The RAC is looking to offer more young people a two-year apprenticeship following the success of its scheme in the Greater London area.
Apprenticeships are proving a turn-off among school leavers as the desire to start earning overcomes parents’ hopes of sending their teenagers to university, the IMI has found.
Arnold Clark has been announced as the principal partner for the 16th Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.
Vertu Motors has announced the launch of a pioneering apprentice scheme offering the chance for participants to gain a free degree and the promise of an £18,000-a-year base salary.
Delegates at the AM and Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) People Conference gain new insight into the apprenticeship levy and compliance.
Snows Academy, run by dealer group Snows, has congratulated seven apprentices for completing their first year.
Stoke Audi parts apprentice Tanya Pickering has been recognised by Audi UK with a Spirit of Audi Award.
Farnell Jaguar Bolton has rewarded three GCSE pupils from Harper Green School with a taste of the motor industry.
Ron Brooks Toyota, Mansfield has recruited three trainee customer consultants under its apprenticeship scheme.
AutoRaise have announced that they are the first to achieve sign off for their Multi Skilled Apprenticeship Standard ‘end point assessment plan’.
The future looks bright for Mercedes-Benz Retail Group’s West Bromley operation after two of its apprentices were named as Britain’s best by the vehicle manufacturer.
West Way, Nissan's biggest dealer group, is celebrating the graduation of its first apprentices.
The automotive retail sector must do more than simply “rely on a person’s passion for cars” when attracting the talents of the future, according to TrustFord HR director Sharon Ashcroft.
This summer 270 new apprentices will be given the opportunity to join the Arnold Clark Group.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is confident dealer groups will be able to use all funding from their apprenticeship levy to avoid handing back unused money to the Government.
The apprenticeship levy risks being “poor value for money” as it draws an additional £2.8 billion from private business but yields just a £640 million rise in government spending, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Mercedes-Benz UK claimed the Large Employer of the Year title at the National Apprenticeship Awards held at an exclusive ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House.
The Finance & Leasing Association has won government approval to develop a motor finance specialist apprenticeship standard for the motor finance industry.
Arnold Clark has been named employer of the month for December for its work in supporting young people in employment.
High-flying Harry Garraway has claimed the Gold Award at UK Skills Show after becoming the Volkswagen Group’s youngest-ever Master Technician – at the age of 20.
