Know today what will be important tomorrow - stay up to date with the Automechanika Academy and practice-orientated workshops. For the next generation and young professionals, the trade fair is the ideal platform to find out about career and employment opportunities in the automotive aftermarket.
Training: Automechanika Academy & seminars
Increasing digitalisation and new technological developments present automotive businesses with new challenges every day. That's why regular training is important. Take advantage of the Academy's diverse and free programme, which covers a wide range of lectures, panels and tech talks on current topics and developments.
The Academy at a glance:
- Sustainability Court in Hall 5.0
- Innovation4Mobility in Hall 3.0
- Diagnosis & Repair in Hall 8
- Body & Paint in Hall 11.1
- Car Wash, Care & Detailing in Hall 12.0
The Academy programme will be available online from early summer.
Body & paint seminars: Collision Management and Accident Repair
Automotive professionals can attend free practical seminars organised by renowned body & paint companies directly at Automechanika. Located in Hall 11.0 for the first time, the following workshops will be held in German and English:
- Systematic recording of damage to cars involved in accidents
- Repair cost calculation with artificial intelligence
- Working on high-voltage and fuel cell vehicles
- Car body panel dent repair
- Body repair and electronic body measurement with universal / measuring straightening systems
- Body alignment bench repair and electronic body measurement
- Combined joining techniques (bonding, riveting, welding)
- Windscreen repair and replacement
- Car body bonding and sealing
- Surface repair processes to prepare for painting
- Painting & digitalisation, finishing & polishing techniques
- ADAS calibration and diagnosis of on-board electronics
- Headlight adjustment
Please note: Registration is possible online from early summer and includes a free one-day ticket for Automechanika Frankfurt.
More seminars
In the Detailing DIY area in Hall 12.0, detailing specialists will be demonstrating live how cars and vehicle parts can be reconditioned on all five days of the trade fair.
Those who want to delve deeper into the subject can attend the certification course for detailers, which consists of a theoretical and a practical part, offered by the International Detailing Association (IDA) on 10 and 11 September.
Further training workshops are planned in the areas of commercial vehicles and caravans.
Education
At no other trade fair can you discover so many car-related professions as at Automechanika Frankfurt. Here, young people, schoolchildren and other interested parties can get a taste of various professions and find out about the different education opportunities.
Together with renowned associations, activities to participate and try out are planned, which will give a small taste of the diverse activities around cars.
Ambition – what’s up next…
Live entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere, getting to know innovative technologies in a fun way, competing with others in gaming and experiencing how exciting and diverse the automotive aftermarket is - you can experience this and much more at Ambition in the Special Area in Hall 3.1.
Are you a company looking for a new way to present yourself to Generation Z? Then take part in Ambition, the new innovative event format that appeals to precisely this target group.
Recruiting
As an international meeting place for the sector, Automechanika is the ideal platform for addressing young talents and skilled workers and presenting yourself to potential managers.
Talents4AA initiative
Inspiring young talent for the automotive aftermarket - that is the mission of the Talents4AA initiative. Automechanika supports the initiative not only as an honorary member. The initiative, which has meanwhile welcomed many companies as members, will be present at the coming event and will be a meeting place for young professionals and companies.