The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair's (CCAR) "S/P2" e-learning program for Safety and Pollution Prevention will have a role in the SkillsUSA National Championships for the third consecutive year. Students participating in the Automotive Service Technology (AST) competition will be tested in their knowledge of safety and environmental issues.

“S/P2 is an invaluable training tool that is a must for anyone working in an automotive service facility,” says Roger Creason, co-chairman of the SkillsUSA Automotive Service Technology Committee. “Completion of this easy-to-use, onsite training program creates a safe work environment and a ‘win-win’ situation for everyone in the service facility.”  

Creason is National Field Training Manager for Hunter Engineering Company.

New this year, CCAR will award six one-year subscriptions to its online training programs, one to each of the top three schools in both the high school and college levels of the AST competition.

The automotive industry has again stepped forward with generous donations that will allow CCAR to present special "S/P2 Safety Kits" to all of the 2008 student competitors. CCAR thanks the following companies for their contributions to both the Safety Kits and the S/P2 testing area of the Automotive Service Technology Championship:

• SAS Safety Corp.
• 3M
• Lab Safety Supply-LSS
• Mechanix Wear®
•CARQUEST
• Kansas Emergency Management

The SkillsUSA Championships are sponsored annually by SkillsUSA, a national non-profit organization serving more than 280,000 high school and college students, as well as professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. The Championships, taking place June 23-28 in conjunction with the 44th Annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., will draw more than 4,600 contestants in 80 separate events, including Automotive Service Technology and Collision Repair Technology.