Skill explained

Motor vehicle body repairers repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing; repaint body surfaces; and repair and/or replace automotive glass. The use of computerised and electronically-controlled systems is now an important aspect of a motor vehicle body repairer's job. They are employed by automobile dealerships, automobile body repair shops and automobile appraisal centres.

Required skills

Communications, customer relation skills, reading, mathematics, critical thinking, good eyesight, attention to detail, problem-solving skills, work under supervision and training.

What the Competitors do at the Competition

Competitors will be judged on the following activities:

Follow safety procedures during vehicle repair operations

Remove, re-install (or replace with new), and align bolted, screwed, riveted, clip or adhesively attached exterior and/or interior panels/parts

Operate and/or manipulate necessary equipment and tools used to perform Autobody repairs

Perform diagnosis and corrections of vehicle damage

Replace necessary welded-on panels/parts

Repair damaged panels (steel, aluminum, plastic)

Prepare vehicle for the refinishing operation

Perform autobody related repairs such as (but not limited to) electrical diagnosis