S/P2 And CARS Cooperative Partner To Help Shops Fill The Technician Gap
S/P2 and CARS Cooperative have partnered to provide CARS members with access to the S/P2 Careers database of entry-level technician candidates.
Mercedes-Benz USA Expands Training Programs To Address Technician Shortage
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has continued to expand its technician training and development programs to tackle the shortage of automotive technicians in the U.S.
Bridgestone Creates Auto Training Center for Akron Public Schools Students
Akron Public Schools and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced the new Bridgestone Academy of Applied Engineering and Technology, which will bring a Firestone Complete Auto Care (FCAC) center to East Community Learning Center (CLC) in the fall of the 2018-2019 school year.
ASE, S/P2 Partner on Mentoring Program for Automotive Industry
The ASE Education Foundation and S/P2 have announced their partnership to develop and distribute The Workplace Mentoring System, a mentoring program for the automotive industry.
Collective Action a Main Theme of TechForce Summit
the TechForce Foundation recently assembled a group of representatives from across the industry to address the growing shortage of technicians.
TechForce Report Shows Severe Technician Shortage
TechForce Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on championing and aiding aspiring vehicle technicians, has released a new report — “Transportation Technician New Entrant Demand” — that looks at the severity of the vehicle technician shortage.
End the Search: Find the Technicians Your Shop Needs
Across the country tire dealerships are experiencing empty bays and shops are even closing their doors due to simply not having enough auto repair technicians to get the job done. There are dozen of theories as to why shops can’t find, hire, and keep quality technicians. Some blame the millennial mindset, the aging workforce, and the cultural shift to denounce “dirty” auto jobs. Others attribute the shortage to tech schools not producing quality technicians. But it’s not the why this shortage is happening that is the most important point here. What you should be thinking about is how are you, the independent tire dealer, going to change this problem for your business? How are you going to proactively hire and develop technician talent that will help your business thrive? “Sometimes the most important thing is backing up and getting involved in their community and building some relationships with future techs as they’re growing and maturing rather than just putting all your attention on graduates or people looking for jobs,” says Jennifer Maher, CEO and executive director of TechForce Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to helping tech students with scholarships and grants, and creating tools for employers to hire and train techs. You have the ability to be a part of the change and bring in a new generation of successful technicians, you just have to get involved.
MNCARS Launches Automotive Careers Resource for Students
Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair and Service (MNCARS) has launched CarCareers.org as a resource for automotive career information. “CarCareers.org will help parents, teachers, influencers and students overcome misperceptions about the automotive industry and attract the qualified job candidates employers desperately need,” said Judell Anderson, executive director of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota,
