PLANO, Texas, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The next time
you service your Toyota or Lexus vehicle at one of the brands'
nearly 1,500 dealerships across the U.S., it is likely that a
certified technician from Toyota Motor North America's (TMNA) T-TEN
program (Technician Training & Education Network) serviced your
vehicle.
With 36 current locations in the U.S., the T-TEN program
partners with schools and organizations to offer students an
opportunity to earn degrees and certificates that comply with the
highest training standards in the automotive industry, including an
associate's degree, National Institute for Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE) certifications, and Toyota and Lexus technician
training certifications.
In September, the T-TEN program will formally launch its
Technical Education College Support Elite (TECS) program, and will
expand its reach to eight new locations across the country – 44
total – to help fill the pipeline for well-trained, certified
technicians with hands-on automotive diagnosis and repair
education. TECS designates Advanced Automotive Technology (AAT)
programs at certain locations as certified training centers for
Toyota and Lexus vehicles. These eight new locations are:
- Andrada Polytechnic High School, Tucson, Ariz.
- Cherry Creek Innovation Center, Centennial, Colo.
- Collin College Technical Campus, Allen, Texas
- Contra Costa College,
San Ramon, Calif
- Fresno City College,
Fresno, Calif.
- Hartnell College, Salinas, Calif.
- Lincoln College of Technology,
Columbia, Md.
- Vehicles for Change, Baltimore,
Md.
"Trained auto technicians are in great demand and are the key to
any successful dealership," said Joseph
Myers, technician development manager for the T-TEN program
at TMNA. "We are grateful for the opportunity to expand the
program's reach to eight new schools and organizations that not
only fulfills our needs, but also provides stable jobs and career
security that aims to give vehicle owners the most satisfying
service experience possible."
T-TEN technician training is available with different programs,
degrees and certificate options, and the typical program length is
two years. Once participants complete the program, they have the
ability to apply for open service technician positions at Toyota or
Lexus dealerships, or any automotive service operation, including
independent service and repair shops.
Since its inception in 1986, the T-TEN program has graduated
nearly 12,000 students. Through its Military Technician Education
Network (M-TEN) in partnership with Hiring Our Heroes and the
Department of Labor, active duty service members and veterans can
participate in an intensive 12-week automotive technician training
program and earn credits towards becoming a certified
technician.
To learn more about T-TEN, please visit www.t-ten.com, and to
learn more about M-TEN, please visit
www.hiringourheroes.org/fellowships/mten.
About Toyota:
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of
the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for more than 60 years, and is committed to
advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota
and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a
tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class
design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and
trucks in North America, where we
have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4
million in the U.S.) in 2019.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Contact: Victor Vanov 469.292.1318
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