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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 [...] -
Audatex becomes School of Thought partner
- 19/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Solera Audatex has announced it has become an official corporate partner of School of Thought, while UK sales director Neil Garrett has become an official ambassador. Garrett said, “We are starting this year as we mean to go on at Audatex, looking for ways we can support our industry to bring in and inspire the [...] -
Government petition to tackle skills crisis
- 13/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new petition has been launched urging the government to allow the automotive sector to tackle the skills gap by recruiting foreign workers. The petition has been launched by Ingenia Recruitment together with the IMI and the NBRA. Steve Shaw, Director of Ingenia Recruitment, said: “The vast majority of [...] -
New research underscores skills crisis
- 11/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report by north east recruiters Ingenia has underlined the extent of the skills crisis within the industry. It has described the crisis as "critical" and says a lack of skills is now costing dealers millions of pounds. Its research has found that 68.4% of its vacancies are for productives – up 47.3% in [...]