A case study about a job in the automotive industry provided by The Institute of the Motor Industry.

A case study on a job in the motor industry from IMI.

Employability is the ability to gain and keep employment and employability skills are not the academic qualifications or vocational skills needed for a specific job role. Within this programme you will find advice and help to develop your knowledge (what you know) and skills (what you can do) to improve your chances of finding the job you want in the automotive sector and to build it into a lasting career. If you are still thinking about which job you want to aim for then have a look at the IMI Autocity website www.autocity.org.uk to learn more about the great range of jobs available in the automotive sector. The information used to put this pack together comes directly from the sector with employers telling us what they are looking for from young people applying for their first job or training place. The Employability Skills Toolkit is split into six modules with sections for teachers and trainers, as well as students. Contents Module 1: DIAGNOSTICS Skills & Knowledge Review Module 2: RULES OF THE ROAD Workplace Behaviour & Conduct Module 3: SALES PITCH Customer Awareness Module 4: PIT CREW Team-working & Effective Communication Module 5: WORKSHOP MANUAL Problem Solving, Planning & Good Organisation Module 6: THE ROUTE AHEAD Guide to Job Applications & Interview Tips

IMI Headlight Literacy: Lesson.4 Accrostic Poems includes lesson plan, presentation and student worksheets

This fun activity put life skills into real life situations to help and support young people in their ability to budget successfully and understand how to use their money most effectively. Using the backdrop of Drag Racing and owning your first vehicle the simple activates along with budgeting spreadsheets allows your to understand how to maximise your income and predict spending and unpredictable outgoings. Topic: Finance & money Context: Buying a Car This IMI life skills activity will support young people to be able to prepare a cash-flow forecast and to understand the importance of cash flow and how to improve it whilst preparing on saving and budgeting to own your first vehicle.

Automotive themed complete lesson plans x 12 All lessons are based on real life activities with the motor industry as a backdrop, encompassing sub-sectors such as motorsport, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, motor parts, paint and finishing and sales as well as green issues such as vehicle emissions. The rationale behind “Indicate” is to a) introduce students to the various aspects of the motor industries b) allow students to demonstrate a fluency and confidence in a range of “real life” mathematical techniques and processes in an unfamiliar context. Lesson overview & support materials Lesson 1 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: New Car Sales A data sheet on the sales of new cars in the UK for a selected month and any associated information needed to complete this topic is provided. Lesson 2 - Topic: Finance & Money Context: Buying a Car Lesson 3 - Topic: Shape, Space & Measure Context: Designing a Race Circuit None. Lesson 4 - Topic: Sequences and functions Context: Car Emissions Detailed information (two data tables) and a further handout table provided (for student to complete). Lesson 5 - Topic: Compound Measures Context: F 1 Lap Times A table of F1 lap times for three drivers provided. Lesson 6 - Topic: Budgeting Context: Drag Racing Support material is provided in the form of a table that lists parts and their relative values depending on their quality (high, medium or low). Lesson 7 - Topic: Measures Context: Motorcycle Trip 3 supporting data sheets that includes journey itinerary, journey mileage/kms, motorbike technical details (mpg etc). Lesson 8 - Topic: Shape, Space and Measure Context: Paint Job None. Lesson 9 - Topic: Geometry and Measure Context: Heavy Vehicle None. Lesson 10 - Topic: Angles and Gradients Context: Off Road Technical specifications on 4x4 vehicles included Lesson 11 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: Vehicle Parts Prepared tables have been produced for students to present their findings and compare tasks Lesson 12 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: Buying a Motorbike A cash flow chart has been produced for this task for the students to complete

Headlight Maths is a set of Key Stage 3/Key Stage 4 Maths resources we have created with the motor industry providing real-world applications of different areas of the curriculum. To download the FREE full pack register at www.autocity.org.uk The resources are in PDF form and consist of full Teacher lesson plans (with answers) and Student work books.

A case study about a job in the automotive industry provided by The Institute of the Motor Industry.

Thank you for downloading our FREE ICT course. This pack includes: 12 lesson plans. -Full lesson plans -Resources -Maximum 60 minutes per lesson -Mapped to National Curriculum (England) Key Stage 3 & 4 computing programmes of study Please add/remove/change tasks activities and resources if required for student differentiation and time restrictions. About The IMI and IMI Autocity Introduction Lesson 1 - Understanding Hardware and Software Lesson 2 - Technology & Safety Lesson 3 - Online Reputation Lesson 4 - Microsoft Word Basic Lesson 5 - Microsoft Word Advanced Lesson 6 - Microsoft Excel Lesson 7 - Microsoft Excel Lesson 8 - Microsoft Outlook Basic Lesson 9 - Microsoft Outlook Advanced Lesson 10 - Microsoft PowerPoint Lesson 11 - Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced Lesson 12 - Presentation of PowerPoint

Headlight is the initiative developed by the IMI in conjunction with specialist teachers through the National Schools Partnership (NSP). Through this programme pupils will develop their business and enterprise knowledge and increase their awareness of the exciting career opportunities available to them within the motor industry. The first resource for Headlight has been added here as a 'taster'. Please register for free at http://www.autocity.org.uk/Register to access the other resources.

IMI Headlight Literacy: lesson 5 Scooter part 2 includes lesson plan, presentation, worksheet and activity

A case study on a job in the motor industry from IMI.

A case study on a job in the motor industry from IMI.

This Employability Skills Toolkit has been developed as a direct response to a need identified by the Retail Automotive Industry. The six modules address the softer skills that are required from education leavers when entering the workplace. Each lesson plan consists of four sections: module content, portfolio activity, a series of MOT questions on the content covered and finally suggestions for additional activity. By working through the toolkit, students will: • gain an overview of the six modules and their outcomes • be able to self-assess and reflect on their skills and knowledge of the world of work • understand what employers expect in terms of behaviour and conduct in the workplace • understand who their customers are and how to build a positive relationship with them • build on team work and effective communication • get hints and tips on problem solving, planning and organisation • receive guidance on applying for a job or training and how to impress during interviews

Learning objectives: • To be able to calculate sales revenue and fixed, variable and total costs and profit. • To be able to calculate the break-even point. • To be able to plot fixed and variable costs on a chart (graph). • To be able to construct a break-even chart. Key words and phrases: Break-even Fixed costs Variable costs Break-even graph Total costs Sales revenue Selling price

The automotive industry helps everyone, from delivering food and medicine on time, helping people travel to work and emergency services being able to help in a crisis, the motor industry helps to keep the country moving. Automotive means everything on the UK roads that we use to transport people and things. This includes cars, lorries, motorbikes, busses, electric scooters, vans, and tractors. The IMI helps people working in the motor industry and Sytner Group are Europe’s largest automotive retailer. Together we have been working hard to prepare the industry for the future, but we have run out of ideas! So, we need your help to create a brand-new vehicle that will be ready for 2030. Can you imagine what type of vehicles will be popular in 2030? What will they look like? How will they run? Will they have some fun things in them that haven’t been invented yet? Follow the steps below and help us design a vehicle of the future.

Infographic career pathway diagrams for careers in Technical, Body repair, Business and office management, Parts and Sales areas within the Automotive sector

This fun activity put life skills into real life situations to help and support young people in their ability to budget successfully and understand how to use their money most effectively. Using the backdrop of Drag Racing and owning your first vehicle the simple activates along with budgeting spreadsheets allows your to understand how to maximise your income and predict spending and unpredictable outgoings. Topic: Budgeting Context: Drag Racing This exercise allows the student to “play” with variable factors, to achieve the best result possible when designing their own drag racing vehicle. It will also introduce them to ideas of trade off and value for money.

The automotive industry influences everyone, from delivering goods on time to commuters travelling to work and emerging services being able to respond to crisis, the motor industry helps keep the country moving. CONTENT: Introduction About The IMI and IMI Autocity About Sytner Careers Notes: Curriculum Content Lesson 1 Recruitment Lesson 2 Training Lesson 3 Choosing the right sources of finance Lesson 4 Beak-even Analysis Lesson 5 Cash flow Lesson 6 Production Methods Lesson 7 Quality Management and Production Efficiency Lesson 8 Quality Management and Production Efficiency Lesson 9 Market Research and the Marketing Mix Lesson 10 Product and Promotion Lesson 11 Product and Promotion Lesson 12 Price and Place Lesson 13 Price and Place Lesson 14 Business Activity Sectors Lesson 15 Business Activity Sectors Lesson 16 Business Objectives Lesson 17 Business Organisation Additional Information: Student Feedback Business Studies Competition: Information and Brief

Lesson 1: Business Studies - Recruitment Learning objectives: • To understand the stages and methods of recruitment. • To be able to use and design recruitment documents. Key words and phrases: Needs analysis Job description Person specification Curriculum Vitae Application form Interpersonal skills