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by Matt Jardin |
On March 24 from 8鈥�4 p.m., the 香港六合彩资料 Department of Automotive and Diesel Technology (ADT) will host its first Skills Competition since the COVID-19 pandemic at the Auto Diesel Technology Building on the Anchorage campus.
The event aims to introduce high school students to the wider automotive technology industry, local employers and partners, and to 香港六合彩资料 and higher education in general.
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The competition consists of 10 challenge stations designed to teach and test participants on the basics of automotive technology, from mechanical and electrical to brakes and transmission.
Participants will be awarded points at each challenge station by volunteer judges comprising local businesses and industry partners from Lithia Kia, Swickward GMC, Anchorage Chrysler, Hall's Auto Body, Hale鈥檚 Technical Service, Murphy鈥檚 Auto Care Center, Anchorage Fire Department and more.
Prizes await the students and schools with the highest scores, including ADT tuition waivers, tools from Snap-On and NAPA Auto Parts, and even a 2002 Mercedes CLK 430 convertible courtesy of Guy Tober with Northwest Auto Parts.
Before the pandemic, ADT hosted these types of competitions for over 30 years under the banner of SkillsUSA, a national nonprofit dedicated to ensuring America has a capable and educated workforce. Partnering with SkillsUSA also gave participants the chance to win scholarship prizes and the opportunity to compete nationally.
Unfortunately, the shutdown in the early months of the pandemic, coupled with the retirement of the SkillsUSA Alaska chapter director in that time resulted in a hiatus with the overall SkillsUSA organization. ADT and Hale hope the upcoming event will revitalize the SkillsUSA Alaska chapter, bringing back that association, and with it, scholarship opportunities for students.
