IMI welcomes Skills England’s call for reform – but urges greater focus on the automotive sector

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) welcomes Skills England’s latest publication, Sector Evidence to Support the Growth and Skills Offer, and the recognition that the UK’s skills system must evolve to meet the scale and speed of economic and technological change.

Hayley Pells, Government Affairs Lead at the IMI said: We support the report’s focus on making the apprenticeship system more agile, responsive, and inclusive. The urgency couldn’t be clearer: our latest Labour Market and Vacancy Tracker shows over 17,000 unfilled roles in automotive, with technical and specialist jobs hardest to recruit. Technician postings jumped 4% last quarter, and salaries are up 13% in just two years, proof of a fast-moving sector battling a serious skills shortfall. Read More