Online nominations for the 2013 Tomorrow’s Tech’s School of the Year program end Aug. 26.
The contest, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts and Wix Filters, recognizes the excellence in technical training and education in the nation’s automotive programs.
The School of the Year program (www.ttschooloftheyear.com), a national search to find and name the best technician training school in the country, is open to all high schools or post-secondary schools that have a subscription to Tomorrow’s Tech magazine.
“We are excited to continue our partnerships to support all aspects of the automotive aftermarket industry,” said Mike Harvey, brand manager for Wix Filters. “Each year we see high-caliber nominations from the best technical schools and we look forward to reviewing top-of-the-line school nominations for 2013.”
To nominate a school, visit:
http://ttschooloftheyear.com/NominationForm and fill out the short questionnaire.
The staff at Tomorrow’s Tech reviews each online entry submitted, be it from a student, instructor, school administrator or any automotive industry professional. Staff then visit the school’s website for more information on its auto program, as well as search the Internet for local stories/articles about the school and its students.
Also, if a location has been a top school in the past, judges review materials/videos that were submitted in previous years.
The Top 20 Schools list is created from that process, and those schools are named in the September issue of Tomorrow’s Tech.
Students, instructors and school faculty are then requested to create a video about their automotive program, which will be hosted on the Tomorrow’s Tech YouTube channel.
Judges from Tomorrow’s Tech, Wix Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts review the videos from the Top 20 schools to narrow the selection down to four regional finalists that will be named in the October issue of the magazine and online via social media.
Judges review entry criteria and select the top school from each of the four regions in the U.S.
A winner will be selected from the four finalists and announced at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in November.
