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SINCLAIR PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS GET JOBS AT TESLA Training program is one of eight in the United States BY CORNELIUS FROLIK [LINK] The largest electric automaker in the world has teamed up with Sinclair Community College to offer a job training program that prepares graduates to work for the company. Sinclair College is just one of eight schools in the nation that offers Tesla START, which is a 12-week “accelerated” program that provides students with the skills they need to become electric vehicle technicians. Students who successfully complete the program get a chance to work at one of Tesla’s service centers around the country. A special ceremony will be held today for the Sinclair program’s first class of graduates. Electric car sales are increasing around the nation and Ohio, according to state data, and industry experts say electric car technicians are increasingly high demand. “Individuals who come out of this have job opportunities at Tesla North America service centers,” said Justin Morgan, chair of automotive technology at Sinclair College. “Right now, all of the graduating students in this class have jobs.” Tesla has partnered with Sinclair and colleges in Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, San Jose, Charlotte, Waco (Texas) and Selden (New York) to offer the START program, which trains students to work for the California-based electric vehicle and clean energy company. FALL 2020
Telsa is a giant in the electric vehicle industry. The company outsells the three next-largest electric automakers combined. The START program offers a “blended approach” that includes in-class theory, hands-on lab work, and self-paced learning, the company says.
