The RMI has a fully fledged training department that offers the following services:

General

• Represents member and motor industry interests on MERSETA structures.
• Represents member training interests on business structures such as BUSA & MIBCO.
• Represents member interests on government structures i.e. Departments- of Labour, Transport and Treasury.
• Produces monthly member newsletters detailing the latest training information and course availability.
• Assists in the development of specific sector curriculum and course material for member training.
• Markets motor industry careers to the youth and school leavers.

Enterprise Development

NAAASP (National African Association for Automobile Services Providers) represents over 1400 informal / semi-formal; automotive traders from previously disadvantaged Communities (rural and township) nationally. The traders range from Panelbeaters (MBR’s), motor and mechanical workshops, auto electricians, fitment centres such as tyres, exhaust, audio service providers to name but a few.

NAAASP was founded in late 2004 in Gauteng to deal with the challenges faced by these traders in the market place. It seeks to provide a platform to traders in dealing with the challenges on procurement related matters. NAAASP was then adopted by the RMI in early 2006 as a development association.

National African Association of Automobile Service Providers (NAAASP), the development arm of the RMI and the Training Department has merged as a single unit and created an enterprise development strategy. The strategy aims to create a mechanism to migrate informal traders to the formal economy. A daunting task if one looks at the current economic scenario of fuel hikes and interest rates. The process is a steady rebuilding of an existing informal business into a high quality productive formal business, able to compete on its own in the formal economy.

For further information, please contact Nunben Dixon on 011 886 6300 or email nunben.dixon@rmi.org.za