IMI Awards Links

The Institute of the Motor Industry
The IMI is the professional association for individuals working in the motor industry. The Institute is the Sector Skills Council for the automotive retail industry, part of the Skills for Business network and also the governing body for the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme.

http://www.motor.org.uk/
 

Retail Motor Industry Federation
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) serves and represents thousands of businesses large and small, concerned with the provision of motor industry products and services. Its aim is to assist, support and promote members in providing the highest standards of operation for themselves and their customers. The organisation is regarded as the strongest, most representative and effective national industrial sector trade federation in the United Kingdom and in the remainder of Europe.

http://www.rmif.co.uk
 

SkillAuto
Founded in 1987 the National Automotive Technician Competitions (NATC) is the series of nationally recognised skills competitions for young newly trained technicians who have normally just completed a formal apprenticeship within the automotive repair industry. Click here to get involved in a national and international competition within the motor industry!

http://www.skillauto.co.uk/
 

SMMT
The SMMT exists to encourage and promote the interests of the motor industry, the largest manufacturing sector, in the UK and abroad. Membership includes all the vehicle and component manufacturers who build and sell in Britain, with over 800 member companies engaged in a complete cross-section of motor industry activities from research, design, engineering, vehicle and component manufacturing, to retailing.

http://www.smmt.co.uk
 

Thatcham
Thatcham is a world leading automotive crash repair and technology centre that provides the automotive and motor insurance industries with valuable commercial information through research and development, consultancy, training and publishing services.

http://www.thatcham.org
 

QCA
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is the guardian of standards in education and training in the UK. QCA works to maintain and develop the school curriculum and associated assessments, and to accredit and monitor qualifications in schools, colleges and the workplace.

http://www.qca.org.uk