AM News Show: Automotive passion makes JCT600 ‘home from home’ for apprentices

JCT600 apprentices have informed the AM News Display how they overcame stigma about the automotive sector to obtain a new ‘home from home’ in Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz franchised dealership roles.

In 1 episode from the latest instalment of the common Youtube video and podcast series AM information and features editor Tom Sharpe was joined by JCT600 head of colleague encounter Nicola Tordoff-Sohne, Aston Martin Leeds apprentice technician Sophie Bailey and Mercedes-Benz Sheffield apprentice support advisor Ben Collinson to focus on the reality of a important route into the sector for the subsequent era of automotive talent.

As Collinson reveals how he now encourages buddies to investigate chances in automotive retail, Bailey has no regrets about beating spouse and children detractors to go after her passion for car mechanics.

“From day one particular of being in that workshop I have felt at household. I completely adore it,” Bailey instructed the AM News Display as she relayed her tale.

“I open up my toolbox each individual morning and it feels like my house from home.”

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National Franchised Sellers Association (NFDA) communications manager Gabriele Severini also joins the panel in the podcast episode to communicate about the job of Push My Job – and specially its once-a-year Apprenticeship Takeover on social media – in highlighting automotive retail chances to youthful individuals.

Tordoff-Sohne explained: “It’s not only about the job function with younger people today now, I feel what aspect of what firms have to have to do to be appealing to youthful men and women, to come across out what is significant to younger folks, which I consider has transformed.

“I do really feel like younger individuals have a better comprehension of what is critical to them and what they truly price and what is coming out of that is much more meaningful work knowledge, a far better operate/daily life equilibrium. It is not all about profession progression, finance, salary, there’s significantly far more to imagine about when attracting younger men and women in discovering out what their values are and how we can match people values.”

The AM Information Demonstrate can be viewed on Youtube or accessed by using Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

In past month’s episodes Sandicliffe data tasks manager Kat Lord and Waylands Automotive head of internet marketing April Wyatt joined AM editor Tim Rose and information and functions editor Tom Sharpe in the studio to explore promoting in turbulent periods for the sector.

Seperately, Auto Trader brand name director Marc Palmer and Cap HPI head of forecast system Dylan Setterfield mentioned the made use of automobile market and the influence of electric powered automobiles (EV) on residual values and affordbaility.