KICKER Rewarded Tomorrow’s 12volt Leaders at The SkillsUSA 2023 Championships in Atlanta

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ATLANTA, GA (06.29.23) – As part of KICKER’s sponsorship of the event, KICKER Tech Force manager Aaron Malin and Tech Force trainer Jacob Luckey traveled to Atlanta and judged competitions in the SkillsUSA Championships June 19-23, during SkillsUSA’s 59th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta.

Aaron Malin looks down on the State Farm Arena, across the street from the Georgia World Congress Center, during the awards ceremony Friday night.
A competitor interacts with the KICKER Tech Force members.

Malin related “This was the second SkillsUSA national competition that KICKER has attended in Atlanta and provided a sponsorship. In 2022 we had a total of 6 competitors from all over the country. In 2023 we had a total of 11 competitors from all over the country. Two of the competitors at the 2023 in Atlanta were from Oklahoma. We would certainly like to see like 20 competitors in at Atlanta in 2024.”

These competitors are ready to review KICKER products.
The KICKER prize products, valued at $5,000 we’re spotlighted during the completion. 

The Mobile-Electronics Installation category tests competitors’ abilities to perform standard installation practices used by certified, professional mobile-electronics installers. These skills have been established through the certification objectives and items created for the Basic MECP certification by the Consumer Electronics Association.

As the SkillsUSA concluded competitors assembled for prizes.

Continuing Malin offered “The KICKER Tech Force intends to continue our support of SkillsUSA in Oklahoma and at the national competition in 2024. We are actively encouraging other states to join the competition and increase the number of young men and women interested in joining the 12volt industry. We hear from retailers on a regular basis that they cannot find qualified people to hire.The 12-volt industry needs more sharp-minded employees to bring new ideas to the table and SkillsUSA can provide a pathway.”

The event in Atlanta included a written examination covering the Basic MECP certification, a professional interview and five hands-on applications that spotlighted taking electrical measurements, installing consumer-electronics equipment, soldering and working with relay circuits plus troubleshooting electronic circuitry.

KICKER donated over $5,000 in prizes to the winners of the 12-volt competitions. When the event wrapped of Friday night Malin and Luckey handed out prizes and medals for First, Second and Third for secondary and post secondary competitors.

“I would like to encourage other 12-volt industry leaders and manufacturers to get involved with SkillsUSA at their local, state and national level. As an industry, we need those young men and women to join us in the very exciting and quickly evolving industry” Malin concluded.

Visit Kicker.com and SkillsUSA.org for more.