“We were confident that we had something special here, but we didn’t realize we would hit this milestone so quickly,” said Kyle Holt, S/P2 President. “This is very promising for the shops, dealerships, and employers out there who need these techs. It’s fulfilling to attack the technician shortage by helping automotive companies find entry-level technician candidates, and helping career tech students find the right first employer.”
Of the students who have posted their resumes on S/P2 Careers so far, more than 26,000 are interested in automotive service, 11,000 are interested in collision repair, 10,000 are interested in heavy-duty/diesel, and 12,000 are interested in welding career opportunities.
“We are excited to see the volume of resumes that keep coming in because it’s a win-win for everyone. Businesses that are committed to training, to safety, and to growing their own techs can be matched with entry-level technicians as they transition into their career,” said Holt. “S/P2 is focused on helping fill the technician gap.”
Shops can start recruiting the career tech students who are on S/P2 Careers for as little as $100. They can search for candidates based on industry segment, geography, high school vs. post-secondary, and many other filters. Businesses can reach out to candidates about opportunities at their facility, as well as post jobs that career tech students can apply for.
“The next generation of technicians is out there, just waiting to be found on S/P2 Careers,” said Holt. “This is a way we can all do a better job of helping students enter and stay in the industry.”
S/P2 AND CARS COOPERATIVE PARTNER TO HELP SHOPS FILL THE TECHNICIAN GAP
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., Sept. 6 – S/P2 (sp2.org) and CARS Cooperative (cars.coop) have partnered to provide CARS members with access to the S/P2 Careers database of entry-level technician candidates across the country. Each CARS member will receive $100 in S/P2 Careers credits that they can use to recruit students who are in or have recently graduated from automotive career tech programs.
“Our members are affected by the technician shortage just like the rest of the industry,” said Matt Boyles, Executive Director of CARS Cooperative. “By giving our members access to S/P2 Careers, we’re able to provide a benefit that can help them find the techs they need.”
Of the students who have posted their resumes on S/P2 Careers so far, more than 30,000 are interested in automotive service, collision repair, and heavy-duty/diesel career opportunities.
“This is a great partnership,” said Kyle Holt, President of S/P2. “Matt Boyles is passionate about helping his members find the technicians they need, and attacking the technician shortage head-on. The CARS members add over 500 employers that can provide great career opportunities to entry-level technicians across the US. We’re excited to work with Matt and the CARS members to help them find candidates near them.”
CARS provides buying power, discounts, rebates, and rewards to its member collision repair facilities in 29 states across the country.
“We’re proud of the work we do to help our members,” Dr. Boyles said. “This is the number one issue our industry faces, and CARS is dedicated to helping our members find technicians. It’s good for our members, and it’s good for the industry.”
About S/P2
Each year, S/P2 provides online training to more than 175,000 workers and students nationwide on industry-specific safety and pollution prevention, ethics, soft skills, and human resources topics. S/P2 serves the automotive service, collision repair, heavy-duty/diesel, welding, construction, cosmetology, and culinary trades. S/P2 also provides S/P2 Careers – a resume database of tens of thousands of career tech students looking for career opportunities in their field of study. For more information, visit www.sp2.org.
About CARS Cooperative
CARS Cooperative is a stock-issuing business cooperative that brings collision repair facilities together with vendors and suppliers to gain discounts, rebates, rewards, and training on products and services used in their shops. CARS is a member-shareholder based national organization serving the collision industry since 1992. Their shareholders represent the best automotive collision shops and related businesses throughout the United States. www.cars.coop.
S/P2 Invitations – Let Your Students/Employees Add Themselves In Your Account
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
You don’t have to upload student lists or add users one-by-one any more. S/P2’s new “Invitations” feature makes it super easy to add users to your account by inviting your students or staff to set up their own log in credentials, and to automatically be assigned the courses you want them to receive.
Check out the video below (only 1:54) that shows you how to use the new Invitations feature. You can also use the downloadable instructions to help you.
S/P2 Invitations – Let Your Students/Employees Add Themselves In Your Account
With the new Invitations feature, things just got a whole lot easier!
S/P2 Featured on Podcast “Helping Entry-Level Technicians Enter and Stay in the Industry”
Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
Kyle Holt, President of S/P2, was featured on the Remarkable Results Radio podcast – one of the leading podcasts for the automotive industry.
Kyle was interviewed by Remarkable Results Radio’s host, Carm Caprioto, about how S/P2 works to help entry-level technicians enter and stay in the industry – including topics on the S/P2 Careers resume database and the S/P2 Workplace Mentoring system that helps train and track the progress of entry-level techs.
Carm and Kyle discuss the challenges of finding technicians, the industry movement towards growing your own technicians, and how to implement an easy-to-use mentoring system within your business.
Listen to the podcast here.
ASA Hosts Road to Great Technicians Webinar With CARQUEST’s Chris Chesney
Sunday, August 5th, 2018
On June 20, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) hosted a webinar called “The Road to Great Technicians” with Chris Chesney, senior director of customer training for the CARQUEST Technical Institute.
After ASA Vice President Tony Molla introduced the webinar’s presenter, Chesney recounted his collaboration with the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) to identify the Road to Great Technicians. They began in March 2016 when NASTF’s Spring General Meeting focused on the topic of building a road to great technicians.
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This Road to Great Technicians team consists of NASTF Chair Mark Saxonberg, Toyota’s Jill Saunders, WTI’s Rob Morrell, CTI’s Chris Chesney, NACAT’s Bill Haas, of Diag.net’s Scott Brown, WTI’s Mark Warren, NASTF’s Donny Seyfer, ASE’s Trish Serratore, S/P2’s Kyle Holt, DrewTech’s Bob Augustine and Cengage’s Erin Brennan.
View the full article on AutobodyNews.com
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