UK Skills is encouraging companies and individuals from the automotive industry to enter to enter for this year's National Training Awards, which last year attracted over 1,000 entries from a wide range of industries.

Last year's winners from the automotive sector included Honda Institute and Kwik-Fit Insurance Services. UK Skills runs the Awards on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

The deadline for this year's entries is 30 April 2004 and any firm or individual can enter. A series of free half-day workshops are offered across the UK to help candidate firms formulate their entries. (www.nationaltrainingawards.com)