Ford’s first student graduates from Incubation Centre
The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) in Gauteng has produced the first graduate from its Automotive Incubation Centre project at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant. First person to graduate from AIDC-driven Automotive Incubation Centre at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant Awarded tender for Ford’s new Vehicle Personalisation Centre Specialised fitment of selected customer-specific accessories for Ford Ranger […]
Ford Gives Learners Insight into Career Opportunities in Automotive Industry
120 learners exposed to career opportunities at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria and Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth Interactive Careers Day highlights wide range of careers within global Ford network, and associated fields of study PRETORIA, South Africa, 23 March 2015 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) hosted its annual Ford […]
Ford South Africa – Engines Donated Towards Training And Development
Ford donated engines to the Coega Skills and Training Development Centre Four Duratorq TDCi engines donated to aid skills development Ford and Coega committed to investing in local skills development PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, 10 July, 2014– The Ford Struandale Engine Plant (SEP) is proud to announce that it donated two of its 3,2-litre, five-cylinder […]
Ford South Africa Exposes Youths To Motor Industry Career Opportunities
Ford Exposes Youths To Motor Industry Career Opportunities Annual Careers day at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant High school learners hosted by FMCSA Education forms a significant part of Ford’s commitment to South Africa PRETORIA, South Africa, 26 May 2014 – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) hosted its annual Ford Careers Day last week. […]
FORD INVESTS MILLIONS IN NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING CENTRE
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 12 May, 2014 – Ford is creating a new, state-of-the-art training facility on its existing site in Daventry, Northamptonshire, as part of a multi-million pound investment. The new site will merge the capabilities of two existing Ford colleges – the Technical Training Centre located separately at Daventry, and the Henry Ford College in […]
Not Invented Here – What Ford Is Looking for with New Motor City Innovation Exchange and Jump Start Program
Ford’s intellectual property licensing group to open Motor City Innovation Exchange providing a showroom for innovators to show off their creations to peers and potential customers Working with TechShop, the nonprofit AutoHarvest Foundation and Wayne State University’s TechTown, Ford is helping entrepreneurs commercialize their creations Ford Land is now offering the Jump Start program to […]
Ford Motor Company Fund Provides More Than $280,000 for Programs Supporting Youth in Detroit
Ford Fund presents Detroit Mayor Dave Bing with a $250,000 grant on behalf of the Youth Employment Program $34,000 provided in scholarships and essay contest awards DEARBORN, Mich., May 17, 2012 – In recognition of the importance of supporting youth in the Detroit community, Ford Motor Company Fund is announcing more than $280,000 in grants […]
FORD ANNOUNCES THE UK UNIVERSITIES TO RECEIVE BLUE OVAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Brentwood, Essex, 1st February, 2012 – Ford has chosen 12 leading UK universities to award 100 student scholarships, worth a total of £1 million, starting in the 2012 academic year. The Ford Blue Oval Scholarship Programme is aimed at encouraging the next generation of engineers, scientists and innovators to plan their future careers in British […]
FORD TAPS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EXPERTS IN EFFORT TO DESIGN VEHICLES FOR GROWING NUMBER OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Ford is using Cambridge University’s Vision and Hearing Impairment Simulator to design its vehicles to help people with age-related vision problems Special software enables engineers to see instrument clusters through the eyes of someone with vision impairment Globally, 285 million people have some form of visual impairment. Of these 65 per cent are over the […]
Ford Taps Cambridge University Experts
Ford Taps Cambridge University Experts in Effort to Design Vehicles for Growing Number of Visually Impaired Ford is using Cambridge University’s Vision and Hearing Impairment Simulator to help design its vehicles to meet the needs of people with age-related vision problems Special software enables engineers to see instrument clusters through the eyes of someone with […]
FORD UK GRADUATES COMPETE IN APPRENTICE-STYLE CHALLENGE
Brentwood, Essex, 12th December, 2011 – Ford’s latest intake of graduate trainees used techniques inspired by the popular BBC television show “The Apprentice” to prove out new skills and learning. The young Ford graduates competed head-to-head across a variety of challenges including gathering of sales leads, and even selling vehicles to shoppers, to test their […]
FORD APPRENTICES MAKE IT IN GREAT BRITAIN
Brentwood, Essex, 7th December, 2011 – Ford’s UK-based apprentices involved with the design, development and production of high-technology engines supported the launch of the Government’s new “Make it in Great Britain” initiative, which aims to transform the image of UK manufacturing and to raise awareness of its importance for the economy. The Ford apprentices, working […]