LONDON, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles (FCA) and CNH Industrial, Official Global Partners of
Expo Milano 2015, have come together at Expo today to present their
youth educational programs to the public. The programs
TechPro2, Agri Training, First Robotics and Comau
Academy are all designed to provide young people with trade skills
and knowledge to prepare them for future careers in the automotive
and industrial machinery sectors.
Professors, students and FCA and CNH Industrial representatives
are on hand to explain the particulars of the different programs
and in some cases show the public exactly what they are all about.
For instance, a live demonstration of the TechPro2
program will see a group of young students hard at work assembling
and disassembling part of an engine from CNH Industrial's
Powertrain brand FPT Industrial.
As part of the day's activities, the public are invited to
engage with FCA and CNH Industrial through social media with the
hashtag #FCACNHI4EXPO. Those who participated will be asked to take
a selfie with the New Holland Agriculture (an agricultural
machinery brand of CNH Industrial) methane tractor on the roof of
New Holland's Sustainable Farm Pavilion and a Fiat 500e and a Fiat
500L under the shadow of a big daisy. Photos are being snapped
through the day are shared on the companies' social accounts.
The projects participating in this initiative are promoted by
various Departments of FCA and CNH Industrial, involving young
people and students all over the world.
Mopar – brand for the services, the Customer Care, genuine parts
and accessories for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles – is at the forefront
of training project TechPro2 established in 2008 from
the collaboration of FCA and the CNOS-FAP Federation (The National
Centre for Salesian Projects – Professional Training). In 2011, CNH
Industrial also became involved with the initiative, introducing a
program specifically dedicated to commercial vehicles.
TechPro2 has established collaborations with more than
50 schools in many countries that include Italy, Spain,
Poland, Ethiopia, India, Brazil, South
Africa, China and
Argentina.
The first Agri Training Centre was opened in Bhubaneswar,
India in 2012 by CNH Industrial
brand New Holland Agriculture in association with the Department of
Agriculture of the Government of the state of Odisha. The training
center aims to provide young farmers and unemployed people with the
specific skills necessary to find suitable employment in mechanized
agricultural farming. The course covers tractor maintenance and the
overhauling of the main tractor sub-assemblies, as well as repair
and maintenance of other mechanized farming equipment. For the
specialized training provided by New Holland, the Agri Training
Centre is equipped with special tools, such as engines and
transmissions.
FIRST Robotics was created in 1989 to reach out to and inspire
high school students to explore and pursue careers in science,
technology, engineering and mathematics. By encouraging interest in
these critical fields at a young age, FIRST (For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and Technology) is helping develop the
technical skills necessary for the workforce of the future. The
FIRST family of programs has grown to include FIRST Tech Challenge
(FTC, grades 7-12) as well as FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC,
grades 9-12). Seventy-one FCA US
employees volunteered more than 2,000 hours as team mentors and
coaches. They also supported regional and district FIRST events as
competition coordinators and event volunteers. Guided by
professional mentors, teams have six weeks to design, build and
program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of
competitors. Through this process, students learn basic physics,
electrical and mechanical engineering and machining skills. More
than 1,000 students benefited from these programs.
As the demand for skilled professionals grows, Comau in
collaboration with Turin Polytechnic and funded by the Region of
Piedmont, has organized, a Masters in Industrial Automation to
train graduates for a role within the Italian manufacturing
industry. The two-year post graduate program objective is to
attract the best graduates in engineering from Italian and foreign
universities. These students will be provided specialized training
in industrial automation to prepare them for a two-year advanced
apprenticeship with the Group.
Follow CNH Industrial:
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/cnh
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNHIndustrial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CNHIndustrial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCNHINDUSTRIAL
Follow FCA:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fcagroup
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FCAFiatChryslerAutomobiles
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcagroup
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fcagroup
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA),
the seventh-largest automaker in the world, designs, engineers,
manufactures and sells passenger cars, light commercial vehicles,
components and production systems worldwide. The Group's automotive
brands are: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat
Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Ram, SRT, Ferrari and Maserati, in
addition to Mopar, the parts and service brand. The Group's
businesses also include Comau (production systems), Magneti Marelli
(components) and Teksid (iron and castings). FCA is listed on the
New York Stock Exchange ("FCAU") and the Mercato Telematico
Azionario in Milan ("FCA"). More
information can be found on the corporate website:
www.fcagroup.com
CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI
/MI: CNHI) is a global leader in the capital goods sector with
established industrial experience, a wide range of products and a
worldwide presence. Each of the individual brands belonging to the
Company is a major international force in its specific industrial
sector: Case IH, New Holland Agriculture and Steyr for tractors and
agricultural machinery; Case and New Holland Construction for earth
moving equipment; Iveco for commercial vehicles; Iveco Bus and
Heuliez Bus for buses and coaches; Iveco Astra for quarry and
construction vehicles; Magirus for firefighting vehicles; Iveco
Defence Vehicles for defence and civil protection; and FPT
Industrial for engines and transmissions. More information can be
found on the corporate website: www.cnhindustrial.com
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