Friday, March 8th, 2019
Holt participated in a panel discussion on the technician shortage during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Thanks to Tire Business for reporting on this important topic. Click here to read the article.
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
As another new year rolls around, you may be doing some safety assessments around your shop, looking both for successes and areas where you can improve. One important thing to address is the number of injuries or accidents that occurred in your shop in 2018. Was it more than the prior year? Or did you […]
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Monday, December 31st, 2018
We are changing our bundle prices in 2019! For 6 years, S/P2 has kept our training bundles for schools at the lowest price we could. On January 1, 2019, the price will increase slightly for each of the bundles to $299. For this low price, you can continue to train ALL of your students under […]
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., Dec. 4 – S/P2 Careers (sp2.org) has reached another important milestone as it has surpassed 50,000 resumes in its S/P2 Careers system. The S/P2 Careers resume database is fueled by career tech students looking for full-time, part-time and internship opportunities as entry-level technicians. “The more resumes we get, the more confident we […]
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Tuesday, November 27th, 2018
Kyle Holt, president of S/P2, participated in a live podcast at AAPEX 2018 along with Donny Seyfer, executive officer of NASTF (National Automotive Service Task Force) and Partner in Seyfer Automotive, Wheatridge, Colo.; Chris Chesney, Senior Director of Customer Training, CARQUEST Technical Institute; Jill Saunders, Curriculum Developer, Toyota Motor Sales, North America; and Carm Capriotto, host. The roundtable discussion topic was […]
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
OVERLAND PARK, KAN., Nov. 20 – S/P2 (sp2.org) has added a new course written specifically to help automotive service, maintenance and light repair, collision repair, and medium/heavy-duty truck programs meet ASE accreditation requirements. The new course is called “Preparing a Vehicle for Service and Working with Customers.” The ASE Education Foundation Task Lists provide required […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2018
The shortage of diesel technicians has been getting plenty of attention lately and for good reason. Penske Leasing recently cited U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics which reports that 67,000 technicians will be needed just to replace retiring workers by 2022. It will take another 75,000 new mechanics to meet the additional demand. A company called S/P2 maintains a database […]
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Monday, November 5th, 2018
Hosted by Carm Capriatto, this “For the Record” podcast focuses on the discussion “Will We Let Other Industries Poach Our Technicians.” Click below to listen to the podcast. FTR 018: Kyle Holt – Will We Let Other Industries Poach our Technicians?
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Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
The race for top shop is in full effect and it’s your chance to submit your institution’s automotive lab to the Show Your Shop contest. This year, S/P2 is getting in on the action by partnering with Cengage, ASE, and TechForce Foundation to add to the scholarships students can receive! This is a great opportunity for […]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Kyle Holt joined James Pressly, Trade and Industrial Specialist, Career and Technical Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC; Jim Halderman, author and professor of automotive technology; and Shane Hawkins, Automotive Technology instructor at East Gaston High School and adjunct instructor for Gaston College on the podcast titled “It Starts in High School.” Carm Capriotto, founder […]
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