Celebrating the Moms Who Keep Us Moving – Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day!
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Celebrating the Moms Who Keep Us Moving – Happy (Belated) Mother’s Day!
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At Tom Wood Subaru, we take pride in providing exceptional service—not just for our customers, but within our team as well. That’s why we’re excited to shine the spotlight on Tony Varcak, our newest Service Advisor, who’s already making a big impression in a very short time.
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Our brand new Ford Pro Elite building is in the final stretches of being up and operational! We are more than excited to be able to offer our technicians, and our guests, a new and more efficient environment to have all of their needs taken care of!
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ECCA Automotive Students Earn Ford Mobile Service Technician Certification
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What percentage of technicians do you currently work with or have worked with in your career truly have the training and knowledge to properly diagnose and repair the vehicles of today?
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Giving Back, One Pint at a Time! ❤️
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Here at Tom Wood Ford, we strive to further your education in automotive and get you any and all certifications! Congratulations gentlemen!
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Its crazy how many folks are in need of information. Posted this video a few months back. Shop owners have been calling me up to ask for tips on performing alignments. They all admit they didnt know how to work on cars but bought a shop anyway!
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Happy Mothers Day to all the mommas out there!
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Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!
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Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!
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What’s one shop task you secretly enjoy that most people hate?
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One thing that's important to remember is that the automotive industry has totally changed since a lot of the experienced technicians began their careers. It's not just the technology and machinery that has changed drastically, but the whole process of attending school and obtaining tools has gotten to be a lot bigger of an investment. Offering real, tangible support is key to attracting more youth to the trades industry. Tuition support or reimbursement, paid training and certification, or financial support starting their toolbox make a huge difference. Showing that you're willing to invest in their skillset is crucial.
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Vehicles have reached a point that kids are not getting to work on them in the garage with Dad anymore except for maybe an oil change. Sometimes Dad isn't even around. At this point I think that it is critical that they get exposure at the high school level. That's the earliest Auto Shop is offered, This being my 1st year as a teacher I've taken in anything that anyone has offered. We are currently getting ready to do a head gasket on 2006 Toyota Camry, we have re-sealed oil pans, done a ton of oil changes, brake jobs, things like that. The main problem we run into, is on a limited budget, tools and some specialty machines that it would be great to be able to familiarize the kids with.
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1. Starting pay equivalent to the amount of skill and training needed in the field. inflation and cost of trade schools do not make it easy for someone to invest the amount of time and energy to still get offered what they could make in fast food. 2. Tuition reimbursement-- many of my students really perk up when they see this. 3. Build relationships with your local trade schools. High School and Post Secondary programs in your community will notice the shops and companies who have an established presence on their campus. Branding and donation of training aids is a big deal. 4. make a BIG deal out of your training program if you have a good one. Seeing a laid out training and advancement program will really build the confidence of a new tech considering your company.
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