International recruitment key to ending workshop skills shortage, says Easy2Recruit
Many workshops are experiencing strong demand but lack the technician capacity to meet it.
Easy2Recruit said that international recruitment is key to ending the skills shortage which has been affecting UK workshops.
The company said that many workshops are experiencing strong demand, but lack the technician capacity to meet it.
It has placed more than 100 technicians into UK workshops from abroad, at independent garages, service networks and multi-site operators.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) found that 16,000 technician roles are currently unfilled across UK workshops.
Easy2Recruit warned that recruitment challenges are impacting workshop performance, with three independent garages recently closing due to staffing issues.
Ambi Singh (pictured, left), CEO of Easy2Recruit, said: “They were busy, had the work coming in, but they couldn’t get the staff to support it.
“When that pressure builds over time, it becomes very difficult to sustain the business.
“What stood out is that all three had spoken to us around 18 months ago but decided not to move forward with international recruitment because the idea felt unfamiliar and they thought it would be difficult.
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