Jeff Ketelsen is a longtime automotive technician at Janssen & Sons Ford in Holdrege. Ketelsen teaches the automotive know-how class two nights every week and needed to meet Central Neighborhood Schools credentials to show the course in addition to Nebraska Division of Schoolings necessities for highschool certification.
Janssen Auto Group has partnered with Central Neighborhood School, Phelps County Growth Company, Holdrege Public Faculties and ESU 11 to supply an automotive know-how class for highschool juniors and seniors to earn twin highschool and school credit. Pictured entrance row, left to proper, are Dr. Nate Allen with CCC; Dr. Greg Barnes with ESU 11; Diana Watson with CCC; Dan Janssen, proprietor of Janssen Auto Group; Ron Tillery with PCDC; Todd Hilyard, superintendent at HPS; and Fred Diedrichsen with PCDC. Again row, left to proper, are Luke Bennetts, Wilcox-Hildreth; Creed Johnson, Wilcox-Hildreth; Morgan Wagener, Holdrege; Rylee Hursh, Wilcox-Hildreth; Jeffrey Ketelsen, teacher; Eric Almazan, Holdrege; Kassidy Pinkal, Holdrege; Jayden Fulmer, Holdrege; and Cain Bailey, Wilcox-Hildreth.
HOLDREGE Discovering certified automotive technicians has been a wrestle for years at Janssen Auto Group.
Its a dilemma many dealerships face, mentioned Dan Janssen, proprietor of Janssen Auto Group.
Even again after I was in school, it was excessive demand. Its onerous to rent techs, Janssen mentioned.
The notion of automotive technicians has modified in the course of the years, and it’s a purpose folks arent as all in favour of it as a profession, he added.
In the event you watch the outdated exhibits within the 50s and 60s, being an automotive technician was one thing that was a proud place. All people wished to do it. Sadly within the final 10-20 years the notion of an automotive technician is a grease monkey. They’re soiled, they work with their arms, Janssen mentioned.
What folks could not understand is the intelligence automotive technicians must work on autos and that they’ll earn as much as six figures, Janssen mentioned.
Janssen had an concept two years in the past to supply a program to coach excessive college students in automotive know-how to assist clear up the technician scarcity. Janssen Auto Group partnered with Central Neighborhood School, Phelps County Growth Company, Holdrege Public Faculties and ESU 11 to supply the category to highschool juniors and seniors to earn twin highschool and school credit.
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