Peterbilt announced a partnership with Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (Lincoln Tech), one of America’s most established technical schools. Lincoln Tech will offer the Peterbilt Technician Institute (PTI) program at its Nashville, Tennessee, location. This will help prepare students for a career as a Peterbilt service technician.
“Peterbilt’s PTI program was developed specifically to prepare the next generation of service technicians,” says Jason Skoog, PACCAR vice president and Peterbilt general manager. “This partnership ensures students will receive best-in-class training, obtain valuable certifications, and be placed in technician positions at Peterbilt dealerships earning a competitive salary and the opportunity to build a meaningful, long-term career.”
This new program will allow PTI students to build skills using Peterbilt-specific equipment as well as technology.
“Establishing PTI in Nashville opens a new geographical territory where we can develop highly skilled technicians to support Peterbilt customers,” says Casey Spadafina, peterbilt’s technician program manager for North America. Spadafina notes that this is the third site nationwide for PTI training, following locations in Chicago and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
“We’re honored to have the chance to support Peterbilt in their effort to build a first-class diesel technician workforce,” says Susan English, Lincoln Tech’s senior vice president for career services and industry partnerships. “The partnership with Peterbilt opens an incredible number of doors for our graduates,” English adds.
THE PROGRAMS
The PTI curriculum provides graduates of Lincoln Tech’s Auto, Diesel, and Heavy Equipment Technology programs advanced training. The training includes systems ranging from fuel and electrical to HVAC, suspensions, and brakes. Further, students gain skills through a three-part learning approach including hands-on training to build experience and working knowledge of Peterbilt trucks. They also receive training through a classroom session approach to build teamwork and communication skills. Finally, a web-based skill-building activities approach incorporates technology into learning.
Upon completion of the advanced diesel program, students will have earned nine factory-trained technician credentials. These credentials can help fast-track them to careers at more than 420 Peterbilt dealerships across the US and Canada. The program will begin this summer.
Peterbilt’s goal is to double the number of technicians in its dealer network within five years. \
Find out more, visit www.peterbilt.tech/institute.
