Automotive Youth Education System
August 8, 2016 - Today, Michael McAfee, Director of Education for the Automotive Youth Education System in Arizona, gave us an overview of this program. This program is for high school students who are interested in becoming automotive technicians. The goals of the program are: • To develop career-ready, entry-level automotive technicians and service personnel.
• To give high school automotive technology students the opportunity and guidance to explore rewarding automotive careers.
• To provide the tools and support to develop and practice the skills needed to succeed in the industry.
• To give high school automotive technology students the opportunity and guidance to explore rewarding automotive careers.
• To provide the tools and support to develop and practice the skills needed to succeed in the industry.
There are 245 dealerships in AZ that are interested in hiring technicians who graduate from the program. EVIT (East Valley Institute of Technology) alone has 200 students currently in the program.
The program began in 1995 in Detroit and is now run by ASE(Automotive Service Excellence). Lots of discussion followed the presentation.
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