Training
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Digital Marketing 14 SepAuto Atai enters UK automotive marketing and training sector
Auto Atai has launched as a new business offering marketing and customer experience training programmes aimed at UK dealer groups.
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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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Latest News 28 AugCDK's automotive 'university challenge' offers students £10,000 prize fund
CDK Global is giving students at six UK universities the chance to win a £10,000 prize as part of a new scheme aiming to introduce them to the automotive retail sector.
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People News 11 AugVertu Motors names 17-year-old service advisor 'Apprentice of the Year'
Vertu Motors has named 17-year-old Farnell Land Rover Nelson service advisor apprentice Susannah Kendall as the winner of its annual ‘Apprentice of the Year’ awards.
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Market Insight 6 AugAutomotive employers put the brakes on apprenticeship starts
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.
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Car Dealer News 24 JulPeugeot and Citroen dealers to hone LCV skills ahead of EV vans’ arrival
Peugeot and Citroen dealers will undergo a new training and support programme to improve their light commercial vehicle (LCV) expertise ahead of the arrival of a new range of zero emissions electric vans.
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Car Dealer News 6 JulThatcham Research re-opens Automotive Academy to technicians
Thatcham Research is reopening its Automotive Academy today (July 6) to enable IMI accredited technicians to complete their re-accreditation.
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Supplier News 24 JunIMI finance webinar tackles cash flow challenge for automotive sector
The latest webinar from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is set to address cash flow challenges that businesses are facing due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Market Insight 19 JunIMI identifies car retail sector's ‘green shoots of recovery’ in ONS data
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has identified the car retail sector’s “green shoots of recovery” in newly-published Office of National Statistics (ONS) data, but says the marketplace remains “pretty fragile”.
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Aftersales 12 JunCOVID-19 social distancing rules set Arnold Clark apprentices back a year
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.
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People News 18 May
IMI launches Furlough Register to support apprentices
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is providing free learning resources to automotive sector apprentices to ensure they continue learning even when furloughed.
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Supplier News 5 May
IMI launches new programme of free COVID-19 support webinars
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is launching a new programme of webinars to give automotive individuals and businesses practical support as the impact of COVID-19 continues to challenge the sector.
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People News 28 AprIMI completes apprentice assessment remotely
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has implemented technology enabling it to carry out apprenticeship End Point Assessments (EPA) remotely.
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Supplier insight 23 Apr10 minutes with... Declan Gaule, MFG Group chief executive
MFG Group chief executive Declan Gaule speaks to AM's Tom Seymour about the company's developments for 2020
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Aftersales 22 AprCoronavirus lockdown must not jeopardise automotive sector training
Thatcham Research has called on automotive businesses to continue their investment in apprenticeships despite the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
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Latest News 9 AprIMI launches dedicated COVID-19 hub for automotive professionals
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has launched a dedicated resource hub for automotive industry professionals to access during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Supplier News 31 MarIMI welcomes DVSA extension to MoT tester assessments
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the one-month extension to the deadline for MOT Training and Assessment to the end of April 2020.
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Supplier News 18 MarMFG launches remote digital training solutions
MFG has launched a new range of training programmes in partnership with digital specialist Brainstorm that can be delivered remotely.
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Latest News 11 MarApplications for BCA’s Graduate Development Programme now open
BCA is offering the next generation of used car remarketing talent a grounding in the sector through its in-house Graduate Development Programme.
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People News 6 MarBristol Street Motors’ James Stuart is Ford Apprentice of the Year
James Stuart, an apprentice at Bristol Street Motors Ford Wigan, has been named as 2nd Year Apprentice of the Year by Ford.
