Top Technician isn’t just about competition with others. If you’re committed to improving your skills, why not use the online test as a form of self-assessment? Take a copy of your answers to each question and then see where you did well and where you went wrong when the full answers are published online in February. Then you’ll know what areas you need to swot up on and you can see how you’ve improved by taking the Top Technician 2011 online test next year. And if you don’t do as well as you’d hoped, nobody needs to know but you!

If you make it into the Top 24 and take part in one of the two regional heats, you’ll be able to get even more direct feedback on your areas of strength and weakness from the highly experienced technical assessors who judge the competition, not to mention the chance to compare notes and swap tips with other highly skilled technicians.

If you take the online test, you’ll automatically become a member of the Top Tech Club, which means you’ll receive monthly e-mail bulletins with exclusive information and offers from Blue Print and the other Top Technician sponsors. Amongst us, the six Top Technician sponsors cover a wide range of specialist areas which Top Tech Club members will be able to tap into in various ways.

Top Technician is a great brand to be associated with, even if you don’t make it beyond the first round. Promoting your involvement to your customers tells them you value technical excellence and that you are confident enough to have your skills tested alongside the best in the country.

So, why not log on to www.toptechnician.co.uk today and put your skills to the test? You never know – you may be better than you think!