• FMG Academy to host WorldSkills qualifiers
    • 20/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    FMG Repair Services has announced it will host IMI WorldSkills body repair national qualifiers for the fourth year running. The independent competition, which identifies the most talented apprentices in the automotive industry, will be held in June at FMG Repair Services’ Technical Training and Professional [...]
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  • WorldSkills registrations open in one week
    • 21/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Registrations for the WorldSkills UK National Competition open in one week. The skills competitions provide employers, colleges and independent training providers with a proven method of upskilling and developing young people from all backgrounds and abilities. Designed by industry experts, they assess an [...]
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  • Craig Kennedy shines at WorldSkills final
    • 07/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK technicians enjoyed considerable success at the recent WorldSkills Competition 2022 Special Edition for Car Painting, which took place in Denmark from 18-22 October. Supported by Glasurit, BASF’s premium paint brand, the competition saw 13 of the world’s best painters compete over four days, with each [...]
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  • FMG selected for WorldSkills qualifiers
    • 08/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    FMG Repair Services has announced that its Goole training centre has been chosen to host the WorldSkills UK Automotive Body Repair National Qualifiers in June. Richard Hutchins, IMI’s skills competitions manager, said: “We always seek to deliver our competitions in centres of excellence, providing our [...]
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  • 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 [...]
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  • WorldSkills finalists revealed
    • 14/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    WorldSkills UK has announced its finalists, with more than 20 of the most talented next generation technicians in the automotive sector going forward to the November competition. The IMI Skills Competitions are designed to raise standards and expertise in technical skills across the sector by shining a spotlight on [...]
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  • WorldSkills – Ryan has done us proud
    • 17/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Sunday evening saw the closing ceremony at the World Skills Competition in São Paulo, where Just Car Clinics Apprentice Panel Technician, Ryan Jones had been competing for the last four days in the Autobody category. Going into the final two days of competition over the weekend, Ryan suffered a setback on day [...]
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  • UK celebrates WorldSkills 2015 success
    • 17/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The Rio 2016 Olympics may be a year away, but some of the UK’s brightest young talents are already celebrating medal success on the global stage in Brazil this week. Following five days of intense competition against almost 1,000 of the world’s most skilled young people, the nation’s team of talented apprentices [...]
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  • Ryan Jones – World Skill Update
    • 14/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Day three of competition at World Skills in São Paulo, Brazil gets underway today (Friday), where Just Car Clinics Hinckley’s Apprentice Panel Technician, Ryan Jones is representing Team UK. The scale of World Skills is something that is evident as soon as you enter the Anhembi Park venue in São Paulo. [...]
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  • Alignment training boosts World Skills finalists
    • 14/08/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A special wheel alignment training course was held at Pro-Align’s Northamptonshire headquarters in a bid to bring a gold medal back to the UK from the upcoming World Skills final in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The two day session was attended by Elijah Sumner, Declan McGrath and James Betts - UK Skills squad – who were [...]
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