AutoRaise, with the help of Venue View, has introduced a virtual bodyshop tour designed to offer young people an insight into the inner workings of a repair operation.
Working with apprentices from its Affiliated Repairer Network the tour showcases some of the daily tasks an apprentice does and goes a long way in demonstrating the diversity involved in the vehicle repair industry with the aim of attracting more young people to it.
“We are still feeling the impact of the pandemic and clearly there are going to be lower levels of confidence about future employment opportunities right now. However, I am already having extremely encouraging discussions with numerous repairer businesses about the future and it is 100% clear that apprenticeships are the future for those businesses,” explained Jen Evans, AutoRaise Business Executive.
The government continues to offer apprenticeship incentive schemes whereby employers and training providers are rewarded for taking on and retaining apprentices. Up until the end of September 2021, employers can access funding of up to £4,000 per apprentice.
AutoRaise is also currently working with four organisations to transfer their apprenticeship levy to repairers.
Steve Thompson, AutoRaise Vice Chair said: “We would like to extend our utmost gratitude to our apprentices and repairers for taking time out to put their videos together. My only request is that people share the tour with their broader networks as it is so important to attract the young talent into our industry.
