Swansway Motor Group’s George Bettley has gained the Aftermarket Journal High Technician award.

Bettley, grasp technician at Crewe SEAT, who joined Swansway ten years in the past, efficiently progressed by means of 4 rounds to succeed in the ultimate, every posing a recent set of challenges engaged on autos with which he had no expertise.

After becoming a member of Crewe SEAT with no earlier expertise working with automobiles, having labored with plant equipment prior, Bettley initially labored in direction of the varied SEAT accreditations required, ultimately incomes himself a Grasp Technician accreditation.

“It’s a credit score to George’s dedication that he felt he might additional himself past this, opting to realize his IMI accreditation, one thing Swansway have been more than pleased to fund. Following this, George has gone on to finish varied Electrical Car accreditations, in addition to the Volkswagen Excessive Voltage Accreditation, mentioned the dealership.

Within the closing, he encountered 4 totally different autos with a wide range of faults which he was required to determine. Moreover, the ultimate noticed Bettley coach two apprentices by means of the restore of an engine fault.

Following his closing victory, Bettley mirrored on the nationwide competitors as an entire: “I at all times loved the sensation of finishing a process, the suggestions the judges offered was good and actually helped me going ahead. On the awards night, I had judges coming as much as me and congratulating me on how I handled sure challenges which was good.”

Group aftersales director Matt Springhall mirrored on George’s success: “It’s good to see George attaining such a prestigious award. To win a nationwide competitors displays the dedication he has proven to his skilled growth all through his time at Swansway. We delight ourselves on the alternatives we offer workers with to develop their expertise and obtain {qualifications} be this within the type of accreditations, certifications, apprenticeships, or different coaching programmes. It’s good to see members of the Swansway household, like George, seizing these alternatives.”