Automotive training organisations

Challenges facing trainers

Training under pressure

Automotive trainers frequently need to teach a great deal of material and skills in a very constrained period of time. Trainers are also under pressure as new technologies and developments result in a range of challenges:

• many trainees have not had additional training in years and are not up to date on new technologies
• there is a varying degree of knowledge and skill sets amongst trainees
• learning materials which appear in books, CDs are outdated almost as soon as they are produced
• traditional update training of mechanics is costly and time consuming
• help desk employees are often answering very basic questions

Start with all of the trainees at the same level

The professional trainers usually want to provide a subject- or manufacturer/model- specific training. Their effectiveness in this is often impeded when some trainees are missing certain basic skills. By assigning Argo modules before a training course, many trainers have greatly increased their efficiency and saved time. They no longer need to answer very basic questions or help with basic skills, and it ensures that all of the trainees are on the same level when the course starts. Some trainers even have a policy that trainees are not admitted to the training course unless they have first successfully completed a set of assigned Argo modules.

Difficult for Training Institutes to differentiate from their competitors

As a result of the time and resources constraints placed on training organizations, it is often difficult for them to distinguish or differentiate themselves from their competition. Argo has been developed to address these challenges. The learning materials that most publishers produce appear in books, CDs and videos and as a result they are outdated almost as soon as they are produced. This is why Argo is only available online. This allows us to update it constantly with new lessons, and updates to existing lessons, as the new technologies require. Not only does it provide training organizations with the latest technologies, which remains up to date, but it saves costs by increasing the training time by having the Argo modules being assigned before and after the training sessions. The use of the interactive modules and simulation applications of Argo is frequently used by training organizations as a unique selling point. Results show that Argo is more effective and it is simply fun for the trainees. This keeps them coming back!

Start with all of the trainees at the same level

Trainers have greatly increased their effectiveness and saved time by assigning Argo modules before a training course. This mitigates the answering of very basic questions and ensures that all of the trainees are on the same level when the course starts.

Argo has many benefits for training institutes, including:

• Improves the training time by 15-20%
• Hundreds of modules to choose from - to customize training programs
• Helps you to train the latest developments in automotive technology through an expanding and continuously updated curriculum – new and updated modules are added constantly
• Pre-training module assignment allows trainees to come in with the same knowledge
• Allows training organizations to set themselves apart from the competitors using outdated learning materials and manuals
• Your trainees learn and retain more than with other methods
• Allows you add value by offering customized e-learning solutions
• Trainees' level of skill and knowledge is measurable
• Argo is fun and keeps the trainees coming back for more courses