BRIT addresses apprenticeship assessments
The British Repair Industry Trailblazer group (BRIT), held its first ever meeting on Tuesday.
The group, formed by the merger of the two separate industry trailblazer groups – AutoRaise and The Collision Repair Sector Group – is taking responsibility for the ongoing management and development of five apprenticeship standards; Paint Technician, Panel Technician, MET Technician, Automotive Repair Technician (multi-skilled) and Vehicle Damage Assessor.
The virtual meeting, led by Christine Maskill, MD of NCR Bodyshops, addressed the immediate and short-term challenges facing the group. This includes reviewing the Accident Repair Technician end-point assessment before the first cohort of apprentices reach the end of their apprenticeship.
Maskill said: “It’s a really important piece of work and it needs to be addressed urgently as there are young people who are ready to graduate now and need the assessment in place.”
Future initiatives that BRIT will be undertaking include the review of the VDA and MET assessment plans and they also intend to tackle the task of creating parity between the English, Northern Irish, Scottish and Welsh governing bodies for apprenticeship programmes.
