Last week, MTA Queensland held its first Auto Camp for the 2021 calendar year. Once again hosting a collection of bright, young students with a passion for the automotive industry.

For three consecutive days, the students were given the opportunity to get hands-on experience in a range of different skills and gain an insight into the automotive industry.

The course covered a variety of introductory level topics including automotive principles and maintenance, hybrid battery technology, design and manufacturing, and collision repair technology.

This Auto Camp was particularly special, being joined for a short visit by the Honourable Di Farmer MP, who watched on with interest as the students learnt how to assemble and operate battery testing equipment.

Nadia Ali, aged 16, attended the Auto Camp program after it was suggested by her schoolteacher.

“I think it has been a really rewarding experience. For someone like me, I didn’t really know too much about cars coming into it. I wanted to learn more, and I feel like it really helped.”

“[My favourite part] was probably the soldering kits. Mine ended up working as well so that was a big positive. It was so much fun.”

Jaxon Morgan, aged 15, also enjoyed the electrical aspect that the Auto Camp program offered.

“I liked the electrical part. It was a lot of hands-on work and I enjoyed it. We made a battery tester and soldered all the pieces together and got it all working.”

“I’ve always been interested in this sort of stuff and it was good experience to see how it would be working in this industry.”

Pedro Pilger, aged 15, signed up for the course to gain a better understanding of the industry as a potential career pathway as an automotive engineer.

“The trainers were great. They taught everything very well. They described things very well and showed us everything.”

“I think an automotive engineer would be the path I would go down.”

The Auto Camp program is a fantastic chance to give young adults a taste of working in the automotive sector, and all the exciting and interesting challenges it brings.

For students looking to plan their future, the automotive industry is a fast-paced and stimulating career choice.

The next Auto Camp course will be held on 29 June to 1 July 2021. Places are limited so book in soon!

To find out more visit mtaq.com.au/auto-camp/

19 April 2021