Harley-Davidson has made two electric motorcycles available to the Koning Willem 1 college in Den Bosch. With the help of these engines, the college can future-proof the mechanics training.
The Koning Willem 1 college in Den Bosch is one of four schools in the Netherlands that specifically trains students to become motorcycle mechanics. In addition, there are schools that teach motorcycle mechanics as an elective, for example, the VMBO teachers are trained at the KW1 college.
“We have been thinking about training for electric two-wheelers for some time now. Then we think of scooters and motorcycles,” says Ruud Glorius, teacher of the course. “We see a shift in the field of work. For example, GoSharing only has electric scooters. This requires differently trained mechanics. For example, you may only work on the high-voltage part of an EV if you are certified for this.”
“As a result, we now have a demand for a suitable training course. We want to set it up, but that is still a challenge. In addition to a technical project, it is also an administrative matter. The two Livewires are extremely welcome!”
HD University
The Koning Willem 1 college has an excellent relationship with Harley-Davidson and more often receives engines and engine blocks from the HD University in Dordrecht, where all European mechanics are trained. Ed Anderson is leading it.
“We are in the middle of a process in which electric vehicles predominate,” says Ed. “Schools have to train our mechanics to be able to maintain and to be able and allowed to work on it. Our mechanics come from the ROCs, the Willem 1 College is our largest supplier of mechanics.”
“It is therefore in our interest if they are well trained. We had two Livewires left that we used ourselves for our training sessions. We therefore passed them on to KW1, as we often do with engine blocks, gearboxes and engines from our University In this way we hope that we can make a positive contribution to the level of knowledge of the technicians.”
– Thanks for information from Motorfreaks.