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CATEGORY: MISCELLANEOUS
Award-Winning Content Highlights The Group
Training Academy's Expanded Training Resources
F
ollowing the recent merger of National Pronto Association
and the Automotive Distribution Network to form The Pronto
Network, The Group Training Academy (TGTA) has added the training
offerings from The Network Academy to its popular web portal.
The new and improved award-winning TheGroupTrainingAcademy.
com now provides more online training courses and resources
than any other training option in the aftermarket.
" During the service provider panel at our national meeting earlier
this year, the number one request cited by the service professionals
was the need for more training, " said Larry Pavey, CEO, Automotive
Parts Services Group (The Group). " By combining The Group Training
Academy and The Network Academy and consistently adding new
content, The Group continues to lead the way in providing quality
training to shops and their professional service technicians. "
All banner shops under The Group umbrella, including Federated
Car Care, Pronto Smart Choice, Parts Plus Car Care Centers and
national account customers, will have free access to TGTA offerings.
Shops may upgrade to access premium courses and other expanded
training options.
Among the updated training resources now available are over
1,000 hours of content from Automotive Video Innovations (AVI),
hundreds of hours of vendor training, customizable learning paths,
virtual coaching and mentor programs, and live interactive
training workshops.
The Group has also made the development of educational content
about alternative fuels a priority. The " Electric and Hybrid Electric
Vehicle Technician Training " course offering is designed to educate
experienced automotive professionals on proper and safe procedures
for diagnosing and repairing electric vehicles. It is also flexible enough
to train those in secondary and post-secondary education programs.
To accompany the course, The Group has also introduced a
classroom visual training tool that assists in the education of students.
A modified Toyota Prius, which won a Professional Tool & Equipment
News (PTEN) 2021 Innovation Award, was developed to offer students
a chance to interact with non-energized, high voltage components
and learn the proper techniques and personal protective equipment
needed for a safe environment.
The Group Training Academy is also offering access to monthly
high definition (HD) broadcasts covering current and emerging topics
and trends in the auto care industry. These pre-recorded productions
are aired at a specific date and time to allow the audience to
participate in live question and answer sessions with the instructor.
Available 24-hours-a-day,
seven days a week, the training
is presented in a video format
designed especially for
automotive professionals.
To learn more, visit www.
TheGroupTrainingAcademy.com.
The Automotive Parts Services
Group, also known as The Group,
was created as a joint venture of
the Federated Auto Parts and The
Pronto Automotive Distribution
Network, also known as The Pronto
Network, on behalf of their respective members, creating one of the
largest automotive parts supply networks in North America. For more
information, visit www.thegroupapsg.com. 
The Automotive Parts Services Group
www.thegroupapsg.com
Federated Auto Parts
508 Greenville Ave.
Staunton, VA 24401
The Pronto
Distribution Network
204 North Dooley Street
Grapevine, TX 76051
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