'The Group' Training Academy Provides Comprehensive Online Training For Automotive Professionals

Offering hundreds of hours of online automotive training courses for automotive service professionals, The Group Training Academy is the premier training resource in the auto care industry.

“The Group Training Academy gives automotive professionals the opportunity to train as often as they like when it’s most convenient for them,” said Robert Roos, vice president of sales and marketing, National Pronto Association. “The Group Training Academy features training for professional service technicians and parts professionals, plus sales and product training and business management courses, all to help our customers and members learn skills that boost their technical abilities, improve customer service and increase the bottom line.”

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, The Group Training Academy includes everything from ASE test prep to automotive, diagnostic, diesel, transmission, shop management and scan tool training videos, plus training resources, diagrams, reading materials, quizzes and interactive resources. The training is in a video format designed especially for professional technicians.

Some of the key components of The Group Training Academy include:

Advanced Technical Training – ASE test prep, hybrids, diesel, management, HVAC and diagnostic training and testing.

Sales & Product Training – Product tutorials, marketing videos and training content produced by aftermarket manufacturers, which will help make informed buying decisions.

Business Management – Access to the The Group’s sales programs, marketing materials and content to help boost a stores profits and benefit customers.

To take a tour or to register online, visit thegrouptrainingacademy.com or call 1-800-718-7246 for more information.

Federated Auto Parts Distributors announced it is entering into a collaboration with the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD) – one it said will focus on mutual benefits for the respective members.

“Federated is constantly looking at ways to improve value for all constituents and this agreement provides that,” said Sue Godschalk, president of Federated. “This collaboration provides added volume and opportunities for our suppliers, new partners for our members, and added supply points and products for shop customers. We have enjoyed working closely with several AIOD members in the past and this agreement will expand and create further opportunities for both Federated and AIOD.”