Friday, April 5; 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Ivy Tech Community College Evansville Campus
Automotive Lab (Room 182); Surrounding classrooms
in School of Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering & Applied Science
3501 N. 1st Ave., Evansville
Background: The annual Automotive Skills Competition will give high schools from Tell City, South Ridge, Heritage Hills, and EVSC’s Southern Indiana Career & Tech Center, the opportunity to compete with the knowledge they have learned in their courses in high school in 8 skills stations including alignment, no start, headlight issue, tire pressure monitoring, service manual look up, maintenance inspection, check engine light and an ASE style test. A panel of judges will determine the winners based on the completions of the skills contests. The remaining 100+ students in attendance will learn different aspects of automotive technology and industry opportunities, expectations and career paths, from area businesses in the automotive industry. The potential photo and video of the hands-on skills in the Automotive Lab will be great. Interviews available.
Itinerary
7:45 a.m..: Welcome presentations, Rooms 101, 102, 115, 117
8:30-11:30 a.m.: Competitions Begin in Automotive Technology Lab, Room 182
8:30-11:30 a.m.: Trainings in classrooms near the lab
Noon: Lunch in the Koch Student Center
12:30-1: Awards Presentations
