Professional Motor Mechanic

Top tips for investing in apprenticeships

|Date: August 14, 2020

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
Read more
Autotech Recruit looks at the Apprenticeship Levy

|Date: June 16, 2020

Autotech Recruit looks at the Apprenticeship Levy

Mandla Ndhlovu, Head of Training & Apprentice at Autotech Recruit, explains how garages can utilise t ...

Mandla Ndhlovu, Head of Training & Apprentice at Autotech Recruit, explains how garages can utilise the Apprenticeship Levy pot to effectively harness the next generation of automotive talent. The ...

June 16, 2020
Read more
Thatcham Research urges businesses to support apprentices

|Date: April 23, 2020

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
Read more
IGA calls for fair use of apprenticeship levy

|Date: January 14, 2020

IGA calls for fair use of apprenticeship levy

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for greater control of the apprenticeship levy to hel ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for greater control of the apprenticeship levy to help reduce the shortage of skilled technicians. This follows statistics that have suggested that ...

January 14, 2020
Read more
IGA releases apprenticeship guide for independents

|Date: October 25, 2019

IGA releases apprenticeship guide for independents

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced it will be making apprentice funding, recruitment ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced it will be making apprentice funding, recruitment and retention clearer for independent garages with the publication of The Garage Guide to Recru ...

October 25, 2019
Read more
Apprenticeship Levy Webinar

|Date: February 06, 2017

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
Read more
Automotive apprentices welcomed into university

|Date: June 27, 2016

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
Read more
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

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
Read more
IMI ‘Driving Change’ – Powering the Future

|Date: April 20, 2016

IMI ‘Driving Change’ – Powering the Future

The IMI and ITN Productions have partnered together to produce a news-style programme entitled ‘Driving C ...

The IMI and ITN Productions have partnered together to produce a news-style programme entitled ‘Driving Change’, which looks at new technologies, flourishing career opportunities and the desire to mov ...

April 20, 2016
Read more
Foxwood apprentice named one of the best in England

|Date: April 09, 2016

Foxwood apprentice named one of the best in England

A Foxwood Diesel apprentice has beaten more than 13,000 hopefuls to be named one of the top engineering a ...

A Foxwood Diesel apprentice has beaten more than 13,000 hopefuls to be named one of the top engineering and construction apprentices in the country. Casey Allen (17), who is about to complete level 2 ...

April 09, 2016
Read more