Ready2Repair?

Are you ready...

• to add more profit to your bottom line?
• to reduce your courtesy car costs and administration?
• to improve your cash flow?
• to reduce your key to key time?
• to save time on ordering and fitting new parts every time?
• to make your customers happy?

Thatcham have specifically developed a Ready2Repair suite of training courses to support a sustainable, cost effective ‘repair, not replace’ strategy. Delegates will learn innovative new approaches to repair techniques across all disciplines including pulling dents, aluminium panel repair, plastic welding, bonding and hot staple techniques.

Ready2Repair training delegates will also gain exclusive access to Thatcham documented repair recommendations demonstrating exactly where repair, rather than replace, is achievable, appropriate and safe on a range of volume selling vehicles.

Click the links for more course detail Panel | Plastic Repair | Vehicle Damage Assessor

GET READY FOR THE FUTURE
We all know they're coming - 4 million electric and hybrid vehicles in China by 2012, already in the UK and more manufacturers heading down this route all the time. Are your staff ready? This course offers all the theory and practical expertise to handle these systems safely and effectively.
BOOK: HIGH VOLTAGE VEHICLES
DURATION: 1 Day
COST: £350 + vat
MORE INFO: 01635 293174

CUSTOMER SERVICE & BODYSHOP EFFICIENCY
Ensure the staff in your business are creating the right first impression, with this new 1 day course especially aimed at customer facing bodyshop personnel.
BOOK: CUSTOMER SERVICE & BODYSHOP EFFICIENCY
DURATION: 1 Day
COST: £275 + vat
MORE INFO: 01635 293174

REFERRED ON ATA?
Don’t waste all that time and investment. All your technician needs is some intensive training on their referred elements with a retest at the end and they could be back in your business, supporting your drive for quality in just one day.
BOOK: ATA REFERRAL UPDATE AND RETAKE (Panel), (Paint), (M.E.T.), (Air Con), and (Glazing).
DURATION: From ½ Day (+ retake)
COST: From £195 + vat (+ cost of retake)
MORE INFO: 01635 293174

NO METHODS - NO WORRIES?
PAS 125 says show the method but what if none exists? Thatcham have it covered. If it's not on escribe, our documentation supported by this new course will give you everything you need to know to adapt an existing method to produce a safe, cost effective repair and stay in line with PAS 125.
BOOK: COLLISION REPAIR METHODS ADAPTATION
DURATION: 1 Day (+ retake)
COST: £350 + vat
MORE INFO: 01635 293174

Your Academy

Details of all of our core courses are available on the right and you can also download a course booking form (pdf). For candidates wishing to attend the IMI/Thatcham ATA please download the IMI Application form.

At the bottom of each course description you will see the number of places available for each particular course date. Where there are currently no places available you will now also find the facility to join a waiting list. Follow the llink and complete your details and you will be contacted as and when places become available.

We can run bespoke courses on demand — just tell us what you want, where you want it and when you want it and leave the rest up to us. We will design the course to your parameters and deliver it at Thatcham. We can also train your staff on your own site, if you have suitable facilities and equipment. Our aim is always to be flexible and to help you achieve your training objectives. Please contact our Sales Team to discuss your training needs.

Please note, our Academy is open from 08.00 for delegate registration purposes. Courses/assessments at Thatcham will commence at 09.00.

Please click here for details of our Terms & Conditions and our Cancellation Policy.