Peterbilt Companions With Lincoln Tech on Technician Coaching
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Peterbilt launched a partnership with Lincoln Academic Companies Corp. to assist put together college students for a profession as a service technician, the corporate introduced April 13.
Lincoln Tech operates technical faculties with campuses throughout the nation. The Peterbilt Technician Institute (PTI) program will be a part of its campus in Nashville, Tenn., as a part of the partnership. Peterbilt will prepare college students enrolled in this system on having a profession as certainly one of its service technicians.
“Peterbilt’s PTI program was developed particularly to organize the following technology of service technicians,” Peterbilt Basic Supervisor Jason Skoog mentioned. “This partnership ensures college students will obtain best-in-class coaching, acquire invaluable certifications and be positioned in technician positions at Peterbilt dealerships incomes a aggressive wage and the chance to construct a significant, long-term profession.”
The Lincoln Tech campus in Nashville is primarily targeted on diesel coaching applications. The addition of PTI will permit college students to construct extra expertise utilizing Peterbilt-specific gear and applied sciences together with superior coaching on programs together with gasoline, electrical, heating, air-con, suspensions and brakes.
“We’re honored to have the possibility to help Peterbilt of their effort to construct a first-class diesel technician workforce,” mentioned Susan English, senior vp for profession companies and business partnerships at Lincoln Tech. “The partnership with Peterbilt opens an unbelievable variety of doorways for our graduates.”
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— Peterbilt Motors Co. (@PeterbiltMotors) April 13, 2023
PTI college students are uncovered to a three-part studying program that features hands-on coaching, classroom periods and web-based skill-building actions to include know-how into studying. Nashville campus college students may have earned 9 factory-trained technician credentials upon completion of their research.
“Establishing PTI in Nashville opens a brand new geographical territory the place we are able to develop extremely expert technicians to help Peterbilt prospects,” mentioned Casey Spadafina, technician program supervisor for North America at Peterbilt. — Transport Matters
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