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Why Older Vehicle Technicians and MOT Testers Should Consider Contracting
Read more: Why Older Vehicle Technicians and MOT Testers Should Consider ContractingThinking about what comes next can be daunting. After all, the idea of retirement signals a new chapter in life, one filled with uncertainty and change. But what if that next step could still involve the work you love at a pace you set? That’s where contracting could be a game-changer for older vehicle technicians and MOT…
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Toyota Talent Program Marks First Year with Success Stories from Interns
Read more: Toyota Talent Program Marks First Year with Success Stories from InternsLast summer, The Toyota Motor Company, in collaboration with Autotech Academy, launched a new initiative to address the talent gap in the automotive industry and across its retailer network. The Toyota Talent Powered by Autotech Academy programme aimed to support Toyota’s people strategy and increase the number of vehicle technicians across its network of over 240 Toyota…
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Autotech Academy Interns Share Their Experience of Their Paid Internships and Autotech Training
Read more: Autotech Academy Interns Share Their Experience of Their Paid Internships and Autotech TrainingThe automotive skills shortage is an issue Autotech Group is helping to alleviate. The availability of “entry level jobs” is the first hurdle that many newly qualified vehicle technicians struggle to overcome, and this is a key contributor to the lack of new talent coming into the industry. To help combat this, our Autotech Academy division offers…
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Halfords Creates Recruitment Stream for Newly Qualified Technicians with Autotech Academy
Read more: Halfords Creates Recruitment Stream for Newly Qualified Technicians with Autotech AcademyOn the left, Wayne Witheridge hands Jabbar Hussain his Autotech Academy certificate having completed his internship and secured a permanent position within Halfords Cotteridge. A pilot scheme between Halfords and Autotech Academy, which has seen 10 newly qualified Level 3 automotive students placed across the national chain’s autocentres, is set to quadruple by the end…
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MOT Annual Training Records Need To Be Completed
Read more: MOT Annual Training Records Need To Be CompletedWe would like to remind all MOT testers that you have to record your training as proof that you’ve done enough. You must keep a record to show any DVSA staff who visit your vehicle testing station (VTS) and you have to keep those records for 5 years.