Your CV gets you the interview, but can you explain your technical experience clearly?
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Your CV gets you the interview, but can you explain your technical experience clearly?
1. Your CV has got you through the door The interview is where the detail matters Imagine you are a workshop manager reviewing a technician’s CV. The candidate has an EV qualification and relevant workshop experience, so you invite them…
RECRUITING TECHNICIANS FOR HYBRID & ELECTRIC VEHICLE WORK: WHAT SHOULD EMPLOYERS ACTUALLY BE LOOKING FOR?
1. The UK automotive workforce is changing And the recruitment conversation is changing with it The UK automotive aftermarket is adapting to a changing vehicle parc. Battery-electric cars have reached almost 1.8 million on UK roads, while plug-in vehicles accounted…
The UK EV-qualified vehicle technician skills shortage explained
1. The UK EV technician workforce is growing More technicians are qualifying, but the number alone does not settle the question The UK has more EV-qualified vehicle technicians than it did a year earlier. The Institute of the Motor Industry’s…
If you are not planning your EV workforce now, someone else is already ahead of you
1. The workshop that almost got left behind Why workforce planning can no longer wait Imagine you run a busy independent workshop in the East Midlands. You have been servicing conventional cars for fifteen years. You are good at what…
How independent garages can hire multi-skilled, EV-qualified vehicle technicians in the UK
1. The UK automotive workforce is changing And the hiring conversation is changing with it Independent garages are working with a more electrically complex vehicle mix, while petrol and diesel remain part of the workshop workload. SMMT registration data separates…
Electric vehicle recruitment in the UK: Finding the right multi-skilled, EV-qualified vehicle technicians
1. The UK automotive workforce is changing And the recruitment conversation is changing with it A garage owner in the North West told us recently that five years ago, customers rarely asked about EV servicing. Today, it is one of…
Why hiring multi-skilled, EV-qualified vehicle technicians matters for workshops now
1. Workshop skills requirements are changing The mixed vehicle market is already here Think about the last ten vehicles that came through your workshop. Some were petrol. A few were diesel. Perhaps one or two were hybrid. And if the…
Why UK independent workshops shouldn’t rely on just one IMI Level 4 EV-qualified vehicle technician
1. The monday morning that changed everything One phone call. One technician. One very big problem. Picture this. It is Monday morning. You have three electric vehicles booked in for the week, including a battery diagnostic that has been rescheduled…
Why Chinese EVs are so good: The battery, technology and industrial strategy behind China’s rise
1. How China became an EV powerhouse A question worth asking properly Picture a BYD Seal sitting on a UK forecourt, priced competitively against a Volkswagen ID.4, equipped with a sophisticated battery system and an eight-year warranty. A decade ago,…
The skill every EV workshop needs but barely anyone has: Why battery diagnostics is the defining gap of 2026
1. The fault code nobody could read How a skills gap becomes a real problem in a real workshop Imagine a customer drives in with an EV showing a persistent battery warning. Your technician connects the diagnostic tool. A fault…