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PPG launches new face-to-face and online training programme
- 15/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
PPG Refinish UK & Ireland has launched its new Automotive Refinish Training Programme 2024 for it’s PPG and NEXA AUTOCOLOR brands, which will be available via face-to-face practical courses and online training sessions. PPG now offers a wide range of training courses for those who want to stay up to date on [...] -
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 [...] -
INDASA Experience Roadshow 2024 to kick off in March
- 04/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
INDASA UK has announced the return of its Experience Roadshow, which following the huge success of last year’s series will once again feature four all-day hands-on training events at various locations around the UK. Open to bodyshop and SMART repair professionals and starting at the Keco Tabs UK training centre [...] -
New HELLA Academy launches with IMI-accredited ADAS training
- 28/02/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Featured, News
HELLA has announced the launch of its Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) approved training facility, the HELLA Academy in Chipping Warden, Banbury. Initially opening with two IMI-accredited ADAS courses, the new training centre is equipped with a modern classroom and state-of-the-art workshop to blend key [...] -
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 [...] -
FMG achieves PASMA accreditation
- 27/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
FMG Repair Services’s dedicated Technical Training Centre has become a PASMA registered and approved training centre. This means the centre in IMI-accredited site in Goole, which provides vehicle repair courses tailored to new entrants, apprentices and established technicians covering panel, paint, welding, ADAS, [...] -
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 [...] -
Ben delivers dedicated menopause training
- 26/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive charity Ben is delivering four courses dedicated to providing support to employers and employees when colleagues are going through the menopause. This comes after it was announced that company’s will be legally required to support employees during this time. The courses include Menopause Awareness, [...] -
Kia cuts ribbon on new academy
- 08/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kia has marked National Apprenticeship Week by cutting the ribbon on its new academy. The academy has moved to a purpose-built 40,000 sqft building within St. Mowden Park in Derby and will equip students with key STEM skills and knowledge to meet the rapidly evolving demands of the automotive industry. The [...] -
LKQ boss predicts EV acceleration
- 23/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The chief executive of LKQ UK & Ireland Kevan Wooden has predicted that that electric vehicle (EV) transition will accelerate over the next year. He expects more independent garages to invest in their equipment and skills to service EVs, but warned that component manufacturers, motor factors and independent [...]