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 The IMI Skills Competition Final 2025 is officially underway!

Hear from Oliver Thomas, currently studying at Cardiff and Vale College towards IMI Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance, and his employer, Celtic Vacuum, on his journey to the IMI Skills Competition Final.

We had a great day out recently visiting IMI Approved Centre, Macclesfield College. Automotive Program Leader and Lecturer, Lee Burton, gave us a tour of their state of the art Technical and Skills Centre (TASC), which opened up 2024.

When most people think of electric vehicles, they picture cars and delivery vans zipping about city centres, or perhaps even heavy good vehicles.

Free apprenticeships for under 25s in SMEs – a much-needed boost for the automotive aftermarket but Levy flexibility is vital for other businessesNick Connor, CEO of the IMI said:

As vehicles become increasingly connected, accessing the right data at the right time is no longer as simple as plugging in and reading. Behind the scenes, the battle for access is playing out in code, encryption, cloud-based authentication and service agreements.

Bull Lane Garage sits in the middle of Boughton-under-Blean, a small village near Faversham in Kent, and is led by owner Karl Weaver. The local business has served the local community for decades, as has Weaver, despite the fact he’s still not yet 50.

Having the necessary automotive technical skills are only part of the equation if you want your business to be successful.