burgeoning economy, a larger
disposable income and lowering first hand life-cycle of cars have triggered huge demand for skilled technicians and that of upskilling in the sector. Mercedes-Benz has been the pioneers in providing employment to talented young heads over a decade now, by introducing them to the Advanced Diploma in Automotive Mechatronics course by collaborating with various reputed technical institutions. We have been conducting these programmes with very high levels of success, and the overwhelming response from the aspiring students has inspired us to expand our skill sharing initiatives further. The inauguration of the Advanced Body Repair Training Centre in Don Bosco is yet
another commitment from Mercedes-Benz to develop highly skilled manpower for the industry, thus contributing to the vision of ‘Skill India’.”