Rallysport Automotive

General information

Rallysport Engineering Academy lead the field in alternative education in Essex. We specialise in teaching motor vehicle mechanics to a wide range of young learners aged between 14 and 16. A community interest company, of which, any profits generated are re-invested back into our community projects.

With academy's in both Wickford and Colchester, we also have a new service and repair centre opening soon in Colchester.

Those who attend our academy can be guaranteed a safe and unique introduction into the motor vehicle industry, carried out by a highly skilled team, in a safe and friendly workshop environment.

The Rallysport Engineering Academy is an alternative education provision, specialising in the teaching of motor vehicle mechanics, to learners, from all backgrounds. We have been specifically set up to assist those students who would find the normal learning environment a challenge, or to those who find the hands on approach to learning more beneficial. To date the Rallysport Engineering Academy has worked with over 25 different schools and organisations offering a roll-on roll-off service, of which, students can join any time during the academic year and start working towards completing a level one qualification.

The curriculum at the academy is based on a philosophy of "learning by doing", We teach a level one qualification, of which, 80% of students learning time is practical based, carried out in our fully equipped workshop. We re-enforce the skills students learn by creating once in a lifetime projects such as the Rallysport Kit Car and Focus WRC Replica.

At the academy we endeavour to teach all of our students the skills and techniques needed to help them realise their potential, gain responsibility for their actions, and provide them with the strongest possible foundations to which they can build upon and create a prosperous career in the motor vehicle industry, whilst ensuring that they are always supervised by experienced staff and working to stringent health and safety regulations.