E.K. Kanoo technician scoops award at GCC Skills competition

GCC Skills is a regional non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and encourage vocational education in the GCC region.

It is a member of World Skills International, a cooperative global partnership of organizations that seeks to promote, support and encourage vocational education.

Male and female students from various technical and vocational colleges and institutes in the GCC participated in the contest. They were supervised by 24 international experts and 12 GCC experts.

The E.K. Kanoo Automobile Technology Workshop collaborated with the Bahrain Institute of Technology for nearly a year to prepare the required skill sets for this prestigious event.

Automobile Technology was one of seven contest categories which covered various vocational fields.

As well as scooping the Silver Award, Mr Hussain Issa also won a Gold Award for scoring top marks in his category.

Mr. Michael Goode, General Manager-Service at E.K. Kanoo said, "We are delighted and very proud that Mr Jassim has won this award; not only for us but for Bahrain. At E.K. Kanoo, we pride ourselves on our state-of-the-art facilities and investment in training. This award is recognition of our efforts in this area".

The three day competition was held under the auspices of His Highness Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces who opened the event.

Contestants in the Automobile Technology category were put through the following areas for evaluation: engine diagnosis, electrical diagnosis, brake & ABS evaluation, wheel alignment and chassis overhaul, and overhaul of the engine assembly and transmission assemblies.

E.K. Kanoo is already preparing for next year's contest and is confident it can build on this year's achievement.