AUTO TECHNICIANS— CONTINUED ON PAGE 38 provide a defined Career Path stands out as the strongest incentive to attract and keep technicians at dealerships. Recently, the Board of the North Texas Automobile Dealers approved the development of an entry-level Auto Tech Training Program called Fast Track. This work-based learning training program is designed to meet the needs of high school graduates/military veterans & incumbent workers at franchised dealerships to provide the opportunity to be trained in light engine repair. https://www.ntxad.com/fast-track- automotive-technician-program. The initial Fast Track program was launched this summer at Tarrant County College with 11 students in the class. The next phase of the Fast Track Training Program will be held at the Brookhaven Campus of Dallas College. Applicants accepted into the Fast Track Training Program are awarded a scholarship from NTXAD to cover the classroom and hands-on instruction. Upon successfully completing the five-week course, trainees will receive a starter set of tools from NTXAD. Trainees must be employed at an NTXAD dealership for 12 months to secure ownership of the tools. Funds for the scholarship and tools were made possible by NTXAD member dealers and select OEMs who supported the Trainees must be employed at an NTXAD dealership for 12 months to secure ownership of the tools. Funds for the scholarship and tools were made possible by NTXAD member dealers and select OEMs who supported the NTXAD Auto Tech Competition that was held at Texas Motor Speedway on Dec. 2, 2021. NTXAD Auto Tech Competition that was held at Texas Motor Speedway on Dec. 2, 2021. https://www.ntxad.com/ automotive-careers-education/auto-tech-competition-2/. To participate in Fast Track, dealers agree to work with the NTXAD to establish a career pathway for new hires during the initial year of employment. The career 37 SUMMER 2022
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