April 2011

College Goes Scouting For Car Skills

Stourbridge College’s Motor Vehicle lecturers put scouts from the 2nd Kingswinford Scout Group on the right road to gaining car skills recently when they offered them basic car maintenance evening sessions – including how to change a tyre!

Lennox Ricketts and Philip Adams agreed to give the Scouts training sessions as part of their work towards gaining their Mechanic Activity Badge. To gain the badge the scouts have had to demonstrate a variety of practical motor vehicle skills including changing headlight bulbs and outlining the requirements for an MOT test.

Sarah Wagstaff, Assistant Scout Leader and a Programme Area Manager at Stourbridge College, said: “The scouts have been looking forward to the sessions since we told them it was planned and they all really enjoyed the hands on and practical experience. It was good of Lennox and Phil to give up their time, we wouldn't have been able to give the scouts an opportunity to gain their badges otherwise. The scouts will receive their mechanics badge at our next award ceremony and Lennox has agreed to give them out for us. Lennox and Phil in turn were awarded our thank you badge and certificate.”

Cameron Brown, aged 10, said: “I have only been at the Scouts for a few months and I really like it. Lennox and Phil have taught us lots about cars and it has been lots of fun.”

For more information on Motor Vehicle Courses available at Stourbridge College come to the Choice Event on Thursday 5th May between 6:00pm and 8:30pm or call 01383 344344.

 

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