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GCA announces recruitment site updates
- 23/09/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Glen Callum Associates (GCA) has added a number of tools to its website to help jobseekers in the automotive industry find suitable placements. Its website now includes a ‘login’ section, which enables jobseekers to set job alerts by email for any new roles that match their criteria, enabling them to tailor [...] -
Launch Tech develops digital strategy with Carter appointment
- 22/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Diagnostics specialists Launch Tech UK has appointed Mike Carter as technical manager to help the company deliver key product support and technical training. His role will involve providing technical support and demonstrations to customers, sales support and producing content for YouTube as Launch Tech UK [...] -
New commercial vehicle apprenticeship launched
- 16/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Tiger Trailers of Cheshire has launched a new coachbuilding apprenticeship. Introduced in partnership with Heritage Skills Academy, the new apprenticeship in classic vehicle coachbuilding will combine old-school skills with cutting-edge technology. Working with highly specialist [...] -
Premier Group announces open day
- 09/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Premier Group will be hosting an open day in October, after figures from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) revealed that automotive vacancies are at their highest level for 20 years. It’s analysis showed that motor trades had the sixth highest vacancy rate of all industry sectors with more than 23,000 [...] -
Repairify announces ATG acquisition
- 08/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify has announced the acquisition of Automotive Training Group, a leading technical training company that delivers courses throughout America and internationally. Cris Hollingsworth, president of Repairify, said: “ATG is known across the automotive technical training world for the superior quality of its [...] -
IMI names National Skills finalists
- 07/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The IMI has revealed the 24 students and apprentices that will go forward to compete in the National Skills Competition. The finalists will compete over two days in November at Cardiff and Vale College in four key specifications, Automotive Technology, Automotive Body Repair, Automotive Refinishing and Heavy [...] -
Motorpoint launches recruitment drive in Scotland
- 07/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Motorpoint has announced that up to 30 new jobs are being created at its new site in Edinburgh. The roles will include positions in sales, service, administration and vehicle preparation. Richard Start, regional retail director, said: “We are excited about the opening of our new store in Edinburgh. We are busy [...] -
Skills shortage exacerbated by pandemic
- 15/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new survey has found that over 80% of automotive bosses have admitted that they have found it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled staff since the pandemic, with 90% reporting that workshop and technical roles are the hardest positions to fill. The two-month survey was commissioned by Autotech Recruit and [...] -
School of Thought to attend inaugural industry event
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The inaugural UK Garage and Bodyshop Event presented by Automechanika Birmingham (8-9 June at the NEC) will feature education initiative School of Thought, as statistics reveal that the automotive aftermarket industry is facing the imminent retirement of up to 40% of its workforce. School of Thought is a collective [...] -
Carlac signs up to School of Thought
- 09/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive supplier Carlac has become a corporate partner of The School of Thought. The School of Thought's single goal is to secure and attract the industry's workforce of tomorrow through inspiring programmes for young people and connecting them with businesses – securing promising career paths. Neil Firth, [...]