INTERVIEW
Training a new generation for the automotive world
The International Institute of the Motor Industry has partnered with government and the private sector in SA, write Mark Smyth and Lerato Matebese
Apprenticeships are making a big comeback, perhaps not in SA yet, but in many other countries worldwide. It is especially true in the motor industry where these on-the-job-training routes are proving to be a win-win option for technicians, workshops and governments. The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is essentially the arbiter of internationally recognised motor industry apprentice qualifications in the world and it has now found its way to SA after being sought out by Merseta and the Retail Motor Industry (RMI). Established in 1920, it was only in 1945 that the institution changed its name to the IMI and has remained this way to this day, aiding incubation for world-renowned qualifications within the automotive industry. We spoke to Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI, while on a visit to SA recently. One of the main reasons for his visit was to engage with stakeholders and open the first IMI-accredited facility in partnership with Imperial Motus. To give automotive apprentices the b...
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