Easy2recruit seeks to fill openings for part-time staff
▶ Easy2recruit, the agency helping garages hire overseas talent, has launched ‘Student2skill’. The innovative initiative is designed to pair international students studying in the UK with garages looking for part-time workers. These students can undertake up to 20 hours of work per week, obtaining valuable practical skills and potentially vocational qualifications in the process. The businesses gain the opportunity to fill skills gaps with dedicated staff.
Within the automotive sector, the problems of skills shortages remain extremely acute. Easy2recruit founder
Ambi Singh, himself an owner of successful independent garage businesses, struck upon the idea of accessing overseas talent after becoming frustrated with the constant difficulties of finding and retaining skilled technicians.
The student labour pool is significant. The number of overseas university-level students in the UK has been growing for many years, rising from 442,000 in 2014/15 to 680,000 in 2022/23.
Many international students are eager to learn new skills and gain employment because their post-study options can be limited without a job. Employers can apply to extend the duration of employment under a ‘Skilled Worker’ Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) Visa for up to five years through the Home Office. This enables both employers and students to invest in developing careers progressing into full-time technician roles.
Garages wanting to find out more about Easy2recruit’s innovative staffing solutions, including taking on mature students part-time under the new Student2skill initiative, can visit www.easy2recruit.co.uk and enquire from the website.