Audi Donates Vehicle to Automotive Import Technician Training Program
By Phillip Zonkel, Long Beach Press Telegram (February 14, 2016)
Students in Cerritos College’s Automotive Import Technician Training Program are pictured with the 2016 Q3 donated by Audi of America. Photo courtesy of Cerritos College.
Cerritos College automotive students will get more hands-on training with Audi vehicles and credits toward graduation requirements as a result of a recent partnership between the college and the auto company.
Automotive students are required to work in a shop or dealership more than 1,000 hours, which are applied to the units needed for their certificate.
Win-Win Program
“Our relationship with Audi will greatly increase the chances of a student working in an Audi dealership while attending classes at Cerritos College,” Leonard Glick, an instructor in the college’s Automotive Import Technician Training program, said in a statement. “As a benefit to the dealer, the student will be exposed to Audi products and procedures while in the automotive training program.”
In early February, 15 representatives from Audi’s corporate office and dealerships visited students and discussed the company, employment opportunities and career possibilities in automotive.
Partnership Provides Training, Tools
Under the partnership, which started late last year and aims to attract skilled workers to Audi dealerships, Audi will provide the college with web-based training, tools, technical information and equipment.
In late January, the car company donated a 2016 Q3 to the college.
Cerritos College’s automotive training program has operated for more than 30 years.
Program Offerings
The program offers degrees, certificates and special programs in automotive repair, collision repair, alternative fuels, smog training, advanced transportation technology and automotive management.
The school also has technician programs for General Motors, the Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler.
