Bodyshop – August 2019

Paint apprentices

The assessment days for bodyshop Awards 2019 continued,

Remit were on hand to determine the apprentice winners.

Three paint technician apprentices lined up to

undertake four tasks, all 45 minutes each - and they

looked a bit nervous! All separated by screens in

their own mini-workshops and watched over by an

independent assessor from Remit Group, this was no

ordinary training day for these three competitors.

For the apprentices, these award assessments are

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conditions, under timed pressure, with an instant result

• there’s no turning back here.

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in this year’s competition are indicative of the way

apprenticeships will be assessed in future.

With the arrival of the new paint, body and MET

standards - which Remit Group are launching later this

year - practical End Point Assessments (EPAs), that

mirror these competitions will become the norm, with

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an apprentice’s skills and knowledge.

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they would rectify eight paint faults, which included

blistering, poor opacity and contamination.

The standard of work required of this trio was high as

the three apprentices moved on to their second task.

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component, then prepare and mask up ready for the

application of foundation materials. And it’s not just the

practical application of skills that was being judged, as

each apprentice technician

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process for the application of

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apprentices, Kyle Bailey of GP

Motors in Derby, Bradley Swann

of Supreme Accident Repair in

Birmingham and Vladmir Iliev of

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third task.

Task three included the removal of a run on

a pre-painted panel. The competitors were

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a satisfactory standard.

To complete their assessment, the apprentices

were tasked with preparing a primed repair, ready

for the application of top coat. They had to then

blend the basecoat, dry and apply clearcoat following

manufacturers’ data.

Throughout the day judges were constantly checking

for the correct use of PPE, the use of the appropriate

tools as well as ensuring the competitors made the

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primer, paint or clearcoat at the right moment.

The winner has been selected. But we can’t tell you -

they will be revealed in September.

BODYSHOP AUGUST 2019 19

Bradley Shaw

Kyle Bailey

removes run from

a painted panel

Vladimir Iliev

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on a plastic repair and

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bodyshop/Remit
Technician & Apprentice
Awards 2019

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