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Employer Quotes

The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Transportation

They are talking about this topic: Occupation-Specific Skills

 

The quotes below are about this issue:
Knowledge of electric/electronic systems is important.

Employer Quote Region
"And you have so much electronics now in these vehicles that most everything has something electric about it. Shock absorbers, it used to be you take out two nuts and bolts and it fell out. Well, now they're electric. And they operate on a traction control. And they have a stabilizer system. So it's not something you can just turn around and change." Central
"Q: So are the new graduates coming out with some knowledge about how to work with those [electronic vehicle systems]?
A: No. I mean, they have probably some of the basics, but in most of the cases, when you give them something, it's brand new to them."
Central
"We need people that understand electronics and we need the counselors to position these kids towards the automotive industry. It's not happening right now." Metro
"They need electrical skills." Northwest
"Electrical is Internet based. All the answers, all your wiring diagrams, all your shortcuts to electrical fixes are going to be Internet based. Because frankly, you can't spend all day trying to follow this wire diagram." Northwest
"You need that additional training right from high school. They're not getting that in high school. They're not getting drive train repair and stuff like that...electrical." Northwest
"Q: So when you interview folks that have that two-year degree, are they good to go?
A: Some are, some aren't."
Northwest
"So I know that when I was working with the tech school, it's all this kind of idea that it's more electronically involved, where you're working with electronics and things like that. Granted, you're still going to still be in digging in the engine and doing stuff like that, but it's not like it used to be." Northwest
"Electrical systems, like you guys have mentioned, you've heard a lot of that type of thing. There's a reason for that: everything is going to electronics." Northwest
"The way a car's electronics function, they are more different than similar, I would say, in a lot of cases. Some more so than others." Northwest
"You're going to have to know how it works. You're going to have to understand the electrical things...Ohm's Law...simple things you have to understand...If it's electrical, you need Ohm's Law. You need to know how it works." Northwest