Committee members: Jeff Petznick

Limestone Skills Competition Chair: Dave Brinkman

Judges: TBA

Location: Napanee District Secondary School

Maximum Participants: 6

9:00am - 9:30am          Competitor Registration & Welcome

9:30am - 12:30pm          Competition

12:30pm - 1:00pm          Lunch

1:00pm - 3:30pm          Competition

3:30pm - 4:00pm          Clean up

4:00pm - 5:00pm          Pizza & Results Submitted

5:30pm - 6:30pm          Awards

6:30pm - 7:30pm          Open House & Collect Projects/Tools

Purpose of the Contest:

To provide competitors with the opportunity to demonstrate, both through practical and theoretical application, their skills and knowledge in the industry relevant to:

● The Automotive Service Technician field

● Real life automotive repair situations

● Friendly competition

Skills and Knowledge to be tested: Brakes, steering and suspension, electrical, body functions, engine systems, information retrieval, fabrication

(Competition must be minimum- 5 hours of activity)

Practical

● No-start diagnosis

● Brake system fabrication

● Electric circuit fabrication, resistance measurement

● Data retrieval using scan tool

● Engine identification and measurement

● Manual Transmission identification

Theory

● 100 question test on general knowledge

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

● P.P.E. required – closed toe footwear

● Safe work procedures

● Basic hazard awareness

● Safety glasses – supplied by competition chair

NO CELL PHONES ARE ALLOWED IN THE CONTEST AREA!

No Interview required at this competition!

Clothing Requirements:

The competitor must supply and wear the appropriate clothing and protective gear:

• Safety eye wear (supplied) and hearing protection (available in room)

• Long pants and T-shirt (NO muscle shirts or long, oversized shirts)

• No loose baggy clothing

• No inappropriate slogans or messages

• No jewelry

• No Cell phone or texting

• No school identification to be worn

• Work boots, steel toe mandatory

** Please note: Failure to wear personal protective equipment in an appropriate manner will result in loss of marks. More than one warning may result in competitor being disqualified from contest.

Equipment and Materials:

Supplied by Committee:

● All tools

● All vehicles

● Safety glasses

Provided by the Competitor:

● Proper footwear

SAFETY:

Safety is a priority at the Qualifying Competitions. At the discretion of the Judges and Committee Members, any competitor can be removed from the competition site for not having the proper safety equipment or for not acting in a safe manner.

Competitors must bring the following safety equipment to be worn during the contest: 

1. CSA approved eyewear (including side shields for prescription eyewear).*

2. CSA approved safety footwear*

*Competition judges will have final authority on matters of safety.

Notes to teacher / adviser: Please ensure any tools or equipment that is used for the purpose of the event is checked before the student arrives.

Clean-up of the entire work area is mandatory for all competitors and will take place after the judged portion of the competition.

No student will be excused until clean-up activities are complete.

Evaluation:

Judging Criteria / Evaluation Scoring

Safety      / 10 on each practical

Project stations       / Points on sheet

Test      / 100

Total = Sum of all stations + test

* A minimum score of 60% will be required to receive any ribbon or medal or to be eligible to advance to

the Skills Ontario Regional Competition. (this may need changes based on regional comp or not)

Instructions for student participation in the Regional Event will be given at this time. Should you have any questions about this scope please contact the competition chair:

Dave Brinkman

brinkmand@limestone.on.ca