MTA July 2023 SA
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TRAINING<br />
Minister for Education Training and Skills Blair Boyer,<br />
Premier Peter Malinauskas, <strong>MTA</strong> Apprentice Charley Dix,<br />
<strong>MTA</strong> CEO Darrell Jacobs, <strong>MTA</strong> <strong>SA</strong>/NT and <strong>MTA</strong>A Chair<br />
Frank Agostino and Treasurer Stephen Mullighan.<br />
Preparing to Sell, Service and Repair the Growing<br />
Number of EVs on our Local Roads<br />
‘Computers on Wheels’ – Motor Trade Association apprentices and the automotive<br />
industry to receive the latest training and upskilling after major launch of new facility.<br />
In June the <strong>MTA</strong> launched South<br />
Australia’s first dedicated Electric<br />
Vehicle Training Centre, marking a<br />
new and significant chapter for the<br />
industry association.<br />
Representatives from all sides of<br />
politics including Premier Peter<br />
Malinauskas and Leader of the<br />
Opposition David Speirs, automotive<br />
insiders, government officials and<br />
special guests joined the <strong>MTA</strong> for<br />
the unveiling of the state-of-the-art<br />
workshop.<br />
“More and more South Australians<br />
are choosing to purchase an EV and<br />
this new centre will help facilitate this<br />
ongoing and future demand,” <strong>MTA</strong><br />
CEO Darrell Jacobs said. “Students<br />
will be undertaking their training<br />
on the latest vehicles with the<br />
latest tools, technology and safety<br />
requirements.”<br />
“The centre will also allow the <strong>MTA</strong><br />
to upskill existing technicians who<br />
are beginning to see EVs in their<br />
workshops and businesses for the<br />
first time.”<br />
According to the latest figures, 5 per<br />
cent of all new cars this year in South<br />
Australia have been electric vehicles.<br />
This has increased from just 0.45 per<br />
cent in 2021.<br />
More than 140 guests joined the<br />
<strong>MTA</strong> for the launch where a range of<br />
impressive battery electric and hybrid<br />
cars, trucks and even a bus were<br />
on display. It also included electric<br />
construction equipment and displays<br />
from local mining company Normet.<br />
Darrell said the first of its kind<br />
training centre in South Australia<br />
would also be used to combat<br />
persistent automotive skills<br />
shortages.<br />
“The automotive industry has an<br />
opportunity to attract a whole new<br />
range of young people to work on<br />
really exciting vehicles with cutting<br />
edge technology and advanced<br />
electronics,” he explained.<br />
“As part of the <strong>MTA</strong>’s integrated<br />
model of training, new apprentices<br />
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