‘Race to 2026’ Technician Recruitment Program
to Continue
Icahn Automotive Group LLC, an Icahn Enterprises L.P. company,
which owns and operates leading national auto repair and
maintenance providers Pep Boys, AAMCO, Precision Tune Auto Care
centers, and Jacksonville-area service provider RPM Automotive,
today announced the addition of Universal Technical Institute’s
(UTI) Orlando campus to its Race to 2026 efforts, concluding the
program’s technical school efforts for 2019.
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Icahn Automotive Service CEO Brian Kaner
presents a $2,500 scholarship today to Dominic Lightner, student at
the Orlando campus of Universal Technical Institute, during the
Race to 2026 event today. (Photo: Business Wire)
Launched earlier this year, the Race to 2026 initiative
encourages more men and women to pursue viable careers in the
skilled trades by partnering with technical training schools and
offering scholarships, tuition reimbursement; creating
apprenticeship and internship programs; job placement and
continuing education opportunities. In total, Icahn Automotive has
partnered with six Universal Technical Institute and Lincoln Tech
locations to reach students enrolled in automotive technology
programs across the U.S.
“As a nationwide service network, we need skilled technicians in
cities and towns across the country, so our partnership with UTI
enables us to connect with students and provide additional support
as they prepare for a career in the skilled trades,” said Icahn
Automotive Service CEO Brian Kaner. “While it’s critical that we
continue to hire trained technicians for our shops, we also want
the students to know that no matter where they land, they made a
great decision to become an automotive technician and they’re
entering an industry full of promise and opportunity.”
In Orlando, Icahn Automotive, Pep Boys, and RPM leaders and
technicians, and UTI administrators, instructors and students came
together to unveil classroom designs that incorporated images of
the well-known service brands, technicians hard at work and career
maps that illustrate the many paths an automotive technician can
take. The renovated areas included new furniture and equipment plus
inspiring messages on the classroom walls including “Find the tools
you need,” “Find your own path” and “Find out how far you can go.”
To celebrate the partnerships, Dominic Lightner, an automotive
technology student at the UTI in Orlando was presented with a
$2,500 scholarship from Icahn Automotive. The event also included
the Pep Boys Mobile crew service rig and mobile diagnostic
vehicles, unique mobile repair and diagnostic vehicles that
provides on-location services as well as a new, dynamic career
opportunity for automotive service program graduates.
“Universal Technical Institute’s partnership with Icahn
Automotive Group is incredibly beneficial to our students and the
industry, particularly the automotive aftermarket,” said John
Dodson, Vice President, Business Alliances and NASCAR at Universal
Technical Institute. “As the need for skilled technicians continues
to grow, so does the need for quality technical education. Four out
of five of our graduates will get jobs in the industry after
roughly a year of UTI training, and they’re ready to hit the ground
running as soon as they enter the workforce. Icahn Automotive is
our largest aftermarket partner and has hired more UTI graduates
than any other aftermarket employer in the last couple of
years.”
Icahn Automotive has over 135 service locations in the state,
and immediate openings for automotive service technicians of all
levels. The need is reflective of the skills gap that exists in the
automotive industry nationally. According to the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics, the automotive industry will need nearly 46,000
more technicians by 2026 to meet anticipated demand. In any given
year, there are as many as 75,000 job openings, due in large part
to the retirement of the last generation of technicians who
benefitted from broadly available vocational education programs.
While this demand is on par with other fields, in recent decades
technical training and related career assistance for those
interested in the skilled trades was not keeping pace.
Each year, however, UTI is graduating thousands of well-trained
and qualified automotive service technicians, who will go on to
fill the many open automotive jobs across the country. The Orlando
campus is one of 13 UTI locations across the nation and offers a
51-week automotive technology training program, along with a diesel
program and advanced and manufacturer-specific training. Orlando is
also home to UTI’s Motorcycle Mechanics Institute that prepares
students specifically for a career in the motorcycle industry. The
national Race to 2026 program was launched this past February at
UTI’s NASCAR Technical Institute campus in Mooresville, N.C., where
students can enroll in the automotive technology program as well as
specialize in the NASCAR technology program.
“Over the past several months, our field leaders and technicians
came together to do the rewarding work of building the partnerships
with the technical schools, creating unique programs and connecting
with the students to award scholarships and offer jobs,” said
Kaner. “We have a long way to go until 2026, and we look forward to
continuing our efforts to recruit more promising candidates to the
skilled trades.”
Now one of the largest service chain operators in North America,
Icahn Automotive offers a broad range of industry-leading
opportunities and career paths. Technicians can start by providing
basic maintenance and move on to more complex repairs, or progress
to running a company-owned store, owning and operating a franchised
business, or serving in a corporate leadership role. Once a
technician joins an Icahn Automotive business, they can take
advantage of benefits such as tuition assistance, an apprenticeship
program and company-sponsored certifications. The Company also
offers a scholarship program and will soon announce the 2019-2020
winners.
About Icahn Automotive
Icahn Automotive Group LLC (Icahn Automotive) was formed by its
parent, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), to invest in and
operate businesses involved in aftermarket parts distribution and
service. Our businesses have a singular focus: provide premium
automotive parts and services at a great value. Icahn Automotive
today consists of Pep Boys® automotive aftermarket retail and
service chain, Auto Plus® automotive aftermarket parts distributor,
Precision Tune Auto Care® owned and franchised automotive service
centers, and AAMCO Total Auto Care franchised service centers. The
Company also is the licensor of Cottman Transmission and operates
under several local brands. The businesses of Icahn Automotive
total over 22,000 employees, over 2,000 company-owned and franchise
locations, and 25 distribution centers throughout the US, Canada,
and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit
IcahnAutomotive.com.
About Universal Technical Institute
With more than 200,000 graduates in its 53-year history,
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) is the nation's
leading provider of technical training for automotive, diesel,
collision repair, motorcycle and marine technicians, and offers
welding technology and computer numerical control (CNC) machining
programs. The company has built partnerships with industry leaders,
outfits its state-of-the-industry facilities with current
technology, and delivers training that is aligned with employer
needs. Through its network of 13 campuses nationwide, UTI offers
post-secondary programs under the banner of several well-known
brands, including Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle
Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR
Technical Institute (NASCAR Tech). The company is headquartered in
Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, visit www.uti.edu. Like
UTI on www.facebook.com/UTI or follow UTI on Twitter @UTITweet,
@MMITweet, and @NASCARTechUTI.
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