Tag Archives: Skills

Electric vehicles (EVs) continue to grace our headlines, whether it’s a comment on the perceived lack of EV charging infrastructure, confirmation of increased road tax for EVs alongside the government-mandated ban on internal combustion engines and worries of EV-specific insurance cost increases. That’s just the tip of the iceberg as far as I can see – we’re still running head-first ...

Sytner BMW Leicester and Vospor Ford Exeter are among the dealerships that are finalists in the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Skills Competition. Students and apprentices are nominated by their tutor or employer under four key specialisms – Body Repair, Refinishing, Light Vehicle Technology, and Heavy Vehicle Technology. The 24 finalists will now compete in the live national finals ...

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), School of Thought Automotive and Autotech Academy will launch an Automotive Work Experience Week (AWE24), running from 15 to 19 April. During this week, employers will be encouraged to sign up to offer a week’s placement for at least one young person during 2024 in order to address the 22,000+ skills gap in ...

The skills shortage in the UK automotive industry is widespread and impacting profitability, according to 56% of those involved in Autotech Recruit’s 2024 survey of 109 professionals. There will be an increase in vehicle technician vacancies over the next year according to half of respondents. Around 70% identifying recruiting vehicle technicians as one of the most difficult roles to fill ...

Automotive businesses who invest in skills can expect a 3% uplift in annual turnover. This compares to a 4% drop in turnover for businesses who do nothing to address the skills gap in their organisation. That is the finding of a new report by Ennis & Co Group, the automotive headhunter, which has developed a ‘Skills Gap Cost Model’ to ...

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is calling on dealers and Further Education (FE) colleges to nominate their students and apprentices for this year’s IMI Skills Competition. Entry is free and could earn employers and FE colleges additional free training for their nominated employees with the competition counting towards the 20% off the job training in an apprenticeship. Entry ...

Automotive students from New College Lanarkshire are participating in a national skills competition after the first ever Scottish qualifier was held at the Motherwell Campus. The College’s Faculty of Engineering and Automotive recently hosted eight of the best automotive students and apprentices in Scotland as they competed for a chance to be selected for WorldSkills UK. The College held the ...

Bodyshops have raised concerns over the shortage of skilled staff in the sector. A majority, 62% felt there was a “serious shortage” of skilled employees in their local area, according to a survey carried out by the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB). A sizeable majority, 85%, said they were under increasing wage cost pressure in order to retain appropriately skilled ...