{"id":15705,"date":"2019-03-15T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=15705"},"modified":"2021-01-20T11:36:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:36:53","slug":"tesla-partners-with-mdc-to-jump-start-careers-for-electric-automobile-technicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/tesla-partners-with-mdc-to-jump-start-careers-for-electric-automobile-technicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Partners With MDC To Jump-Start Careers For Electric Automobile Technicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla and Miami Dade College have partnered to create the first Tesla START program in the southeast region of the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College is one of six colleges nationwide to implement the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 12-week certificate course will train students to become electric vehicle technicians starting in the Fall 2019 at West Campus. Courses will be taught by Tesla-trained professors and follow a curriculum created by the company. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTesla chose Miami Dade College for this program because South Florida has the highest growth market in the region and potential future demand,\u201d said John Wensveen, vice provost of academic schools at MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tesla START program\u2019s facility will occupy a quarter of West Campus\u2019 22,000 square foot warehouse. The workspace will be designed by Tesla and the garage will have six vehicles, two of each current model, to allow students to practice fixing and maintaining vehicles in a monitored environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla will provide the required tools, equipment and educational materials to facilitate the program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou\u2019ll be able to find all the lifts and different computers that you would see in the real world so that there is no real transition,\u201d Wensveen said in an interview with WLRN Miami. \u201cYou\u2019ll be learning about alternative energy technology, electric technology, battery technology, solar technology and alternative fuel technology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tesla will interview all applicants for the program and select 12 students to participate in the project\u2019s first class at MDC. Future classes will be limited to 16 students. Students may apply through the START portal on MDC\u2019s website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course is a full-time commitment. Classes will be Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an internship on Saturdays at a Tesla service shop as well as self-studying in the evenings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe strategic alliance with Tesla will expand the opportunities to recruit, train and hire locally, helping in that way the development of the alternative energy field with a concentration on the technology of electric vehicles,\u201d Wensveen said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requirements to be considered for the program are a high school diploma, a driver\u2019s license and basic computer knowledge. Students will receive a $9.46 an hour stipend for their full-time commitment to the program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon graduation, students will have completed 800 hours of training with Tesla vehicles and the company will place them in their preferred service center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re working with some of the best automotive education programs in the country to educate students on electric vehicle technology and our unique approach to customer service to prepare them for a career at Tesla,\u201d the electrical car manufacturer said in a statement provided to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Reporter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cStudents graduate with a full-time job, certification and the skills necessary to succeed in the growing electric vehicle industry.&#8221; .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information about the program will be released at the eMerge Americas technology conference being held April 29-30. To apply, prospective students may visit <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/tesla\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mdc.edu\/tesla\/<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla and Miami Dade College have partnered to create the first Tesla START program in the southeast region of the United States. Miami Dade College is one of six colleges nationwide to implement the program. The 12-week certificate course will train students to become electric vehicle technicians starting in the Fall 2019 at West Campus. 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