With auto tech training and recruitment receiving greater attention, dealers are invited to see for themselves the fruits of their associationês efforts in this area at WANADAês annual Washington Area Automotive Technology Competition, to be held on Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. at Montgomery Collegeês Homer S. Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education (GITE).
Sponsored by WANADA, Snap-On Tools and BG Products, who award prizes to all participants, the competition features teams of two auto tech students from high schools in Montgomery County, Md.; Prince George’s County, Md.; Fairfax County, Va; Loudon County, Va; Prince William County, Va. and the District of Columbia. This next generation of techs will battle it out to determine who will represent the region in the National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York Auto Show in April, where tech competition winners from around the country compete for over $3 million in scholarships and prizes.
A team of professional automotive technicians and instructors will judge each team as they rotate through five 20-minute stations and complete job sheets composed of the following areas: measuring use of a micrometer; battery, alternator and starter testing; on-board diagnostic troubleshooting on a 2004 Audi A4; alignment interpretations; and a 15-question, ASE-based written test prepared by WANADA.
Last yearês competition was won by Caroline Gibson and Kyle Houghton of Fairfax County.
We hope dealers or their representatives come to see this formidable competition, which is one of the highlights of WANADAês on-going and expanding automotive education programs, explains Nick Champeau of WANADA.
The Homer S. Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education is a public-private joint venture providing state-of-the-art technical education and training opportunities for the community. The programs are a direct result of ongoing partnerships with local business and industry, including WANADA, to identify and respond to the technical training needs of our community. The Institute offers instructional programs in four primary areas using eight instructional delivery options.
The Gudelsky Institute is located on the campus of Montgomery College at the corner of Route 355 and North Campus Drive (301) 251-7905. The host will be Patrick Devlin, the director of Gudelskyês automotive programs.
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