ASE Hosts Competition for Automotive Technician Interns in Utah
The ASE Education Foundation partnered with Weber State University to conduct a student automotive competition, according to a recent press release.
Taking place on Friday, Feb. 21 at WSU’s Layton, Utah, campus, WSU Auto-Tech competition featured 12 teams of students from high schools across the western United States who demonstrated their knowledge and skills in a range of areas critical to the automotive industry, including preventative maintenance inspection and repairs; location and identifying aspects of vehicle parts; navigating service information and reading wiring schematics; documenting, typing and writing repair orders; and navigating and using factory scan tools.
Each team was sponsored by a local shop, where the students interned for several weeks.
Weber State University’s automotive department, in connection with the ASE Education Foundation, launched this event to showcase the potential career opportunities that an automotive education can provide.
The winners of the competition were William Draper and Drake Zager from Union High School and UBTech in Roosevelt, Utah, coached by instructor Cory Bentz. The students both earned cash prizes, scholarships, and tool carts filled with automotive tools.
The event was supported by multiple industry partners including Alldata, ATech Training, CCAR, Ford, Imperial Supplies, Megatech, Peak Antifreeze, Permatex, Snap-on Tools, Weber County, and the Weber County Sheriff’s Office.
“The goal of the student competition was to connect businesses with schools while increasing the interest of students and encouraging them to stay in the automotive field,” said Mike Coley, ASE Education Foundation president. “Unlike traditional student competitions where school instructors train and prepare students, these competitions are based on a partnership between schools and the local businesses, providing students with real-world experience and exposing them to job opportunities in their local markets.”
