TOP TECHNICIAN REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

A West Cumbrian technician is celebrating reaching the top of his profession after qualifying from a national programme.

Joseph Hyslop recently gained his master technician status after working his way through the Volkswagen Academy training programme.

The 60-year-old is one of the most experienced technicians in the UK and has spent all his working life in the motor industry, 33 of which have been at Walkingshaw Volkswagen in Workington.



Now one of the UK’s top Volkswagen technicians, he will pass on his 44 years’ of experience to the Lillyhall site’s apprentice technicians.

He said: “I am over the moon to I have reached the top of my profession and it’s extremely rewarding to know I can now pass on my knowledge and experience to the next generation of technicians.

“I’m very grateful to Walkingshaw Volkswagen for giving me the chance to prove my worth, believing in me and for investing in my training.”

Walkingshaw Volkswagen’s brand manager, Andy Walkingshaw, said: “Joseph is thoroughly professional in his job and this qualification is reward for his efforts.

“He’s hard working, intelligent and the apprentices at Walkingshaw are lucky to have a technician of his calibre teaching them.

“It costs approximately £100,000 for a technician to reach master technician status, but Joseph is worth every penny.”

TOP TECHNICIAN REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

A Crewe car technician is celebrating reaching the top of his profession after qualifying from a national programme.

Artur Ziminski (29) recently gained his master technician status after joining Crewe Volkswagen four years ago and working his way through the Volkswagen Academy training programme.

Now one of the UK’s top Volkswagen technicians, he will pass on his experience to the Weston Road site’s apprentice technicians.

Artur qualified with a masters degree in car technology in his native Poland before emigrating to England in 2006. It usually takes six years to complete a master technician qualification, but Artur managed to do it in just over three years.

He said: “I am over the moon to I have reached the top of my profession and it’s extremely rewarding to know I can now pass on my knowledge and experience to the next generation of technicians.

“I’m very grateful to Crewe Volkswagen for giving me the chance to prove my worth, believing in me and for investing in my training.”

Crewe Volkswagen’s after sales manager, Jo Hardy, said: “Artur is thoroughly professional in his job and this qualification is reward for his efforts.

“He’s hard working and very intelligent. The apprentices at Crewe are lucky to have a technician of his calibre teaching them.

“It costs approximately £100,000 for a technician to reach master technician status, but Artur is worth every penny.”

TOP TECHNICIAN REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

An Exeter car technician is celebrating reaching the top of his profession after qualifying from a six-year national programme.

Mike Butler (38) recently gained his ‘master technician’ status after undergoing six years of intensive on-the-job training and assessments.

He joined Mann Egerton Volkswagen 15 years ago shortly after graduating from his apprenticeship, and has worked his way through Volkswagen Academy’s training programmes to reach his current level

Now one of the UK’s top Volkswagen technicians, he will pass on his experience to the Marsh Barton site’s apprentice technicians.

He said: “I am over the moon to I have reached the top of my profession and it’s extremely rewarding to know I can now pass on my knowledge and experience to the next generation of technicians.

“I’m very grateful to Mann Egerton Volkswagen for believing in me and for investing in my training.”

Mann Egerton Volkswagen’s after sales manager, Trevor Jackson, said: “Mike is thoroughly professional in his job and this qualification is reward for his efforts.

“The apprentices are lucky to have a technician of his calibre teaching them.”

It costs nearly £40,000 to train an apprentice through to technician status and a further £100,000 for a technician to reach the master technician level.

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