Becoming the Manager to Work For
Gain excellent people skills that will directly increase your profit margins and make life as a shop owner more rewarding.
Battery Basics
This is an entry level course that is perfectly suited to automotive technical schools, new service techs, or to use as a reference.
Instructor Insight: Developing a Shop Class for the 21st Century
After years of being a shop owner and not knowing a better way, I developed my automotive class as I would a shop or service center with lots of employees. My class/lab reflects the world of work more than the average academic classroom.
Special Report: Training is an Attitude
It’s a fixed business expense just like heat, lights and insurance. Shop owners must be willing to change right along with vehicle technology to meet the challenges of the future.
Students Pursuing Manufacturing Careers Find Assistance Through Scholarships
One way to alleviate the skilled labor shortage and revitalize the future of manufacturing is to provide incentives for students to pursue careers in manufacturing. One group – Nuts, 2 Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), The Foundation of the FMA – is doing just that by providing scholarships to young people taking courses that lead to technical careers.
Dual Enrollment Programs Open Doors To Skilled Labor Trades
A new generation of students has found the fast track to the high-tech manufacturing jobs of the future by simultaneously completing their high school education while also taking technical college programming.
TCC Regional Automotive Center Holds Dedication Ceremony
Hundreds of guests were on hand to see technology demonstrations in the high-tech shops and state-of-the art classrooms.
Special Report: an Executive Interview with Andy Robinson, General Manager, Permatex
Robinson sat down for an interview with aftermarketNews, just as Permatex was celebrating its 100th anniversary. Read on to learn more about Permatex’s plans for 2009 and beyond.
The Last Lap: NASCAR Tech Student Awarded Scholarship
UTI Foundation, NASCAR Angels Award $25,000 Scholarship to NASCAR Tech Student; Roger Penske also Funds a UTI Scholarship
Report Card: Special Announcements for 2008
Special End of the Year Announcements from Editor Ed Sunkin