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A career event held recently at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center illustrated the great need for mechanics and others interested in automotive professions.
Tue, 2021-04-13 10:47 david morris
By PAMELA GRANT
Friday afternoon, Central Texas College (CTC) celebrated the ongoing success of their Ford Technicians of Tomorrow (TOT) Program as they received two sizeable checks which will be used to make the program an even greater success.
Workforce Solutions of Central Texas gave CTC a check valued at $106,303 which was matched with an equal $106,303 from Texas Ford Dealers for a total of $212,206. The money was used to purchase training vehicles and equipment for the TOT program.
“This is an effort between Central Texas College, Ford Motor Companies, and the Texas Workforce Commission,” said Jim Yeonopolus, CTC Chancellor. “Ford has given us permission to use their curriculum. They have provided us with the vehicles, we hire the instructors, Texas Workforce Commission pays the tuition for the students, and we train them. At the end of the course, those who are successful get a [$4000] tool kit…It’
Central Texas College, Workforce Solutions of Central Texas, Texas Ford Dealers and the U.S. Army hosted an event to recognize the partnership program which provides transitioning soldiers career opportunities in the automotive industry.
The Technicians of Tomorrow program, which began last August, is designed to educate soldiers as they transition out of service and place them in employment as technicians at Ford dealerships across Texas, according to a news release from Central Texas College.
The partnership event held in the automotive bay of the CTC Industrial Technology Department was highlighted by a grant donation of $106,303 from the Workforce Solutions of Central Texas for training vehicles and equipment. The grant was matched by Texas Ford Dealers for a total contribution of more than $212,600.