The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) plans to replicate the success of its Midlands training centre with the creation of two more as it looks to increase MOT training provision for garages.
From April, businesses with annual payroll costs of £3 million or more will pay 0.5% of their annual payroll bill, minus an allowance of £15,000, into a special account.
The Government is pressing ahead with the introduction of its apprenticeship levy in April 2017 despite calls from industry to delay its introduction.
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed to AM it will release more detailed information about its apprenticeship levy this Friday.
Alphera Financial Services has released the second instalment of its industry research report, ‘Financing the Car of the Future’.
Recruitment is one of the top priorities for the managing director as he aims to ‘mould’ his team to sell the ‘Steven Eagell way’.
Seven apprentice vehicle technicians have graduated from Mitsubishi Motors’ advanced apprentice scheme and will now be working in dealerships across the UK.
Accountancy firm BDO has launched its 2016 Motor Salary Survey to track average salaries across 27 positions in the industry.
Pendragon is now offering a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship to develop the next leaders within its business.
The NFDA has backed calls for a delay to the imposition of the government’s proposed apprenticeship levy, citing “economic uncertainty” following the UK’s Brexit decision.
MOT testers and managers will be able to take a new qualification which aims to achieve new professional standards and improve the skills operating within the industry.
Swansway Group is aiming to improve young people’s job prospects with a donation of £25,000 to the Crewe YMCA as part of a partnership with its new Talentscape programme.
The lack of women in dealerships’ boardrooms, workshops and showrooms is hurting their business, says Julia Muir, the founder of the Automotive 30% Club.
Average chief executive’s pay jumps 39% and finance director salaries increase 19% to five-year high as average motor retail wages increase by 2.6%.
Three dealership training specialists from Mitsubishi’s Training Academy have been honoured by the Institute of the Motor Industry’s chief executive, Steve Nash.
Jardine Motors Group has opened one of its dealerships to young people to reveal the career opportunities available in the motor retail sector.
Pauline Ann Best, a human resources veteran currently global people and organisation director at Specsavers Optical Group, has joined the board of Vertu Motors.
Marshall Motor Group has today announced the launch of a new initiative to attract and retain this key resource by guaranteeing a sales executive salary of £25,000.
Jennings Ford has teamed up with a nearby college to highlight the opportunities available through apprenticeships.
Training provider Get the Edge has teamed up with the Institute of the Motor Industry to launched a new management training programme designed to help used vehicle dealers thrive as markets change.
The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills was officially opened today as the industry geared up for a new “professional standard” for the role of MOT tester.
A pyramid bonus play plan and spending time with your technicians are two of 20 ideas that some of the most successful dealerships in the USA have implemented.
Dealership bosses need to work harder to diversify their workforce and make their business female friendly, says IMI CEO Steve Nash.
Learning and development agency RTS Group is driving up its headcount and taking on four new staff members.
Schools, students and employers need to forge new relationships if dealers are to recruit the high calibre apprentices they need.
