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Last chance to show off your skills in coach and bus
Don’t miss your chance to step up and show that your team has the technical talent to beat the best in the coach and bus business.
This year’s IRTE Skills Challenge has sparked an impressive range of entries. Companies that have been long-time supporters of the competition will be competing against some fresh faces entering for the first-time. All are determined to show off their talent and demonstrate their commitment to training.
There is still time to step up and show just what you and your team can deliver when it comes to the crunch. Each year, the industry’s premier showcase of technical talent sees the sector’s engineering stars compete in a series of electrical, mechanical and bodywork challenges to find the best in coach and bus.
Event partner S&B Automotive Academy, one of the country’s leading providers of automotive training and assessment services, is once again backing the event hosted at its Bristol HQ. Long time sponsors Knorr-Bremse and FCL were also quick off the mark to bring their support for 2023, demonstrating their commitment to standards and safety.
One of the competition’s stand-out winners from last year was Craig Perkins, Engineering Apprenticeship Manager at National Express, who scooped the IRTE Skills Challenge Master Technician Award. He said that the competition is a must-attend for his teams.
Craig adds: “The competition shows the level required to be at the top of your trade. Apprentices can see areas that they may need to develop, and for experienced engineers, it can also get your brain working on things you may not have seen for some time.
“Also, being in the competition with other people from different companies allowed us to communicate about our different ways of working. It helps share knowledge and ideas which can improve you as a person and help the company you work for grow in the way it operates.”
Can you match the skills of Craig and his team?
Testing Week itself takes place at S&B Automotive Academy in Bristol on 5-9 June 2023 with each team attending on one day only. The Awards Lunch for all entrants will be held at Jaguar Experience Castle Bromwich on 7 September 2023
Find out more and enter here [SOE :: Skills Challenge] Need more information or some help? Email IRTESkills@soe.org.uk.
Are you up for the challenge?
