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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Transportation
They are talking about this topic: Educational Partnerships
The quotes below are about this issue:
Many request increased efforts in recruiting students into the automotive repair and commercial trucking industries, mostly at the K-12 level, as well as to recruit students with greater aptitudes for IT work (for technician positions). This was often related to the above-mentioned need to promote a more positive image of automotive careers and the variety of skills, both mechanical and technological, to succeed in the industry. Several respondents are already involved in K-12 partnerships in educating students about the industry.
| "I think what we really need is a glamour campaign. We're sitting here picking out the tricky parts of our business, but I can speak longer and more emotionally about the cool parts of our business. Look at a lot of us. Look what we're doing. I graduated from Richfield and I was a car guy. I liked cars and here I am, so the fact that counselors will say, 'you got to go to college, you're a bright one, you don't want to do that.' Well, that's embarrassing and insulting. I think we need some sort of a glamour campaign to talk about our industry as a viable career choice for the bright young kids. Quite frankly, you give me a larger pool to pick from, I'll pick a good one. How about give me ten of them that [are all good]. That's why I like the AYS programs and the high school programs." | Metro |
| "Quite frankly, if the feeder systems were bigger, we're all bright enough to hire the bright kids and the good ones. It's just right now, I feel like the general feeling about our business is, 'if you can't do anything else, then why don't you try automotive,' and it's been that way for many years." | Metro |
| "I think we really have a problem at the high school level getting qualified, smart kids in the program. I work with two different schools, and we're getting a lot of kids coming in on these programs that are special needs kids. They're not the smartest kids. 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. We've got some good programs for those significant schools, but they're not utilized." | Metro |
| "When you look at Europe, you don't see that. I mean, I think a mechanic is looked-up to more, but the U.S., those professions seem to be looked down on in the U.S. That just seems to be us Americans, the way we are. I was in Europe a few years ago and a waiter comes up and the guy's speaking six different languages trying to figure out if I'm American or what. You now, it's a high held position, and it's not in the U.S. It's got to start in high school." | Metro |