Report Card: Preparing to Enter the Service Repair Industry
If you are about to graduate from an automotive training program, you will be entering a field in which employers are always searching for smart, honest, hardworking technicians who are willing to learn and be a part of a team. Even if you have one or two more years left before you graduate, its not
Real World – Automotive Students Gain Experience by Working on Employee Automobiles
Whether a vehicle dilemma lies within the fuel system, brakes or electrical components, or the Service Engine Soon light is constantly blinking, Owens Community College employees from the Findlay and Toledo, OH campuses dont have to venture very far to find service for their ailing automobiles. With a quick phone call to the colleges Transportation
Under The Hood – Getting To Know Diesels
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Underhood Service
Real World – MTEC Electrical Technology
One would not think that a group of high school students at a hardscrabble technical school in the heart of West Virginia coal country would be competing in the countrys premier electric vehicle education program, the EV Challenge. Not only are the high school students at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC) competing, they
A Veteran’s Guide To Structural Repairs – Part 2
Adapted from Barney Slifer’s article in BodyShop Business
A Veteran’s Guide To Structural Repairs – Vol. I
Adapted from Barney Slifer’s article in BodyShop Business
This Car Care Clinic is Done with Class
Independent shop owners, program groups and franchises have been busy this spring planning, promoting and executing National Car Care Month (NCCM) events for April. As they educate motorists about the benefits of preventive maintenance, they simultaneously create more knowledgeable customers who, in turn, are better customers. In many areas, however, it’s not just shop owners
Matt Taylor Wins T2 Essay Contest
The grand prize winner in the Tomorrow’s Technician Essay Contest, which was sponsored by Parts Plus, was Matt Taylor of Lakewood, WA. Taylor and Wayne Bridges, his teacher at Clover Park Technical College, were guests of Parts Plus at the Parts Plus National Convention held February 24-27 in New Orleans, LA. The contest, which ran
Hot Heads For Cool Cars: Powerful Secrets Revealed
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in ImportCar
Selling a Body Repair Estimate
Adapted from Patrick Yurek’s article in BodyShop Business