Automotive Education

Community college construction funds bill advances
The Advocate
May 14, 2013. 1 Comments. A bill that would fund dozens of construction projects for community and technical colleges statewide sailed through the House Education Committee without opposition Tuesday, even as critics warned that it could mean financial ...

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Hot Jobs: May 14, 2013
KIII TV3
Qualifications One (1) year prior experience as an Automotive Master Mechanic required. Must possess a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED). Candidate must be able to repair, rebuild and/or overhaul major assemblies of internal ...

Santa Fe High School graduates 28 seniors
The Marshall Democrat-News
Two-year certificates were awarded to Hernandez, auto technology; Lane, collision repair and an honors certificate; and Beasley, automotive technology and a career passport award. Counselor Jennifer Hobbs announced the scholarships awarded to the ...

OTC's Middle College graduation set for Wednesday
Springfield News-Leader
The program is offered to students enrolled in the Springfield, Logan-Rogersville, Republic and Everton school districts. Students select a program of study in diesel/automotive technology, early childhood development, medical services, computer ...

AAPEX Opens Online Registration for 2013 Event - AutoServiceWorld.com
Auto Service World
Online registration for the 2013 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) is open for attendees and media at www.aapexshow.com/Register. AAPEX, the event that represents the $395 billion global ... The 2012 AAPEX featured more than 2,300 exhibitors ...

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SA tool-making sector to get boost - Engineering News
Creamer Media's Engineering News
The Tooling Association of South Africa (Tasa) and the Gauteng Tooling Initiative (GTI) were “on the verge” of launching a “formal cluster” aimed at providing the South African tooling sector access to large automotive tooling contracts. The cluster ...

'Help us thrive and my vote is yours'
The Australian
The 27-year-old Adelaide man works on a production line that builds axles and sends them to the Holden factory in Elizabeth, and feels worried each time the automotive giant announces reduced production levels. He has faith in his bosses at components ...

Car Care Clinic exclusively for women
Enfield Weekly Press
“I started doing womens car care clinics seven years ago,” said Williams about her journey through the automotive world. “Roy McNeill (Owner and operator ... I'm high school education by training so it's greater to be teaching. “The women feel so much ...

Central College seals Chinese deal
This is Nottingham
China is the global number one player in terms of both automotive production and sales. Trade and Investment Minster Lord Green said: "The UK has a long tradition of expertise in the vocational education sector. Initiatives of this type are key if we ...

Stakeholders mull future of learning alternatives
Nanaimo News Bulletin
More hands-on, project-based learning and the establishment of a centralized trades academy in Nanaimo school district are part of a vision for the future of the learning alternatives program. ... Learning alternatives already has woodworking and ...

Universal Technical Institute Hosts Car Seat Inspection Event on Campus
Wall Street Journal (press release)
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) is the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.

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Universal Technical Institute Hosts Car Seat Inspection Event on Campus
PR Newswire (press release)
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) is the leading provider of post-secondary education for students seeking careers as professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians.

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RealVNC features latest MirrorLink™ Certified products at Telematics Detroit
Cambridge Network
VNC® Automotive, a MirrorLink™ Certified product, gives drivers and passengers access to smartphone content controlled directly from the vehicle infotainment touch screen, bezel keys and steering wheel switches or by voice command. Demonstrations will ...

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Matrade To Host Three-day "Showcase Malaysia" In Chennai Next Month
Bernama
About 40 companies had already signed up to showcase their products from various sectors including furniture, automotive, parts and components, cosmetics and wellness, infrastructure, chemicals and pharmaceuticals and education, franchise and ...

'Landmark' Toyota settlement may cover 22 million owners
The Detroit News
Some safety advocates are objecting to a plan to spend $30 million on an automobile safety research and education fund. The settlement includes $14.2 million for a driver education media campaign, $15million for research into active safety features and ...

Price fires back at Hall, Volesky
Daily Republic
The board took time out to acknowledge the achievements of Mitchell High School students. Dave Reuland, automotive tech instructor, said the MHS automotive program has received national accreditation from the national Automotive Technicians ...

Kingsport Times News
South student gets by with a little help from his friends
Kingsport Times News
KINGSPORT — Over the past four years, Sullivan South High School senior Kenny Oaks has become close friends with the students of automotive technology instructor Darrell Johnson. Oaks, who has cerebral palsy and must use a posterior walker or ...

Boing Boing
American private universities use poor kids' tuition to subsidize rich kids ...
Boing Boing
I know someone right now that is looking for an automotive mechanic and having a hard time filling the position. I graduated high school in 197x and my parents told me that there was no money for college, and advised me to join the military. I did ...

Community Notes
Greene County Daily World
Child Passenger Safety Technicians at the Greene County Sheriff's Department's Permanent Fitting Station, certified through the Automotive Safety Program at Riley Hospital for Children at the IU School of Medicine, are available to inspect safety seats ...

Study Finds College Education Leaves Majority Of Graduates Unprepared To ...
The Onion (satire)
“Even at elite colleges, most students leave school without a strong enough grasp on how to totally revitalize the manufacturing, housing, automotive, and health care industries of an entire country.” “Simply put, American academic institutions are ...

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