-
Fix Auto’s inspirational Alena Woolacott collects 30% Club award
- 15/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Alena Woolacott was honoured by the Automotive 30% Club on Wednesday when, during The Institute of the Motor Industry Awards Dinner, she received her Inspiring Automotive Women Award. The Fix Auto Mid Devon and Newton Abbott finance director was one of 17 recipients who gathered at the Hotel Intercontinental in [...] -
Automotive industry skills gap wider than other industries
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
A new report from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has revealed that vacancy rates in the sector are now 4.3 per 100 hundred employees, which is 43% above the average for all sectors. Its UK Automotive Vacancy Overview report reveals that only the hospitality industry is facing are more acute job [...] -
Silverlake completes IMI-accredited EV-dismantling training
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Silverlake Automotive Recycling has completed an Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) accredited EV dismantling course from ELEVATE - an NA International initiative. The course recognises those who pass as accredited EV dismantling technicians by the IMI. Silverlake has been processing growing numbers of electric [...] -
Scottish apprenticeship starts continue downward trend
- 08/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
As Scottish Apprenticeship Week draws to close today (8 March 2024), new data from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has revealed a continuing drop in new apprenticeship starts in Scotland According to new analysis from the automotive industry’s professional body, the first quarter of the current academic [...] -
Automotive industry labels Budget a ‘missed opportunity’
- 07/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The automotive industry has offered a tepid response to the Spring Budget, announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday. The industry had been calling for greater support for apprentices as well as consumer incentives to boost electric vehicle uptake, neither of which were forthcoming, although it was announced [...] -
Get your apprentices signed up for IMI Skills Competition
- 06/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry's search for the future of automotive excellence is well under way and picking up pace, but time is running out for bodyshops to nominate their best apprentices in the Automotive Body Repair and Automotive Refinishing categories of the IMI Skills Competition. Richard Hutchins, [...] -
IMI calls for EV business support
- 27/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to support the business investment needed for a sustainable EV aftermarket when he delivers his Spring Budget next month. It has expressed concern that simply looking for financial incentives to encourage new EV sales misses the significance of [...] -
IMI predicts EV technicians shortfall by 2032
- 26/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The latest data from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has revealed that the shortfall in EV technicians is expected to occur in 2023. It previously estimated that the shortfall would appear in 2029 and reach 13,000 by 2032. However, it is now projecting the EV skills gap will be 5,670 by 2032. IMI data [...] -
IMI spreads the word with awareness campaign
- 19/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Institute of the Motor Industry’s digital campaign to raise awareness of the sector and improve the perception of the automotive industry has been a significant success. Launched last September, There’s More to Motor has been promoted across multiple platforms and in little more than three months has [...] -
IMI data reveals apprenticeship resurgence
- 06/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New data released by the Institute of the Motor Industry has revealed that apprenticeship numbers rose in the first quarter of the current academic year for the first time since the pandemic. It has reported a nine per cent rise compared to the 2022-23 academic year. Emma Carrigy, Research Manager at the IMI, [...]