Overview

Automotive Technology is a significant sector within the automotive engineering industry. Automotive Technology covers the maintenance/inspection fault diagnostics and repair of passenger cars, light vans etc. Automotive Technology includes a wide range of skills, very high standards and critical thinking, precise process applications and problem solving.

This competition assesses the skills, abilities of competitors entering the field of Automotive Technology.

The competition has been designed to reflect the work role of a modern automotive technology technician, including skills such as time management, planning and problem solving.

The skills you need to demonstrate

  • Collect, analyse and organise information 

  • Communicate ideas and information

  • Plan and organise work activities 

  • Use mathematical ideas and techniques

  • Solve problems 

  • Use current technology

  • Comply with H&S legislation

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Prepare for competition success

Our library of endorsed local skills competition briefs ‘benchmarking assessments’ helps prepare learners to build technical skills, productivity, and mindset competencies for national competition success, including employability progression pathways.

Paired with the benchmarking tracker, educators can record progress, identifying strengths and target areas for improvement. Together, they offer a reliable, standards-led framework, creating a sustainable model for skills development that supports educators to empower learners to be competition ready.

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Contact details

mmassey@theimi.org.uk

Entry criteria

  • The competitors should be studying a Level 3 automotive qualification OR completed an automotive apprenticeship within the last 12 months.
  • The competitor should have less than 4 years’ experience in the automotive industry
  • This is an individual competition

How it works

Registrations open on Monday 2 March 2026, 9am and will close Friday 27 March 2026, midnight.

Entry Stage will be released on Monday 2 March with a final deadline of Monday 20 April 2026.

Qualifiers will take place between Tuesday 26 May to 29 May 2026 at Delphi Academy in Warwick.

To help finalists prepare ahead of the UK Final, we will provide relevant technical training and share mindset development techniques, to support them to remain focused on achieving success.

Prepare students and apprentices by engaging with our benchmarking resources to master their skills and mindset masterclasses to build confidence and resilience on the WorldSkills UK Learning Lab.

The National Finals are scheduled to take place in Wales during the week commencing 16 November 2026.

Competitors who are age eligible and have achieved the benchmark score will be invited to opt into Squad UK for the WorldSkills 2028 cycle, subject to the skill progressing to the international competition cycle.

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