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Heritage Skills Academy The ‘Heritage Skills Academy’ delivers Apprenticeships in Classic Vehicle Restoration. Find out more on our website!

The ‘Heritage Skills Academy’ has been created to deliver Apprenticeships in Classic Vehicle Restoration. Our mission is to ensure that the traditional skills required to maintain and restore our Engineering heritage thrive and that the UK maintains its position as the centre for engineering excellence. The Academy brings together experts from across the Automotive Industry who are committed to teaching the skills required to preserve and restore our Pre-war, Post-war and Modern automotive heritage. If you are interested in a career with excellent prospects and a reputation that could offer progression into engineering and management positions across the world, this is the place to start. We have over 25 years of experience in delivering world class Automotive Apprenticeships. The Academy is based at the ‘Bicester Heritage’ site in Oxfordshire; the UK’s first park for the restoration, storage and enjoyment of vintage and classic cars, motorcycles and aeroplanes. We also have a second site at Brooklands Museum in Surrey where our Apprentices on the Coachbuilding programme are based, along with a couple of Mechanical cohorts, which opened early in 2021.

Welcome to our latest mechanical cohort HSA30! 🛠️👏🏼 well done all on a great first week. If you would be interested in a...
17/10/2026

Welcome to our latest mechanical cohort HSA30! 🛠️👏🏼 well done all on a great first week.

If you would be interested in a mechanical or Coachbuilding apprenticeship, visit our website www.heritageskillsacademy.co.uk or go to the link in our bio to learn more!

A big Thank You to Matt from High Spec Composites High Spec Composites Ltd who delivered a great week of training to our...
16/10/2026

A big Thank You to Matt from High Spec Composites High Spec Composites Ltd who delivered a great week of training to our 8th Coachbuilding Cohort where they learnt how to carbon mould their own NACA duct! 🏎️

Each apprentice started the week fabricating their chosen design in steel or aluminium then Matt guided them through creating the mould, laying up the carbon ply, damaging it to create a repair element then finishing and polishing! 👏🏼

8 unique carbon components created 1st time doing this wet lay technique is a real success and using resources from Easy Composites were a pleasure to work with - well done all apprentices for the results on their final pieces and the processes to get there! 🤩

There’s even more to celebrate at Heritage Skills Academy!Following our recent Ofsted inspection, we’re delighted that H...
15/10/2026

There’s even more to celebrate at Heritage Skills Academy!

Following our recent Ofsted inspection, we’re delighted that Heritage Skills Academy achieved three Strong standards:

✅ Leadership and Governance – recognising our clear vision, strong leadership and partnerships across the heritage vehicle industry.
✅ Curriculum and Teaching – highlighting the expertise of our tutors and the close relationships with employers that ensure apprentices develop the practical skills needed for their careers.
✅ Participation and Development – recognising how our apprentices develop confidence, ambition and pride in their work.

We also met the Expected standards for Inclusion and Achievement, with safeguarding requirements met.

And with HSA now shortlisted for Youth Initiative of the Year at the International Historic Motoring Awards, it’s wonderful to see our work recognised both within education and across the heritage vehicle industry.

This is great recognition of our team, apprentices and employer partners.

Thank you to everyone who contributes to HSA’s success.

Two achievements. One shared purpose: developing the next generation of heritage engineers.

Read our full Ofsted report here: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/33/2577253

We've Been Shortlisted!We are absolutely delighted to announce that Heritage Skills Academy has been shortlisted for You...
15/10/2026

We've Been Shortlisted!

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Heritage Skills Academy has been shortlisted for Youth Initiative of the Year at the 2026 International Historic Motoring Awards!

This award celebrates organisations making a real difference to the next generation through apprenticeships, mentoring, training and skills development within the classic and collector vehicle industry.

At HSA, we're passionate about preserving the specialist skills that keep our motoring heritage alive, while creating exciting career opportunities for the next generation.

To be recognised alongside organisations from across the world is a tremendous honour.

We're incredibly proud of our apprentices, tutors, development coaches and employer partners who make all of this possible.

The winners will be announced on 13 November at The Peninsula London.
Wish us luck!

Some honourable mentions from Goodwood Revival 2026…Congratulations to the Diffey Award winner of 2026 Arthur Fletcher a...
28/09/2026

Some honourable mentions from Goodwood Revival 2026…

Congratulations to the Diffey Award winner of 2026 Arthur Fletcher at Woolmer Classic Engineering Ltd 🏆 Well done for all of your hard work and dedication so far into your apprenticeship, what an outstanding achievement 👏🏼

Congratulations to apprentice Alex Boyall of HSA 18 who had an important role in prepping Tom Waterfield’s winning Cooper T53 for the Richmond & Gordon trophy race on Saturday at Goodwood. Tom Waterfield drove from 26th on the Formula 1 1954 to 1960 2.5 litre grid to take first place on the penultimate lap and win the race. Alex is on the left of the photo congratulating Tom Waterfield on his drive. A great drive and the car never missed a beat.

Thank you to for the lovely photos of our display at Goodwood this year.

We hope to see you all again next year for another fantastic weekend at Goodwood! 🙌🏼

Great week making individual tool trays for our 7th Coachbuilding Cohort down at Brooklands Museum! 🧰Advanced joining we...
24/09/2026

Great week making individual tool trays for our 7th Coachbuilding Cohort down at Brooklands Museum! 🧰

Advanced joining week also included pattern development, brazing, wire edges, solid riveting and oxy-acetylene processes! ⚒️

Well done all apprentices - application of skills, independence and confidence growing every Block and a pleasure to teach! 👏🏼

Mechanical cohort HSA19 were at our Brooklands Museum workshop this week covering Fuel Injection⛽️Our new training vehic...
18/09/2026

Mechanical cohort HSA19 were at our Brooklands Museum workshop this week covering Fuel Injection⛽️

Our new training vehicle - a VW Scirocco Scala acquired through our recent collaboration with Ezi-Methods - was appraised including a full K Jetronic system check and it’s proving to be a great asset already! ✅

Our Kane Gas Analyser from Sykes-Pickavant was also in use setting the CO levels on all our training cars the apprentices had running this week🧑‍🔧

Both Saab 900’s also had full check overs and have now returned to their parking spots in the woodland glade until the next block they’re needed! 👏🏼

Ezi Methods and Heritage Skills Academy agree collaboration!🔗 (Full link to press release article is in our story and bi...
09/09/2026

Ezi Methods and Heritage Skills Academy agree collaboration!

🔗 (Full link to press release article is in our story and bio), but here is a summary below:

This partnership ensures that students training at the Heritage Skills Academy, which is dedicated to preserving vital vehicle restoration skills, gain direct access to industry-leading manufacturer repair information through access to the Ezi Methods platform, enabling ongoing learning and the practical application of manufacturer-approved repair procedures in real-world scenarios with accurate OEM repair methods.

Grace Roaf, Brooklands Workshop and Training Lead, for the Heritage Skills Academy, said: “We are committed to teaching our apprentices a wide range of repair methods, including accident damage repair alongside restoration work.“

Chris Dore, Group Operations Director for Ezi Methods, added: “Supporting technician training is vitally important to us. Having quick access to accurate manufacturer repair methods is essential for carrying out safe, high-quality repairs. By partnering with the Heritage Skills Academy and providing access to our repair method library, we are helping apprentices and technicians understand the importance of following OEM procedures.”

A big thank you to Ezi-Methods for their support and we look forward to our collaboration progressing further! 👏🏼

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Buckingham Road
Bicester
OX265HA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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