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February 13, 2013 - UTI-Avondale and MMI-Phoenix Equips High School Automotive Instructors with Extended Training

High school automotive teachers are rebuilding their passion for teaching with continued education programs from UTI that will help them to equip their own students. Recently, nineteen high school automotive instructors from throughout the U.S. and Arizona attended a two-day training seminar at Universal Technical Institute’s (UTI) campus in Avondale, Ariz., and the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) in Phoenix, Ariz.  Instructors came from Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

A 2011 Harvard study stated that more than half of the 47 million job openings in the next decade will require specific technical skills, and that less than 1 in 4 applicants are qualified for the jobs that are available. In visiting with local high schools nationwide, UTI field representatives gain firsthand knowledge of the increasing budget constraints within high school technical programs. Recognizing a widespread need for extended training among high school automotive instructors, UTI developed a program to provide them with a unique educational opportunity.

“Students today have a better opportunity than they’ve ever had for a solid career in automotive technology,” said Doug Mack, an automotive instructor at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, Calif. “I wish I would have had this level of training in high school.”

With all expenses covered by UTI, attending instructors received valuable hands-on training that they could then take back to their schools to better prepare students for robust post-secondary technical programs, which may lead to careers in the automotive industry.

“I send three students from my high school to UTI every year,” said Luis Romero, an automotive instructor at Centauri High School in Alamosa, Colo. “UTI does an excellent job of getting graduates ready to work.”

Instructors also receive certifications through the program and credit toward continued education.

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