Support for apprenticeships will help automakers emerge successfully from the recession, it has been suggested.

Studies conducted by BMG Research on behalf of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) indicate apprenticeships are a proven way for businesses to train their workforce and enable an organisation to be more effective by addressing its skills gap directly.

Overall, the study showed that employers believe apprenticeships provide them with more highly-skilled staff, with 84 per cent stating that the qualifications that trainees achieve are valuable to their business and relevant to the automotive industry.

The IMI has released the data to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from February 1st to February 5th and gives firms the opportunity to outline some of the benefits of the schemes.

Earlier this week, Personnel Today described apprenticeships as a tried and tested training solution, familiar to employers and respected by the country as a whole.

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