A shortage of qualified technicians could lead to garage going out of business, according to the IGA.
LSH Auto and BCA will host events aiming to help aspiring apprentices take their first steps towards a career in automotive as Kia UK revealed plans to re-launch its apprenticeship programme.
Automotive businesses are missing out on apprenticeships that could help fill the skills gap, says the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
The National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Drive My Career initiative is once again rallying apprentices to take part in a social media takeover to highlight employment opportunities in automotive retail.
Bowker Motor Group has struck-up a new automotive technical skills partnership with Preston College with the aim of boosting the confidence of apprentices.
The Government’s Minister for Skills, Alex Burghart MP, has congratulated Stoneacre Motor Group after its Stoneacre Academy secured outstanding status following its first-ever Ofsted inspection.
Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), chief executive Steve Nash has highlighted £2bn in lost Apprenticeship Levy funds as a demonstration of “inconsistencies” in Government’s approach to upskilling the UK workforce.
Arnold Clark will help its apprentices learn to drive and give candidates the ability to boost their wages through performance as part of a ‘ground-breaking’ new benefits package.
Vertu Motors is searching for 27 new apprentices to train for jobs at its Farnell Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) dealerships in Bradford, Leeds, Guiseley, Bolton, Nelson and Chesterfield.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has launched a new HR survey in a bid to improve its support of car retailers through a greater understanding of the sectors’ employment issues.
Vauxhall and Group PSA are combining their apprenticeship programmes as the brands continue to merge closer together.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has welcomed a “Skills Speech” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, expressing hope that it may indicate a move towards jobs generating reforms.
Apprenticeship recruitment in the automotive sector has fallen by 75% in June 2020, compared to 2019, new data from the Department for Education has revealed.
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has admitted that the car retail group’s apprentices will see their training “set back by a year” as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is providing free learning resources to automotive sector apprentices to ensure they continue learning even when furloughed.
Thatcham Research has called on automotive businesses to continue their investment in apprenticeships despite the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
More than three quarters (78%) of motor trade businesses located in the North East have revealed that they recruited under-qualified technicians in a bid to plug the sector’s skills shortage.
In a bid to professionalise finance industry employees, attract young talent, and provide career progression for staff, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has been promoting Motor Finance Specialist Apprenticeships, created in line with the Government-approved level 3 apprenticeship standard.
Arnold Clark chief executive and managing director Eddie Hawthorne has hailed the AM100 car retail group’s 835 apprentices as “the lifeblood” of the business.
The public accounts committee has criticised the Department for Education’s (DfE) “poor execution” of the Apprenticeship Levy after the number of new starters slumped by 26% in 2017/18.
