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 Bosch’s technical publication, Auto Intelligence, attended a Master Technician course covering Gasoline Engine Management to find out more about Bosch training.

No matter how up-to-date your diagnostic equipment or technical information is, you need well trained technicians to get the very best from it. Attending training courses offers huge benefits. The more knowledge and understanding of vehicle systems that a technician has, the better they will be able to apply the equipment and information resources, making them much more efficient and confident.

Bosch offers two levels of training: The Diagnostic Technician courses, which cover the fundamentals of vehicle technology, and the much more in-depth Master Technician courses.

We attended the three-day Bosch Master Technician course VSG 14, titled: Gasoline Engine Management: Advanced Systems Controls, to see what technicians can get from training. It should be noted that the Master Technician courses are for experienced technicians. Prerequisites for this course are the completion of gasoline engine management courses VSG2, VSG5 and VSG 17. Attending technicians are expected to be proficient in the use of oscilloscopes, gas analysers and diagnostic test equipment.

There are two important factors in the effectiveness of any training course, the depth of information and how the trainer delivers the material. This was to be a very in-depth look at engine management systems and components, and our trainer for this course, John Batten, wasted no time in briefly running through the development of engine management systems, making sure all the delegates understood how they worked and could identify the various components and explain their function.

Advanced diagnostics

One of the main themes of the course is to look in detail at key components and understand how they work and why they are needed. These explanations on the development and operation of a component go into some depth and are coupled with discussions on how to carry out advanced diagnostic procedures, examining waveforms, wiring diagrams etc. then evaluating the data and relating this to the operation of the component. John gives clear and detailed explanations of each topic, encouraging the delegates to contribute to the theory sessions by asking questions and discussing model specific examples. Each day includes practical sessions in the Bosch training workshops. Here, the delegates get to put into practice what they have learnt by completing a series of tasks using a variety of test procedures and equipment on live vehicles.

The final stage of the course is a written examination. Delegates achieving a pass mark of 70% or over receive a certificate of competence.

Full details of this course (VSG14), can be found in the course section of the site, for further information please contact the training team on 0113 3970211.

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