Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century America

Business History Review;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Auto Mechanics: Technology and Expertise in Twentieth-Century...less familiar interior. By choosing auto mechanics as the vehicle for this journey...figures were replaced by career auto mechanics, their legacies persisted. A chauffeur...

Job prospects good for auto mechanics in west suburbs

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 3, 1988 ;     152 words ...Auto mechanics is a field geared toward...of automotive services technology at the College of Du Page...of 65 job openings for auto mechanics and had no one to fill...manufacturers to train students in auto mechanics. The college has signed...community colleges in training ...

Gomer and Goober They're Not; In Ford/AAA Contest, Students' Skills...

The Washington Post;  June 20, 1995 ;     700+ words ......nearing an end as automobile technology requires expensive new equipment...mechanics trained to use it. Auto mechanics command an average starting...skills to master modern auto mechanics are bright enough to become...engineer. She first took the auto mechanics course because ...

Matthew Dickens; Sergeant, Auto Mechanics Instructor

The Washington Post;  November 19, 2001 ;     251 words ......multiple myeloma, prostate cancer and dementia. He taught auto mechanics at Phelps vocational school for about two years before transferring...Ballou High School, where he reorganized and chaired the auto mechanics department before retiring. Mr. Dickens, who had maintained...

NEW MEDICAL POLICY FOR AUTO MECHANICS

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  November 28, 2002 ;     34 words ...According to the Telegraph, Valvoline Cummins has tied up with IBP to launch a medical policy for auto mechanics that takes care of their health-related problems. The policy assures Rs 25,000 worth of monetary assistance.

Testing for the best: Car dealers, vo-tech schools, and toolmakers put up...

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  March 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Akweli Parker Mar. 8--Auto mechanics have perhaps the one high-tech job that will never be outsourced...other prizes upon the region's top high-school-age, future auto mechanics. Actually, many in the field these days prefer the term...

Auto mechanics often suffer from lack of knowledge.

Herald-Sun (Durham, NC);  July 8, 2007 ;     455 words ......program director of Automotive Systems Technology at Durham Tech, said that much more...auto repair chain. He's also seen auto mechanics who were working fast-food the week before. Auto mechanics are not regulated by any legislation...

CLASS TO TEACH WOMEN ABOUT AUTO MECHANICS.(PEOPLE & PLACES)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  March 5, 1997 ;     56 words ...The YWCA of Greensboro will offer Auto Mechanics for Women from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Registration deadline is 3 p.m. Monday. Sherry Hill, president of Independent Garage...

TECHNICAL COLLEGE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY TO OFFER FREE AUTO MECHANICS COURSE...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 22, 2007 ;     160 words ......Country issued the following press release: A free basic auto mechanics course for women interested in automotive careers will be...May 29 to June 21. The class will be taught by Rob Iulo, auto mechanics instructor at ACE and former auto industry sales executive...

GM chairman praises careers in auto mechanics field

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 25, 2000 ;     388 words ...Auto Show 2000 GM chairman praises careers in auto mechanics field Albany Times Union Friday, February 25, 2000 Colonie...head of General Motors Corp. told 22 students studying auto mechanics that such trades do not get their due and praised them...futures: real careers and cars with even more ...

Training for life after high school begins with auto mechanics class

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......with Milwaukee Area Technical College this fall to offer auto mechanics classes at Greendale High School for juniors and seniors...of Greenfield High School to pursue his first interest -- auto mechanics. "I've always enjoyed working on cars," he said. "I want...

Rebuilding: ARTEC auto mechanics class returns to Buhl.

Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho);  January 3, 2007 ;     643 words ......Busby lives in a small town with a big auto mechanics program. The program is offered by...five technical programs including the auto mechanics program in Buhl. School administrators...great for a district our size. The auto mechanics program operates out of an old armory...

SAIPA TO INAUGURATE HIGH-TECH AUTO MECHANICS CENTER

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  December 16, 2004 ;     63 words ...According to "Tehran Times", a highly advanced center for auto mechanics training, which is built by the side of Karaj special road, is to be inaugurated by SAIPA. Covering some 3200 square meters of...

YWCA TO OFFER WOMEN'S AUTO MECHANICS COURSE.(PEOPLE & PLACES)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 15, 1997 ;     67 words ...The YWCA of Greensboro will offer Auto Mechanics for Women from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 24. Registration deadline is June 23 at noon. Sherry Hill, president of Independent Garage...

Auto mechanics approve new contract.(BUSINESS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 10, 2006 ;     172 words ...Byline: Susan E. Peterson; Staff Writer Striking auto mechanics voted Tuesday by a wide margin to accept a revised contract offer from 39 west-metro new-car dealerships. Bill Ziembo, president...