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IMI reveals drastic HGV skills shortage
- 10/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry estimates that just three per cent of HGV technicians are trained to work on high voltage systems. Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI, said: “We have long championed for the government and the automotive industry to collaborate to overcome the financial, administrative and skills [...] -
IMI manager wins diversity award
- 08/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced that competitions manager Richard Hutchins has won a prestigious WorldSkills UK’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award. The awards celebrate the individuals and organisations championing diversity and inclusion within the business and technical [...] -
Repairify adds ADAS and EV skills
- 03/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify has invested in IMI ADAS and EV training programmes for all its employees and technicians. This is intended to provide confidence to repair shops about the accuracy of calibrations while developing potential new revenue opportunities to help grow their businesses. All technical staff members have [...] -
IMI warns of missed apprentice opportunities
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has released new analysis that paints a worrying picture for apprentice recruitment in the automotive sector. According to the IMI’s recent Automotive Education Report, there was a 67% increase in apprenticeship starts in the full academic year 2020/21 compared to [...] -
Deadline approaches for MOT testers
- 01/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The DVSA has revealed that approximately 50,000 MOT testers have yet to complete their Annual Assessment. It has said that it will not be extending the deadline for testers to do so, which is 31 March. Chris Price, head of MOT policy at the DVSA, said: “For the past couple of years, we have extended the annual [...] -
IMI names award nominee
- 24/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TMD Friction has been named amongst the nominations for the Institute of Motor Industry’s (IMI) 2022 awards, in the Partner of the Year category. The braking friction specialist has been recognised in one of six categories comprising businesses who have demonstrated commitment and passion in the automotive [...] -
IMI names EV course winner
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Platinum Vauxhall technician Michael Marsden has been named as the EV Training competition winner launched by the IMI at the end of 2021 for MOT testers. He has won a place on a two-day IMI-accredited Delphi Hybrid and EV Training course in March, giving him the opportunity to extend his skills in readiness for the [...] -
IMI reveals awards shortlist
- 14/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The shortlist for the Institute of Motor Industry’s (IMI) 2022 Awards have been unveiled. The six categories are designed to recognise the incredible talent, commitment and passion of individuals and businesses in the automotive sector, with those shortlisted demonstrating stand-out excellence in training, [...] -
IMI publishes initial diversity findings
- 05/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Diversity Task Force has published the interim findings of its investigation into the challenges that could undermine the automotive sector’s future sustainability. The IMI established a task force to take this project on, dividing the task force into three working [...] -
IMI launches EV skills campaign
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a campaign to ensure those with IMI EV skills have the proper recognition. The IMI is urging all technicians who have completed an IMI EV qualification since 2011 to sign up to the campaign to gain the important recognition they deserve. Depending on an [...]