Hands-on for Hyundai

SYDNEY – Dec 2, 2013. As part of an ongoing partnership supporting the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE, and the Mackay Engineering College, Hyundai Motor Company Australia has today made a further vehicle donation, this time to the Great Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE.

The programme, which commenced in 2011, has to date seen Hyundai make 22 vehicle donations – along with numerous parts – to 14 TAFE institutions across the country. The vehicles and parts combined value is more than $760,000*.

The latest donation of the award-winning i40 Tourer is a welcome addition to the classroom. Valued at over $30,000*, it will be used by students at the Great Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE studying Automotive Mechanical Technology courses as part of the practical training component of the curriculum.

The i40 presents state-of-the-art safety technology, advanced automotive equipment and a wide range of features, ensuring students can develop and practice their skills on a cutting-edge model. The hands-on experience is invaluable - students are challenged with real-world problems and can see, decipher, and resolve them directly.

All vehicles in the programme are deemed ‘pre-production’ or evaluation vehicles. They cannot be registered for sale to the public and would otherwise end up as crushed surplus. The use of the vehicles in these vital industry education programmes is a further example of Hyundai’s commitment to operating dedicated national community support programmes.

“Hyundai is proud to provide ongoing support to this vital education programme,’ says James Scott, After Sales Manager – Northern Region Hyundai Motor Company Australia. “It demonstrates our commitment to the local community, where we obviously have many valued Hyundai customers, past and present. These programmes nurture and inspire the automotive technicians of the future, some of which we hope to see become a part of the Hyundai Training Academy and Advanced Apprenticeship Academy.”

The initiative has seen Hyundai regularly provide auxiliary parts, including test engines, transmissions, steering, suspension and braking components as well as diagnostic equipment, further complimenting the platform of teaching aids and supporting the primary vehicle donation programme.

Currently Hyundai Motor Company Australia has earmarked a further 28 vehicles for the programme, which will be donated over the coming years to selected approved Automotive Institution campuses around the country.