apprenticeships
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Car Dealer News 23 NovMinister for Skills congratulates Stoneacre Academy on outstanding Ofsted report
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.
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Car Dealer News 20 OctSMMT re-launches fund to safeguard automotive apprenticeship jobs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has re-launched its £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses protect apprenticeship jobs.
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Car Dealer News 27 SepAM Awards 2021 winner: Apprenticeship Programme of the Year, Arnold Clark
The breadth of Arnold Clark Automobiles’ apprenticeship and training offering gained recognition with victory in the AM Awards 2021’s Apprenticeship Programme of the Year category.
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People News 20 SepFerrari apprentices celebrate graduation at Silverstone
Ferrari held a graduation ceremony at the Ferrari Racing Days event at Silverstone for seven apprentices who completed their training.
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People News 20 SepIMI Skills Competitions finalists announced for WorldSkills UK
More than 20 automotive apprentices who entered the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Skills Competitions have been shortlisted for this year’s WorldSkills UK competition.
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Market Insight 27 AugNFDA HR survey shows positive trends for dealer recruitment
The percentage of dealers looking to recruit across all business areas is up from Q2 this year, according to the NFDA's latest HR survey.
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People News 23 JunNFDA appoints Sytner parts advisor as first Drive My Career ambassador
Sytner parts advisor Samantha Anscombe has become the first ambassador for the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Drive My Career campaign.
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Latest News 14 May‘Supercharged’ NFDA Drive My Career event to focus on apprentice wellbeing
The health and wellbeing of automotive apprentices will be at the heart of a “Supercharged” free online event hosted by the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Drive My Career campaign.
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Car Dealer News 11 MayArnold Clark launches ‘ground-breaking’ benefits package for apprentices
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.
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Car Dealer News 10 MayVertu’s Farnell Jaguar Land Rover dealerships to recruit 27 apprentices
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.
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Talent & People 7 May8 Questions To...Matt Clay, group qualifications manager, Lookers
Matt Clay, group qualifications manager at AM100 top 10 motor retailer Lookers, outlines the talent opportunity that the "seismic shift" to electrified cars may offer.
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People News 19 Feb
NFDA celebrates Drive My Career ‘Apprentice Takeover’ success on social media
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has been celebrating the success of the third Drive My Career ‘Apprentice Takeover’ campaign run across social media.
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Car Dealer News 11 NovLookers launches recruitment drive to fill 180 apprentice roles
Lookers has said that the launch of a recruitment drive to take on largest-ever intake of apprentices in 2021 is a sign of its “confidence and ambition for the future”.
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People News 9 OctIMI launches Employability Week for workers facing COVID-19 job losses
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is set to help employees facing potential job losses as a result of the COVID-19 crisis with the launch of its first Employability Week.
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Aftersales 5 OctVauxhall and Group PSA combine apprenticeship programmes
Vauxhall and Group PSA are combining their apprenticeship programmes as the brands continue to merge closer together.
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Market Insight 30 SepNFDA welcomes Prime Minister’s apprenticeships ‘reform’ speech
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.
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Car Dealer News 29 SepSMMT launches fund to save at-risk automotive apprenticeship jobs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a new support programme that will provide up to £100,000 to cover the salaries of apprentices that are at risk of redundancy.
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People News 29 Sep
BRIT appoint Christine Maskill as new chair
BRIT, the Body Repair Industry Trailblazer, has appointed NCR Bodyshops managing director Christine Maskill to chair the group.
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Latest News 10 SepAutoRaise reaches out to redundant Nationwide Accident Repair Centres apprentices
AutoRaise have contacted Nationwide Accdient Repair Centres administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to offer support and assistance to any technical apprentices that were made redundant due to the closure of stores.
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People News 4 SepJob stability vital for young auto industry recruits, says Drive My Career
Job stability has been cited as the overwhelming factor for young recruits considering joining the automotive industry, according to Drive My Career.
