Humberside Motor Trades GTA and RAC announce training deal
Humberside Motor Trades GTA has agreed a new training partnership to deliver The RAC‘s mechanic apprenticeship scheme in the north of England.
The partnership will enable students in the north of England to apply for the ‘RAC Academy’ at the Hull-based college, where they will be supported through their Level 2 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair apprenticeship with real roadside experience.
The RAC will support students at Motor Trades GTA through a professional application process, interviewing candidates and conducting on-the-job training.
In turn, students are allocated dedicated mentors and managers during the 30-month course, which consists of three weeks a month working with a qualified RAC patrol at roadside and one week a month in the classroom.
RAC Mobile Mechanics service and repair cars at the customer’s home or workplace and since its launch in 2015, the RAC Academy has supported more than 150 apprentices to become patrols and Mobile Mechanics through its series of college partnerships.
RAC Academy manager Tony Cullum said: “Through our new partnership with Motor Trades GTA College, we can now offer budding mechanics all over England the keys to an RAC career.
“Motor Trades GTA joins our other partner colleges in Bristol and London, marking the start of our national apprenticeship network. We chose the college for its vast experience in training motor trade apprentices, helping us plug the industry skills gap and make our academy even stronger and more specialised.”
Rachael Owen, business and marketing lead at Motor Trades GTA College, said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with the prestigious RAC Academy to deliver these amazing apprenticeship programmes.
“We feel the opportunity to train and educate new roadside apprentices across the North of England will be a positive step in expanding our current apprenticeship provision.”
