Solving the Technician Shortage

May 1, 2016
Paul Gage of Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina on how his school is changing the way the industry produces technicians

Only two years after launching the collision repair program at Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina, program director Paul Gage’s first graduating class will have a 100 percent placement rate—each student choosing between multiple job offers. The school is revolutionizing the method in which upcoming technicians are trained, and through its involvement with the military, has found a unique way to bring more, capable and motivated young people into the industry.

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