As part of its commitment to attracting and retaining automotive talent, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is responding to the government’s Industrial Strategy Consultation, following publication of the green paper: Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy. Crucially, the IMI is giving its 100,000+ members a voice on the critical issues around automotive skills for inclusion in the submission, through a sector-specific survey.
“It is vital that the government’s Industrial Strategy takes account of the vital role the automotive sector plays in the UK’s industrial and economic landscape”, said Azlina Bulmer, Managing Director of the IMI. “Working together with our members and partners we believe we can collectively help shape policy that aligns with the sector’s growth needs and emerging technologies. We are therefore urging our members to provide their insight for our submission.”
Key issues covered by the IMI survey include:
- The subsectors and technologies in automotive that the UK government should focus on and why
- The key enablers and barriers to growth individuals and businesses are experiencing and how they believe the UK government should address them
- What government policy can do to address the people and skills barriers, including issues such as delivery of employment support, careers, and skills provision
- What more can be done to achieve a step change in employer investment in training
Output from the members survey will be included in the IMI response to the Industrial Strategy Consultation as well as shared with members.
To download the survey click here.
