Latest Autotech Academy Posts
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Automotive industry must break the ‘experience bottleneck’
Read more: Automotive industry must break the ‘experience bottleneck’As Autotech Academy celebrates its fifth anniversary, the organisation is renewing calls for the automotive industry to address the experience barrier preventing qualified technicians from securing employment. With more than 750 Level 3-qualified candidates currently seeking work and 95% of Academy interns progressing into permanent roles, CEO Simon King argues that the sector must look…
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The Talent Is There – We Need to Give It a Route into the Industry
Read more: The Talent Is There – We Need to Give It a Route into the IndustryThe automotive skills shortage continues to dominate industry discussion, but are we overlooking the number of young people who actively want to build careers in the sector?
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A practical guide for independent garages: Building the next generation of automotive talent
Read more: A practical guide for independent garages: Building the next generation of automotive talentAs warnings emerge that Britain risks creating a “lost generation” of young people struggling to enter employment, automotive internship provider Autotech Academy is marking five years of helping qualified vehicle technicians secure their first role in the industry.
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Autotech Academy marks five years of tackling the automotive industry’s ‘experience gap’ as youth employment fears grow
Read more: Autotech Academy marks five years of tackling the automotive industry’s ‘experience gap’ as youth employment fears growAs warnings emerge that Britain risks creating a “lost generation” of young people struggling to enter employment, automotive internship provider Autotech Academy is marking five years of helping qualified vehicle technicians secure their first role in the industry.
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Young Women Are Entering Automotive in Growing Numbers – But the Industry Must Catch Up
Read more: Young Women Are Entering Automotive in Growing Numbers – But the Industry Must Catch UpAs the Automotive 30% Club’s #ChooseAutomotive campaign spotlights career opportunities during National Careers Week, new evidence suggests a growing number of young women are already stepping forward to build careers in the sector. Despite ongoing warnings about widening talent shortages across the UK, a new generation of young women is proving that the future of…
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National Intern Week: The Internship Model Shaping Tomorrow’s Automotive Workforce
Read more: National Intern Week: The Internship Model Shaping Tomorrow’s Automotive WorkforceAs one of the longest-serving Nissan dealer groups in the UK, Yeomans is taking a proactive approach to tackling the automotive industry’s skills shortage by investing in a new generation of talent – through a growing partnership with Autotech Academy.
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Driving the Future: Employers Urged to Tap into New Pool of Automotive Talent
Read more: Driving the Future: Employers Urged to Tap into New Pool of Automotive TalentAs one of the longest-serving Nissan dealer groups in the UK, Yeomans is taking a proactive approach to tackling the automotive industry’s skills shortage by investing in a new generation of talent – through a growing partnership with Autotech Academy.
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Yeomans Nissan Embraces Autotech Academy Internships to Build and Shape Future Talent
Read more: Yeomans Nissan Embraces Autotech Academy Internships to Build and Shape Future TalentAs one of the longest-serving Nissan dealer groups in the UK, Yeomans is taking a proactive approach to tackling the automotive industry’s skills shortage by investing in a new generation of talent – through a growing partnership with Autotech Academy.
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How Autotech Academy takes the pain out of onboarding interns for automotive employers
Read more: How Autotech Academy takes the pain out of onboarding interns for automotive employersFinding new talent in the automotive industry continues to be a challenge for time-pressed automotive employers and workshop managers. According to the Institute of the Motor Industry’s Automotive Labour Market Briefing, in May 2025 there were 17,000 estimated vacancies across the industry in the UK and vehicle technician demand rose 4% quarter-on-quarter.
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Renault Retail Group Drives Skills Development with Autotech Academy Internships
Read more: Renault Retail Group Drives Skills Development with Autotech Academy InternshipsFaced with a widening skills gap across the motor trade, Renault Retail Group (RRG) is driving change by investing in new talent through Autotech Academy’s internship initiative. The result is a growing pipeline of skilled, motivated technicians now embedded across the Group’s UK network – helping to strengthen aftersales operations and future-proof the workforce.