Media Advisory - High school students show off their automotive skills at the Canadian International AutoShow
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2017 /CNW/ - Automotive tech students from up to 24 Ontario high schools will test their mechanical expertise and knowledge in a high-octane skills competition at the Canadian International AutoShow on February 15.
The two-member student teams will have 120 minutes to diagnose and repair 12 new Volkswagen Golf Sportwagens rigged with identical operating problems by Centennial College's automotive tech instructors. The teams will also shift between five workstations to test their analytical skills in electrical, steering, suspension and brakes, engine measurement and mechanical, and waveform analysis.
This is the 18th year Centennial College and the Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) have been running the competition at Toronto's auto show. The secondary school students, all of whom are studying automotive service technology, will be vying for big prizes including tools, textbooks and General Motors vehicles for their school shops.
The top-ranked team will represent TADA at the National Automotive Technology Competition in New York City in April. Toronto students have been a formidable force there: a team from Central Technical School beat all of the U.S. teams and collected prizes worth $250,000 in 2008, and a Northview Heights Secondary School team placed second in 2009.
The Toronto Automotive Technology Competition enjoys outstanding support from the industry. Sponsors include: TADA, the Canadian International AutoShow, Volkswagen Canada and Toronto-area VW dealers, General Motors Canada, Snap-On Tools, Consulab, Canadian Tire, Prona Tools, Electude-Argo, Nelson Education, Pearson Education, TecMate and Centennial College.
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| When: |
Wednesday, February 15 (Pre-Media Day), 9 am to 3 pm |
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Just inside the Front Street entrance, North Building |
| Canadian International AutoShow (no passes required) |
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| Metro Toronto Convention Centre |
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| 255 Front Street West, Toronto |
SOURCE Centennial College
Media contact: Mark Toljagic, Communications Officer, Centennial College, 416-289-5000, ext. 7142; cell 416-605-6012/[email protected]
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