This year we welcomed Nathan Weston into our team of expert Refinishing judges. We caught up with Nathan and asked about his experience through the three days of competition. The IMI Skill Auto [...]
Michael Massey started his IMI Skill Auto journey as an apprentice training in NVQ Level3 Vehicle Accident Repair Paint Principles. He went on to win Chesterfield College Accident Repair Centre [...]
The NEW #SkillAuto video is here! Watch highlights from this fantastic event at the Skills Show and gain an insight into the Skill Auto competition 300+ competitors are nominated, 84 are invited [...]
The IMI are proud to announce that Nationwide Training and Development Centre will be hosting the Skill Auto Body Repair National Qualifiers in June. Nationwide Technical Training & [...]
The Skills Show in 2017 saw over 73,000 visitors walk through the doors of the NEC. There was a total of 55 competitions and 522 competitors, over 1,200 exhibitors, with over 1,500 sponsors who [...]
Trainee Technician Gemima from One sixth form says gender shouldn’t stop anyone pursuing their dream career. A female Technician in Ipswich is leading the drive against gender stereotyping in the [...]
More than 100 students and apprentices from across the UK initially entered the Skill Auto 2017 competition for automotive refinishing, run by the Institute of the Motor Industry. Only 18 of them [...]
Ben Eaton – Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Ben was awarded the Bronze medal at WorldSkills London 2011 when he represented the UK in Car Painting. Having trained at the Thatcham Automotive [...]
Find out what drag racing is all about and the basic rules of the track … The IMI and Santa Pod Raceway offer FREE tickets to automotive student groups but do you know what it’s all about, [...]
Adam Froggatt was nominated for outstanding student in a nontechnical discipline last year and talks about the non-technical side of being in the industry. Background I was born in Plymouth, [...]
