VIA plugs MITO EV and hybrid training courses

With the increasing number of EV and hybrid vehicles being imported to meet the Clean Car Standard and Clean Car Discount regime, the Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) is recommending dealers take advantage of the specialist training MITO offers.

“Investing in this training will help keep your business up with the latest technologies as well as keeping you, your staff, and customers safer when working in or demonstrating these vehicles with the added bonus of having staff who are more knowledgeable and confident when working with these vehicles and your customers,” says VIA.

It lists the courses as MITO’s EV Safety Micro-credential programme and the NZ Certificate in EV Automotive Engineering (Level 5).

“MITO does a great job for the industry so industry needs to support them,” VIA technical manager Malcolm Yorston says. “It is also a way to reward staff by giving them the chance to upskill and be more knowledgeable about the product they are working on or selling.”

To future proof the success of New Zealand’s automotive workforce, MITO has worked with automotive industry associations to recently refresh the Automotive Workforce Development Strategy which provides a framework for the automotive industry to plan its workforce development priorities over the next 5-10 years.

Contact VIA on 0800 VIA VIA (0800 842 842) or email info@via.org.nz for further information.