From apprentices to masters: IRTE Skills Challenge set to welcome the next generation of PSV engineers and technicians
The IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge is back for its 12th anniversary and is set to revolutionise the industry by challenging the status quo and shaping the future of talent within engineering.
End Point Assessment Inspection & Categorisation and Coding
G Bakawala, Bus & Coach Programmes Manager at S&B Automotive Academy, will discuss the requirements at end point assessment (EPA) for inspection, including understanding defect categorisation and coding.
Cathy Newman to host SOE Women in Engineering event
Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman will host a SOE Women in Engineering event in London this November.
Society of Operations Engineers elections 2020
Elections are held each year for the Trustee Board and its three Professional Sector Councils. The Society depends on the valuable input provided by our volunteers and is looking for individuals with recent industry experience who can shape the future direction of the Society.
Robobus
Next year sees a new type of bus service arrive in Scotland, traversing Edinburgh’s Forth Road Bridge. Just like every other bus route, it will run regularly, and customers will have to pay a driver in the front seat. But unlike every other bus route in the world, the driver will not actually drive the bus; that will be down to an autonomous on-board computer
Buyer beware in fuels and lubricants
VLS warns that CO2 emission reductions could end up invalidating warranty claims made by garages, reports Peter Shakespeare