Have You Started Your Apprentice Program? [THA 216] - a podcast by Carm Capriotto, AAP

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Jason Molinar- Newest Industry Apprentice Graduate at McNeil's Auto Care
Pete McNeil is a second-generation family-owned business that started out as a Volkswagen specialist. They quickly recognized their potential for all makes and models and expanded their service offerings. During this time, they joined the NAPA AutoCare program, expanded their footprint in the Salt Lake valley and became a pillar in the automotive repair industry.
In 2018 alone, McNeil’s expanded their Sandy location to 16 bays to help accommodate their growing business, training center and partnership with local schools for the continued growth of their apprenticeship program. During this time McNeil’s also took advantage of the Interior ProImage program and remodeled their entire showroom! This included new counters for their 4 Service Advisors, new epoxy flooring, signage, and upgraded comfortable furniture and fixtures! This is truly a place where their customers can relax while having their vehicle repaired.In addition, Pete opened a 2nd location in Riverton, Utah in May of 2019. Pete is very involved in the community both locally and abroad He is active in the local Church Youth Conference, Angel Hands, which assists people with disabilities.
Very active in youth soccer with contributions and cars washed to raise money for Sparta-United. He has donated time and resources to “Sandy Pride” which helps residents clean up and beautify the city.Jake Sorensen- 2019 NAPA ASE Technician of the Year and 2019 Ratchet + Wrench All-Star technician of the year. He is an ASE Master technician with L1,2 and 3 advanced level certifications. He is the shop manager and diagnostic technician at McNeil’s Auto Care in Sandy, UT where he helped develop an apprenticeship program that is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. This program has graduated several high-performing automotive technicians and was used by NAPA Auto Care as a template for their automotive apprenticeship program. Jake also developed the curriculum for an automotive course that he teaches at an adult education high school.Brad Christianson- NAPA Sales Person
Special Guest Jason Rainey- Vice President, NAPA Auto CareKey Talking Points
Jason- from pharmacy to an auto technician Spent 10 years as pharmacy technician out of high schoolRealized he didn’t enjoy his job or looked forward to it anymore
Always had a love for cars (especially Jeeps) and started learning about how to fix themTook a maintenance and light repair class at a local college and loved it
Saw an advertisement for McNeil’s apprentice program, interviewed for it and received the apprenticeship 
Larger pool for industryYou don’t need to only focus on hiring out of high school students or someone that has previous experience in the auto industryHire for attitude not skillset- they will learn skill during the programCommitment and willingness to learn qualities
Napa Apprenticeship Program- built in collaboration with Jake and Pete9 stages, 2-year program with 4 ASE certificationsNational program and approved by Department of Labor
Receive apprentice tool kit worth $3500Register your shop at http://www.napaautocare.com (www.napaautocare.com), resource tab and employee recruitment 
ROI calculator- customizable with also a gross profit impact chartCurrently, 451 total registered apprentices participating in the program 
Mentor- willing to invest time and effortEveryone learns differently and at different paces- it will be a continual learning curve for both mentor and apprentice 
Shop owner needs to see the benefit for an apprentice program 
Previous apprentices turning into mentors 
Unrealized revenue When Jason was completing stage 7/9 during the program the profit for the shop in that category was 13K
2021 Jason has generated 47K on his own first two monthsFamily sacrificesWorking 2 jobs at the...

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