LKQ Academy debuts year with January sale

Aftermarket training provider LKQ Academy is offering 25% off IMI level 2/3 Hybrid and EV training courses.

Training is delivered across more than 25 UK sites, including brand new LKQ training centres in Glasgow and Manchester, with two more state-of-the-art centres due to open in the next six months, in Tamworth and Reading. 

Bob Wiffen, workshop solutions director at LKQ Euro Car Parts said: “Garages have had to evolve and adapt in recent years to keep up with changing regulations and new technologies. With the aftermarket still facing a skills gap, we want to make our training offer available no matter the size of your business or location.

“At the same time, it’s important to highlight and address the recruitment challenges facing the industry with a reported 24,000 vacancies in the UK and Ireland. LKQ Academy is supporting garages’ ability to promote from within by providing training for non-technical employees, to gain technical skills and move from reception into the workshop – be it as a technician or as a workshop controller.”

LKQ Academy also offers a Technical Helpline that helps customers to resolve problems eating into their productivity. Over the last 12 months and said the helpline has taken over 12,500 calls, saving technicians £1.5 million in labour costs.