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Skills Academy for Automotive, Engineering, Manufacturing and Logistics

Skills Academy for Automotive, Engineering, Manufacturing and Logistics
Kingsway South
Team Valley
Gateshead
NE11 0SU
Tel: 0191 490 2430

Skills Academy showroomSituated on Team Valley, our £5.5 million Skills Academy for Automotive, Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics courses is the most up to date facility in the region. 

Scroll to the bottom of the page to take a panoramic tour of some of our superb facilities.

The academy is a business led environment and features industry standard equipment:

  • Vehicle showroom and seminar facilities
  • Cutting edge driving simulators
  • In-house catering facilities Skills Academy spray booth
  • Specialist vehicle electrical and electronic training facility, using simulators and integrated IT
  • Workshops equipped with the latest industry standard equipment and diagnostics facilities
  • Body and paint shop with specialist welding facilities to cope with the latest materials used in vehicle construction
  • Spray booths and jigs
  • Smart board technology in every room plus IT equipment to ensure the best experience for our learners.
  • Resource/learning centre dedicated to all motor vehicle industry related disciplines.

From the Academy we provide training in these areas:

  • Light Vehicle Technicians   Skills Academy bike workshop
  • Heavy Vehicle Technicians
  • Body Repair
  • Vehicle Refinishing (spray painting)
  • Auto Electrical Technicians
  • Parts Personnel
  • Motorcycle Repair and Maintenance
  • Customer Service and Business Administration

Course information
For course information visit our course finder section.

If you are a business or employer interested in our Academy then find out more about how our Services to Business team can help your business.

Travel
Visit our how to find us page for travel information.

Panoramic tour of workshop



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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