If you’ve been watching electric and hybrid vehicles roll past your workshop with a sense of lost opportunity, that’s about to change.
VACC MotorTech has just launched its High Voltage Data product,
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Regional skills: Where tomorrow’s workforce begins
Across Australia, the demand for skilled talent has never been greater… writes WorldSkills Australia CEO Trevor Schwenke
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Automotive skill shortage concern as axe put to incentives
Changes to the Federal Government’s key apprenticeships incentives has been met with some optimism, but significant concern for its overall impact on the skills shortage.
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Edie Thurtell from TAFE NSW makes WorldSkills Training Squad
Edie Thurtell from Murwillumbah has been named in the WorldSkills Australia national training squad – the first step towards representing Australia at the 48th WorldSkills International Competition in Shanghai, China, in September 2026.
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How Try a Trade launched Lachlan Wright to a national medallist
Lachlan Wright, a Heavy Vehicle Mechanic Apprentice, first discovered his trade when he participated in TAFE Queensland’s ‘Try A Trade’ program in high school.
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TasTAFE and TACC Deliver Automotive Training Centre
TasTAFE and the Tasmanian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (TACC) will deliver a $2.35 million purpose-built automotive training centre in Cambridge, northeast of Hobart.
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PM meets WorldSkills 2026 Team Australia Training Squad
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed members of the 2026 Team Australia Training Squad to Parliament House on September 1, where he spoke with them about their aspirations and posed for photos, wishing them well as they prepare for WorldSkills Shanghai 2026…. writes WorldSkills Australia
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MTA NSW combines with MTA ACT
In the automotive industry, standing still isn’t an option… writes Stavros Yallouridis, Chief Executive Office, MTA NSW Group
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EV training reform need to avoid injury risks: MTA NSW
The fallout from the NSW government decision to delay its EV training regime continues with the MTA NSW warning the gap is growing between EV uptake and technicians skilled to safely work on them.
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The role and requirements of automotive loss assessors
Automotive loss assessors (also known as a motor vehicle damage assessor or motor claims assessor) is a professional responsible for evaluating the damage to vehicles following accidents, determining fear and reasonable repair costs, and helping to resolve insurance claims….
Writes IAME National President Jeffrey Richards
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