Bentley welcomes future talent intake 1
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112 Recruits is Bentley’s Largest Trainee Intake Ever

Bentley Motors has welcomed its largest ever intake of Apprentices, Undergraduates, and Graduates, with 112 new recruits joining the 4,000-strong Crewe-based workforce, which is currently delivering the biggest transformational program in the luxury marque’s 102-year history.

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MG Forms Partnerships to Foster Education
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MG Forms Partnerships For Training and Education

MG Motor has partnered with two of the leading companies in developing and training skilled manpower for the automobile industry. MG Motor has recently entered the South Asian Indian subcontinent through their automobile products such as the MG XR8, it looks like the company will be setting up manufacturing units in different parts of the country for assembling its hardware products.

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MG's Cecil Kimber College Achieves Accreditation - Exterior View
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MG’s Cecil Kimber College Achieves Accreditation

Following significant investment in its Longbridge Training Venue, MG Motor UK has announced that the Cecil Kimber College has now been accredited by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). This highly-coveted industry recognition signifies that MG has the capacity and high-standard infrastructure to deliver technical training to repairers across the MG dealer network. MG has invested significantly in developing its courses, training equipment, and infrastructure earlier this year. Including some development of the parts warehouse, the company has invested £0.5 million on adding new features such as workshop space for up to 10 vehicles, twin fully equipped classrooms to accommodate up to 20 delegates, two post hoists to allow for raised vehicle work and insulated flooring to accommodate electric and hybrid vehicle training.
VotW - Triumph Stag British Leyland Training Video
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VotW – Triumph Stag British Leyland Training Video

Compiled from the original 35mm filmstrip and vinyl LP record soundtrack, this is a training film from 1970 which introduces the BL salesmen to the new Triumph Stag. Well, new to 1970. I love using our video of the week to look back at how cars were viewed in the period versus how we think of them now. OK, I will admit that it is also fun to view the world pre-PowerPoint. Even though Time lists the Stag as one of the “50 Worst Cars of All-Time“, I have always liked them. And, they have a pretty good following these days. The issues can be sorted out these days, the wrongs set right, and then you have a very stylish, comfortable, touring sports-car. Sure, the Stag should have gotten the Rover V8 that went into so many other cars of […]