Holly Darvell certainly made waves during the early stages of her career at Halfords Autocenter, including winning their apprentice of the year competition in 2023. Motorpro talked with her, to [...]
A passion started from childhood helped Sean Morris choose an automotive career. Now his passion and effort are helping the Apprentice MET Technician at Steer Automotive Group achieve his goals. [...]
Whether you spend most of your time in the workshop or front of house, soft skills are a necessity if you want to help meet customer expectations and keep your business and career successful. IMI [...]
How did you first get into cars? My emotional attachment to cars began very early on. I remember crying when my dad sold his Mk3 Ford Fiesta when I was five. I have fond memories of helping him [...]
We know that life can be stressful sometimes. There’s a lot of pressure in day to day life, but it isn’t just those in full time jobs that can begin to feel weighed down, it can happen to anyone, [...]
It’s been two years since the IMI launched its Diversity Task Force report, proposing actions that support real change to push the issue of diversity and inclusion to the top of the agenda for [...]
Inspiration can come from many different places, but arguably the strongest is a family connection. It’s why Steve Hoe wanted to be part of the automotive sector and why he’s helping bring in new [...]
A business is only as successful as the people in it. Invest in them and everything else will follow. Thankfully, more firms are waking up to the need to spend money where it matters, and that [...]
Education is critical to the automotive industry. Without new talent and skills feeding into sector the vacancy rate is likely to stay stubbornly high. The latest IMI research shows that the [...]
Top 6 Automotive Trainees and apprentices announced as the finalists in the IMI Skills competition 2024 This years Automotive skills competition saw around 600 registrations from employers and [...]