skills crisis

School of Thought has unveiled its new Springboard advisory group which will consist of 16–24-year-olds from various areas of automotive and is aimed at shaping the future of the organisation […]

The latest IMI Automotive Vacancies Report, out today, shows that the motor trades vacancy rate has fallen month on month for the past four months. The IMI’s analysis of the […]

A cross-party think tank – the Social Market Foundation (SMF) – has called on government to fix the issues preventing small businesses from fully embracing apprenticeships, particularly in skilled trades […]

There has been a slight drop in the number of vacancies across the wider automotive industry – from 23,000 to 22,000 – but motor trades are holding firm against all […]

The ATS Euromaster apprenticeship programme is to be expanded in order to help address the continuing skills shortage in the sector. The company’s investment in training and upskilling has already […]

A new survey has found that over 80% of automotive bosses have admitted that they have found it increasingly difficult to recruit skilled staff since the pandemic, with 90% reporting […]

Solera Audatex has announced it has become an official corporate partner of School of Thought, while UK sales director Neil Garrett has become an official ambassador. Garrett said, “We are […]

A new petition has been launched urging the government to allow the automotive sector to tackle the skills gap by recruiting foreign workers. The petition has been launched by Ingenia […]

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 […]