2015 GNYADA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

EDUCATION & TRAINING 2015 GNYADA Membership Directory

GNYADA uses the competition as a means to challenge schools across the nation to hold the curriculum of automotive education tomore rigorous standards, ensuring that students master the skills they need to succeed as lifelong learners, workers, and citizens. These competition represent a unique coalition of franchised new car dealers, automanufacturers, government, and academic partners who work together to ensure students will be ready for the demands of working in the service centers of franchised new car dealers. The competition is designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in today’s technologically advanced automotive industry. To learn more about the GNYADA sponsored Automotive Technology Competitions visit www.nationalautotech.com.

Automotive Youth Education Systems Through The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association’s AYES Program, high school automotive technology students are given guidance to explore rewarding automotive careers. The GNYADA AYES Program fosters a bridge between technically-oriented young people who are exploring career options and automotive dealers who urgently need talented technicians. In addition to taking the required academic courses toward their high school degrees, students take challenging classroom/laboratory courses in basic automotive technology. The capstone of GNYADA’s AYES Program is a 320- hour workplace internship. Under the guidance of a “mentor” (an experienced technician), students develop both their technical skills and their skills as valuable employees. Upon high school graduation participating students are prepared to begin full-time entry- level employment, or to advance their technical education. If you would like to participate in the AYES Student Internship Program, Contact Stephen Mercaldo at stephen@gnyada.com.

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