Apprenticeships in the Automotive Industry
The Automotive Industry
Forget what you think you know about the Retail Motor Industry…
The UK’s Retail Motor Industry has a turnover of more than £70 billion per year, employs more than 600,000 people and is responsible for some 2% of GDP
The Retail Motor Industry has undergone massive change as it equips itself to deal with some of the most advanced technology on the planet and some of the toughest customers in the retail world. The industry now needs to work hard to challenge outdated public perceptions of its working environments and ethics. Gone are the black oily workshops exiled to the far corners of the forecourt. The working environment is now bright, high tech, organised, efficient and friendly.
With a shortfall of some 16,000 skilled staff, there is a significant demand for high calibre students to undertake apprenticeships. The future of the industry depends on equipping the right people with a raft of skills and then keeping them at the forefront of their game. Carter & Carter have charged themselves with attracting, developing and retaining the talented young individuals who can rise to this challenge.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships develop an individual’s skills to match their enthusiasm. They provide a solid grounding giving learners the ability to gets to grips with the business very quickly. Progression through the course can be swift as individuals move at their own pace, learning on the job as well as in the classrooms.
Increasingly important these days with the rising costs of education, apprenticeships pay!This avoids saddling the learner with thousands of pounds worth of debt later on in life.
Learning in a working environment makes the transition to fully qualified positions so smooth it’s hardly noticeable. Having already been well integrated into a business, the speed of career progression can be rapid with a myriad of opportunities all they way up to senior management levels opening up along the way.
Apprenticeships provide a route to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) that are acknowledged by universities and colleges as well as employers meaning you can use them to progress down other avenues should you decide to change career paths further down the line.
An apprenticeship really is a credible and rewarding alternative to higher education.
Carter and Carter Apprentice Learning
Carter & Carter Apprentice Learning specialise in training people to the highest standards in the industry. They offer pre-apprenticeship programmes to 14-16 year olds to help them get ahead of the game.
Carter & Carter work with over 35 major automotive brands to deliver tailored, brand relevant advanced apprenticeship programmes from our network of state of the art facilities to 16-24 year olds.
They have a dedicated recruitment team who match potential apprentices to vacancies in their local areas. Professional coaches monitor the apprentice’s individual progress through the training period, providing support and guidance where necessary and ensuring they achieve their own goals.
They also have specialist support networks providing points of reference to apprentices where they can find help when they really need it.
With 15 specialisms to choose from in both technical and non technical roles Prospective apprentices don’t need to be mechanical genius’ – that will come. They do however need bags of passion, drive and enthusiasm because they will be joining one of the toughest but most rewarding customer service environments there is.
To apply online visit www.motorapprentice.co.uk or for further information call 0870 606 1936.
