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Straightset cuts ribbon on new training centre
- 05/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Independent UK garage equipment company Straightset has opened a new 3,000 sqft training studio at its headquarters in Worksop. The studio will offer a dedicated training space where customers, distributors and staff can gain hands-on experience some of the latest workshop equipment. Meanwhile, as wheel [...] -
Bridge Learning Tech partners with skills tsar
- 04/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bridge Learning Tech has announced a new collaboration with Sarah Sillars OBE, who will work with the company as a skills champion and ambassador. This partnership signals a joint commitment towards upskilling, reskilling, and advancing both technical and non-technical jobs in the era of AI. Sillars, who brings [...] -
IMI identifies 23,000 automotive vacancies
- 19/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report from the Institute of the Motor Industry has revealed that although vacancy rates in the sector are continuing to fall, there are still more than 23,000 job roles unfilled. The report found that the automotive sector is slowly recovering with a further decline in vacancy rates, but it remains volatile [...] -
Fix Auto South open for business
- 19/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Father and son Stephen and Sam Smith have cut the ribbon on a new Fix Auto Leeds South repair centre. The 10,000 sqft facility, which will be managed by James Bentley, includes two large commercial spraybooths and 10 work bays and will be able to repair 30 vehicles a week. It is the fourth site operated by the [...] -
IMI urges Welsh government to rethink apprenticeship strategy
- 12/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry has urged the Welsh government to re-examine apprenticeships budgets. This comes after it emerged that both apprenticeship numbers and funding is falling significantly. Hayley Pells, IMI policy lead, has highlighted the importance of apprenticeship funding to support fresh [...] -
IMI Skills Competition winners announced
- 30/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the winners of its 2023 Skills Competition. The event attracted more than 600 nominations, making the 2023 competition the most intense yet, before 23 winners and runners-up were chosen across four categories: Light Vehicle Technology, Body Repair, [...] -
SYNETIQ develops dedicated leadership programme
- 29/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
SYNETIQ, an IAA company, has introduced its first Leadership and Development Programme to help reduce the growing skills gap. This comes after the Department of Education’s Employee Skills Survey revealed an increasing skills gap within the UK in comparison to previous years. The report also revealed a decrease [...] -
Intelligent Motoring appoints new development director
- 28/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Intelligent Motoring has appointed Mike Williams as head of business development. He joins the leadership team with a dedicated focus on developing wider relationships between Intelligent Motoring and automotive OEMs, independent and dealer groups, and motoring organisations. Williams said: “It is a really [...] -
Repairify expands technical team
- 27/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Following the creation of its Luton-based technical centre of excellence in November 2022, Repairify is expanding its workshop operation with the appointment of two new technicians to meet the growing demand for electric repairs and training. Richard Davis and Toby Anderson have both joined the site, while lead [...] -
Steer Group set for significant apprenticeship growth
- 24/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Steer Automotive Group will significantly grow its apprenticeship programme next year, with an aim for apprentices to make up 16% of its technical workforce by the end of 2024. This comes after a report by the Institute for the Motor Industry warned there would be 160,000 vacancies in the sector by 2031. Steer [...]