AUTO TECHNICIANS— CONTINUED FROM PAGE 37 pathway may include OEM Certification Programs or automotive training classes with our education partners at Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Hill Colleges. Trainees are in class Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon and available to work Monday through Thursday afternoon and all day Friday and Saturday. Following the successful completion of the program, hourly rates will be determined by the level of skills demonstrated by the trainee to maintain continued employment at the dealership. Roy Plumlee, NTXAD’s Industry & Education Partnership Manager, is the instructor for the Fast Track Program. Roy is an ASE Certified Master Tech and a former Texas State Technical College instructor. The total value of the Fast Track Program provided by dealers to each student is $4,500, plus tools. The total value of the Fast Track Program to each student: priceless. 38
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