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Kwik-Fit offers 200 apprenticeships

Kwik-Fit is offering 200 apprenticeships at the company’s centres across the UK, providing opportunities for many school leavers to work close to home. Most of the two year apprenticeships are available to 16-18 year olds, providing a valuable first step on a career in the automotive sector. Kwik-Fit has trained more than 1,800 people under its current apprenticeship programme. Over the last 15 years the scheme has consistently seen higher success rates than the national average, with many participants progressing to senior levels within the company.

16th March 2015/by Andrew

IMI CEO calls for 70% pay increase for apprentices

Career Tracks, UK News

Motor industry professional body IMI has called on employers to consider increasing the starting salary for apprentices by more than 70 per cent to compete with academic career paths. Steve Nash, CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry, will explain that return on investment research demonstrates that most companies could increase starting salaries from the legal minimum set by Government of £2.73 to £4.73 per hour without loss of profitability. The IMI has launched an “apprentice calculator” to help demonstrated its point to businesses.

9th March 2015/by Andrew

Poor provision of careers advice hampers economic growth – IMI

Career Tracks, UK News

The warning follows IMI sponsored research from the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC), which showed that 45 per cent of current industry apprentices had received poor or no advice and guidance on their career choice. Meanwhile, less than 10 per cent said a careers advisor or teacher had helped them find out about apprenticeships. There is currently no statutory requirement for young people to have access to face to face careers advice.

5th March 2015/by Andrew

CES UK supporting Liverpool classic car restoration training garage

Career Tracks, Premium, UK News

The Parts Alliance member, CES UK is supporting a classic car restoration scheme designed to give young people the skills to gain employment in the motor industry. Basetech Automotive Training Services in Liverpool uses Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and Jaguars, plus hot rods and motorbikes, to help inspire and engage teenagers aged 14 to 18. CES UK uses its network of contacts among independent garages to find suitable placements for students from. In the past two years its support has helped 159 young people into work, the company says.

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7th January 2015/by Andrew

Halfords Autocentres crowns NVQ graduate in record year for apprentice programme

UK News

Halfords Autocentres has called 2014 a “record year” for its automotive apprentice programme. 72 new apprentices joined the scheme this year, leading to Halfords’ claim that it is the largest programme in the UK automotive industry. The servicing chain crowned third year NVQ Floyd Ullah (19) from Scunthorpe the winner of its annual apprentice competition, noting that competition for the accolade is growing annually.

12th December 2014/by Andrew

Pro-Align supported SkillAuto competition won by Peterborough apprentice

UK News

Callum Byrne, an apprentice with Chapel Motor Repair who studies at Peterborough Regional College, won the SkillAuto competition at the recent Skills Show. Tackling a series of vehicle repair tasks, including a component change and subsequent full four wheel alignment check, Byrne successfully completed the wheel alignment check, using the latest Hunter HawkEye Elite TD […]

19th November 2014/by Andrew

Apprenticeships ‘too important just to be an election promise’

Career Tracks, UK News

After the Conservative Party joined Labour in pledging increased apprenticeship opportunities, the Institute of the Motor Industry has urged political parties to think carefully about how to improve such positions. Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI which represents the UK retail motor industry, is pleased to hear the latest political party promise about apprenticeships. But he’s concerned that the issue is just becoming one of the items on the list of ‘vote winner’ promises without, necessarily, addressing the challenge of how to attract young people to apprenticeships.

29th September 2014/by Andrew

IMI welcomes Labour leader Ed Miliband’s apprentice pledge

Career Tracks

The IMI, which represents the UK retail motor industry, has welcomed a pledge from opposition leader Ed Miliband that a future Labour government would increase the numbers of apprentices.

23rd September 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone ‘tyre toolbags’ support National Tyres apprentices

Career Tracks, UK News

Bridgestone is supplying National Tyres’ next generation of automotive apprentices with “tyre toolbags” for a second successive year. The manufacturer says it was keen to support the vocational offering by way of a branded holdall for each learner for another year, containing a wide range of equipment to assist in both the classroom and in-branch, after first hearing about National’s pioneering NVQ level 2 training courses in 2013.

30th July 2014/by Andrew

Boost in Automotive Apprenticeship starts

Career Tracks

Automotive Apprenticeship starts in England have seen their first increase since the end of 2010. The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) found a 4.2 per cent increase, up to 10,940 starters, in 2012/13 in their yearly benchmarking report. Apprenticeship start figures have been falling since 2009/10 in the face of economic recession, with a 14.8 per cent decrease recorded in 2011/12 according to figures from the Skill Funding Agency.

27th June 2014/by Tyrepress Editors

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