This
year marks the 11th graduation of students from the Motorcycle and
Power sports Program. The program was designed based on an Industry
Survey that asked employers what skills a technician would need to be
successful in the power sports business.
The survey told us
that a varied background in all aspects from Small Engines,
Snowmobiles, Personal Watercraft and Motorcycles was required. The
program was designed with all these subjects in place. What also would
be required was support from the manufacturers
in the form of technical information as well as current units for the
students to work/learn on. They came through in spades! Our labs are
known affectionately as “Toyland”.
Our
program is the only one of its kind in Ontario. Graduates of the
program are employed at Cycle Salvage yards, Multi-Line Dealerships as
well as in Manufacturers Service Departments. Our Program recently held
a Skills Competition. 28 students attempted the theory portion, with 12
students moving on to the hands-on portion in our Lab.
There
were four components to the lab, Parts Identification, Precision
Measuring, Electrical Circuits as well as an On the Bike Diagnosis. The
scores were fairly close with the winner being Ben Swanson. Ted Devries
and Peter Chlorakos rounded out the top three. Prizes for the
Competition were supplied by Yamaha Motor Canada, Snap-On Tools and
Matco Tools Barrie.
A
total of $ 1700 in prizes was donated! Job Opportunities for our
graduates are coming in from Sudbury, North Bay, Bradford, Newmarket,
Fort MacMurray AB, as well as the GTA. Visit us to find more college programs, college courses about Toronto degree.
