AW Repair Group (AW) has achieved EV Ready certification from Thatcham Research across all its sites.
AW Repair Group was the first to sign up for Thatcham Research’s EV Ready training programme in August 2021, and now more than 200 technical and administration staff have completed tailored e-learning modules to become EV Aware.
Technical teams have also completed a Level 3 qualification to ensure EVs can be safely managed across all sites.
Steve Hoe, Technical Development and VM Executive at AW Repair Group, said: “Although we already have several TecKnowlogy Centres specialising in EVs, Tesla and multi-material repair, we felt it was really important for all the team to have certified EV awareness, particularly as we are now seeing an increase in EV offerings across the whole of the car parc.
“Knowing the safety precautions to take when near a ring-fenced EV repair in progress or simply being able to talk competently with an EV driver are just two simple side benefits of the EV Ready certification.”
Dean Lander, Head of Repair Sector Services, Thatcham Research said, “It’s been a huge pleasure to award AW with its EV Ready certification. As a progressive, agile business, AW quickly recognised the need, and opportunity, to upskill all staff who might encounter an EV. Now AW has become the first to complete the EV Ready programme, its customers can bank on meeting well-informed individuals with a strong working knowledge of EVs, across all touchpoints.”
