{"id":72219,"date":"2024-11-14T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/?p=72219"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:55:27","slug":"lkq-academy-opens-new-flagship-training-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/index.php\/lkq-academy-opens-new-flagship-training-centre\/72219","title":{"rendered":"LKQ Academy opens new flagship training centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LKQ Academy has opened its new flagship training headquarters in Tamworth, which the company says will be the only location in the UK where garage and bodyshop customers can access the full range of LKQ Academy courses.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Located at LKQ\u2019s T1 site at the Birch Coppice Business Park, the new training centre is part of a major growth drive for LKQ Academy and forms one of 10 new centres the business is opening across the UK, which are set to create a total of 12,000 seats on 87 different courses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"917\" height=\"611\" class=\" wp-image-72220 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GbnmhjcXsAAZdqN-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 917px) 100vw, 917px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As part of this rapid growth, LKQ Academy has also seen the recruitment of new specialist instructors and has signed an exclusive contract with Andy Savva, The Garage Inspector, to deliver training over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, LKQ Academy has launched a dedicated training proposition for bodyshops, which is designed to support and upskill bodyshop technicians in line with the pace of change in the UK car parc, and to help bodyshop businesses of all sizes to achieve sustainable, profitable growth.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Chapman, head of support and LKQ Academy, said: \u201cOur new training centre is integral to our commitment to helping independent garages and bodyshops to upskill for the future, and will act as a central hub for our operations from which our best-in-class training can ripple outwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe LKQ Academy is undergoing a period of significant growth and investment, as we respond to acute demand for upskilling in the context of a rapidly changing and increasingly sophisticated and sustainable UK car parc. 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