Heavy Vehicle Technology Competition

Overview

Heavy Vehicle Automotive Technicians inspect, service, maintain and repair large goods vehicles. They carry out mandatory inspections and routine maintenance as well as testing vehicle systems and diagnosing faults before repairing or replacing components to manufacturer specifications. They advise customers on repair work and complete estimates, as well as maintaining service and maintenance records. Today’s technicians use advanced diagnostic equipment in their role, as well as more traditional spanners and wrenches.

The competition has been designed to assess the skills, knowledge and abilities of technicians against current industry standards and working practices. Judges will also look for good time management, problem solving and planning skills.

The skills you need to demonstrate

Communication Skills
Critical thinking
Organisational skills
Math skills
Problem solving
Health and Safety
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail

Entry criteria

This is an individual competition.
There is no limit to the number of competitors permitted to enter this competition per organisation.
Entrants must be familiar with all of the core competences (found via the link in the useful information section below)
There is no age limit to entry, however entrants must be working towards a level 3 qualification or have achieved this no more than 12 months previous to the competition registration opening.