Instructors know that the combination of classroom work and hands-on shop experience offered by an Automotive Technology training program is the groundwork students need to succeed. But they also know that students and prospective students have questions. What is the job outlook for automotive technicians? Is the time spent in a training program really worth it? Continue reading ‘Training Is the Key for Tomorrow’s Job Market’
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Training Is the Key for Tomorrow’s Job Market
Published July 20, 2010 Issues in Education Leave a CommentShould You Tell Anyone What Auto Tech Can Really Do for Students?
Published June 3, 2010 Issues in Education 1 CommentWanted: Auto tech student who is dedicated to success in the profession!
This is the student most secondary student instructors want—the kind of student their programs are designed to serve. But according to my auto tech instructor friends, such a student is the exception. Most high school students—be they on a career and technical or a college-bound path—have yet to make hard-and-fast career choices. And my own experience as a tuition-paying parent tells me that even postsecondary students can languish in career indecision. Continue reading ‘Should You Tell Anyone What Auto Tech Can Really Do for Students?’

