Your passport to a rewarding Automotive Career - start your apprenticeship training at St. Joseph High School

 

  APPRENTICESHIP AND INDUSTRY TRAINING
  Excellence through training and experience

  • NEW for 2009 - Complete your first period Automotive Service Technician technical program while in high school!
     

  • Apprenticeship training is for students whose career choice is to be an Automotive Service Technician. It is a Post Secondary program that requires serious commitment from the student!
     

  • Students also gain practical experience through the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) program!

    Apprenticeship information    or    www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca

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St. Joseph High School Automotive Program: 
Is designed to encourage young people to consider satisfying careers in retail automotive service, and prepare them for entry-level career positions or advanced studies in automotive technology. Successful students will graduate with the necessary skills to seek entry level automotive positions in the automotive/transportation field.

Graduates can pursue careers in the following fields:

Dealership -
Service Technician, Service Consultant/Advisor, Shop Foreman, Parts Manager, Service Manager, Fixed Operations Director, Finance & Insurance Manager, Sales Manager, General Manager.

Academic -
Four-Year Technical College Apprenticeship Program, Four-Year University/College Degree Technology Related, or Business Management.
 

Below are some views by automotive industry expects attesting the need for young technicians. These young technicians need to be job entry ready. Saint Joseph High School Automotive Program provides its students with that readiness; the academic and technical demands are high, but the rewards are lifelong.

 

Regardless of the nameplate, automotive retailers across the country are facing the same situation. There are simply not enough qualified technicians available nationwide to fulfill the demand. In the face of this scarcity, the long-term solution seems evident: We all need to take an active role in recruiting and developing young technicians within our local communities

Tom Purves,
Chairman and CEO
BMW North America, LLC.

Mercedes-Benz is committed to this major industry effort to expand the supply of entry level technicians coming from our high schools. We build our products to very high standards and we must provide service of the same caliber. That's why we're partnering with AYES — the premier 'school-to-career initiative' — to stimulate interest in the high-paying jobs and excellent career opportunities that our industry can provide."

Paul Halata
President and CEO
Mercedes–Benz USA, LLC

 

"As automotive technology continues to evolve, so does the need for qualified technicians who can keep customers on the road for many years to come. Attracting and developing the next generation of service professionals is a crucial part of our industry’s future success ---"

T.K. Saito, Chairman and CEO, Subaru of America

 

Click on the following automotive companies for career opportunities.