• AFP secures IMI approval
    • 19/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Association of Fleet Professionals Fleet Academy has been approved as a training centre by the Institute of The Motor Industry. The academy was launched at the start of 2022 as an evolution of the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM), with the training based on the same course structures, professional [...]
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  • Remit makes case for apprenticeships
    • 28/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Shadow skills minister Toby Perkins MP and local MP and former Foreign Secretary Dame Margaret Beckett MP toured the state-of-the-art academies of Remit Training in Derby last week to understand how the training provider is helping to address the skills gap in the sector. The senior politicians were joined by [...]
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  • Autotech Group creates new quality role
    • 10/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autotech Group has strengthened its management team by appointing Dominic Hunter to the new role of group quality manager. It says the position of group quality manager will help to ensure the company and its recruitment, training, and academy divisions meet and exceed the high standards expected within the [...]
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  • Conversion course launched to bridge HV skills gap
    • 24/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Remit Training has launched a new free course intended to help technicians convert light vehicle skills to heavy vehicles. It hopes this will go some way to bridging the severe skills shortage in the heavy vehicle sector. The 12-week Heavy Vehicle Skills Bootcamp course is being delivered in partnership with [...]
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  • Continental Automotive becomes IMI-approved
    • 20/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Continental Automotive has announced that is is an approved IMI Centre and can deliver a full electric and hybrid electric vehicle training programme from its Birmingham headquarters. Stuart West, tachograph product manager and training centre co-ordinator said: “We are pleased to see such a lot of interest in [...]
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  • TMD Friction secures IMI accreditation
    • 23/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TMD Friction has achieved the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) accreditation, meaning it can train and audit workshops and technicians on its brake relining module. Scott Irwin, head of technical training at TMD Friction IAM, said: “This is fantastic news for TMD Friction. Becoming an official [...]
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  • IMI-approved centre to add ADAS/EV courses
    • 03/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Birmingham-based training provider Continental Automotive has achieved IMI Centre status. It now plans to deliver a full electric and hybrid electric vehicle training programme. The courses will range from one to three days and cover awareness, routine maintenance, repair and replacement and diagnosis. All the [...]
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