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  • The IMI calls for reforms in apprenticeship funding

    |Date: February 13, 2025
    The IMI calls for reforms in apprenticeship funding

    The IMI calls for reforms in apprenticeship funding

    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has called for urgency over reforms for apprenticeship funding, ...

    The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has called for urgency over reforms for apprenticeship funding, believing this to be critical to ensure a robust skills pipeline which can meet the automotive ...

    February 13, 2025
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    Schaeffler holds student training event

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    Schaeffler REPXPERT has held a student training event, part of its ongoing ‘Wrenches & Wisdom’ campaign, which took place at the motion technology company’s Hereford HQ. 10 trainee automotive tech ...

    October 25, 2024
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  • IMI Awards Winners Announced

    |Date: March 15, 2023
    IMI Awards Winners Announced

    IMI Awards Winners Announced

    The 2023 IMI Award Winners have been announced at a ceremony at the InterContinental hotel in London, wri ...

    The 2023 IMI Award Winners have been announced at a ceremony at the InterContinental hotel in London, writes PMM's Kieran Nee. Congratulations go to Thomas Morris, Bridgwater & Taunton College, wh ...

    March 15, 2023
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  • Gemma Westlake investigates the role of mentor

    |Date: May 31, 2022
    Gemma Westlake investigates the role of mentor

    Gemma Westlake investigates the role of mentor

    Gemma Westlake investigates the role workplace mentor plays in an apprentice’s early career. I hope the l ...

    Gemma Westlake investigates the role workplace mentor plays in an apprentice’s early career. I hope the last few months have been good, both personally and professionally for you all. In my last insta ...

    May 31, 2022
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  • How to support your apprentice

    |Date: January 07, 2022
    How to support your apprentice

    How to support your apprentice

    In 2022’s first instalment of Apprentice Answers, Gemma Westlake reflects on how employers can get more a ...

    In 2022’s first instalment of Apprentice Answers, Gemma Westlake reflects on how employers can get more actively involved with an apprentice’s training provider. Happy New Year! I really hope you have ...

    January 07, 2022
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  • The positive shift occurring within the industry

    |Date: December 22, 2021
    The positive shift occurring within the industry

    The positive shift occurring within the industry

    Gemma Westlake, Lecturer at Basingstoke College of Technology, wraps up this year's series of Apprentices ...

    Gemma Westlake, Lecturer at Basingstoke College of Technology, wraps up this year's series of Apprenticeship Answers by reflecting on the positive shift that has occurred this academic year. We starte ...

    December 22, 2021
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  • How the industry can encourage women to join

    |Date: September 03, 2021
    How the industry can encourage women to join

    How the industry can encourage women to join

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to j ...

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to join the industry. Welcome back! It’s been what feels like a long time. We have finished (and ar ...

    September 03, 2021
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  • Are apprenticeships the best option?

    |Date: August 02, 2021
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    Are apprenticeships the best option?

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to ...

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to solve. Apprenticeships have been thought of as the solution for decades now, but are they the b ...

    August 02, 2021
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  • Tips for supporting apprentices

    |Date: July 20, 2021
    Tips for supporting apprentices

    Tips for supporting apprentices

    In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lec ...

    In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lecturer to highlight how you can support your apprentice trainee throughout their studies. I’m su ...

    July 20, 2021
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  • What is expected of an apprentice?

    |Date: June 15, 2021
    What is expected of an apprentice?

    What is expected of an apprentice?

    For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (E ...

    For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (EPA), providing in-depth insight into exactly what is expected of an apprentice. As promised in ...

    June 15, 2021
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  • Top tips for investing in apprenticeships

    |Date: August 14, 2020
    Top tips for investing in apprenticeships

    Top tips for investing in apprenticeships

    Although apprenticeships can be a daunting prospect to the hectic workshop, they are a worthwhile investm ...

    Although apprenticeships can be a daunting prospect to the hectic workshop, they are a worthwhile investment. In the first installment of a regular column, Gemma Westlake outlines the good, the bad, a ...

    August 14, 2020
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  • Thatcham Research urges businesses to support apprentices

    |Date: April 23, 2020
    Thatcham Research urges businesses to support apprentices

    Thatcham Research urges businesses to support apprentices

    Thatcham Research has issued a call for businesses to continue their investment in apprenticeships, as th ...

    Thatcham Research has issued a call for businesses to continue their investment in apprenticeships, as the lockdown continues to create unprecedented challenges for the automotive repair sector. Follo ...

    April 23, 2020
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  • Apprenticeship Levy Webinar

    |Date: February 06, 2017
    Apprenticeship Levy Webinar

    Apprenticeship Levy Webinar

    SMMT is hosting a webinar to provide the automotive industry with a clear understanding of the Apprentice ...

    SMMT is hosting a webinar to provide the automotive industry with a clear understanding of the Apprenticeship Levy, and associated funding reforms, ahead of the April 2017 implementation date. The int ...

    February 06, 2017
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  • Automotive apprentices welcomed into university

    |Date: June 27, 2016
    Automotive apprentices welcomed into university

    Automotive apprentices welcomed into university

    All IMI Tech Level 3 qualifications have been allocated UCAS points for the first time. ...

    All IMI Tech Level 3 qualifications have been allocated UCAS points for the first time. ...

    June 27, 2016
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  • Research centre calls for funding clarity to help fill UK automotive industry skills gap

    |Date: May 01, 2016
    Research centre calls for funding clarity to help fill UK automotive industry skills gap

    Research centre calls for funding clarity to help fill UK automotive industry skills gap

    Uncertainty over access to funding could jeopardise government targets of delivering three million new ap ...

    Uncertainty over access to funding could jeopardise government targets of delivering three million new apprentice starts. ...

    May 01, 2016
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