apprentices

Enterprise launches flagship site in Leeds

Enterprise has opened a new flagship rental and technology hub in Leeds. The £1.8m investment creates the company’s largest UK rental site as well as a hub for its burgeoning […]

Virtual tour reveals reality of aftermarket careers

AutoRaise has produced a virtual bodyshop tour which it hopes will attract new talent to the sector. The tour was put together by apprentices within AutoRaise’s affiliated repairer network. Jen […]

Autotech picks up training baton

Autotech Academy has stepped up to provide a training solution for six automotive students whose learned has been disrupted by a fire at Bridgwater and Taunton College. The fire destroyed […]

New research underscores skills crisis

A new report by north east recruiters Ingenia has underlined the extent of the skills crisis within the industry. It has described the crisis as “critical” and says a lack […]

Bodyshop Apprenticeship standards published

The Apprenticeship Standards for the Automotive Bodyshop Industry has been published online today as part of an ongoing scheme to develop apprenticeships in the UK. The standards state that typically an apprenticeship […]

JLR launches apprentice recruitment drive

Jaguar Land Rover has launched its recruitment drive for over 200 apprentices to join the company in September 2016.  The Government’s Skills Minister, Nick Boles, praised the UK’s largest automotive […]

BMW welcomes new apprentices

BMW Group UK has welcomed its 2015 intake of apprentices at its UK MINI and BMW production sites in Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall near Birmingham. It is also celebrating […]

Record number of apprentices join Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motors UK has seen a record number of apprenticeship requests from the dealer network for training at its headquarters in Cirencester. So far this autumn, 20 Mitsubishi dealerships from […]

17 new apprentices join Lotus

Lotus has recruited 17 new apprentices, with another eight to join by the end of the year, to work across all divisions of manufacturing – inclusive of trim, paint shop […]

Welding apprenticeship receives government approval

The government has approved two new apprenticeship standards developed by a group of companies including The Welding Institute. On 21 August, as part of a series of announcements relating to […]

Government will miss apprentice target

Government plans to increase apprentice numbers by 2020 will fail according to training providers and businesses with training academies in England.  Many businesses say they would rather take on a […]

Solus success leads to recruitment drive

The future of vehicle crash repair looks to be in capable hands at Solus Accident Repair Centres, as the nationwide network of accident repair centres owned and operated by Aviva […]