Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) and American Honda
Motor Co., Inc. have announced plans to offer Honda's
Professional Automotive Career Training (P.A.C.T.) program at a
UTI campus beginning this summer.
The program will be offered at UTI's Glendale Heights, Ill.
campus, and will be the only P.A.C.T. training location in the
Metropolitan Chicago area.
Prior to participating in Honda P.A.C.T., students must complete
UTI's core automotive program. During P.A.C.T. coursework,
students will have the opportunity to complete factory
maintenance and repair section certifications in several areas,
including Express Service, General Maintenance, Electrical
Repair, Engine Repair, Transmission Repair, Fuel System Repair,
Air Conditioning Repair, Steering & Suspension Repair, and Brake
Repair. Upon completion of the program, a student will have
completed a minimum of 63 weeks of training and be eligible for
entry-level employment with participating Honda and Acura
dealers.
"Many of our Honda and Acura dealers in the greater Chicago area
already hire technicians from UTI. Because the dealers are in
full support of this school, the P.A.C.T. program will have a
head start to a successful implementation and recognize UTI as
the area dealer's choice for trained technicians," said James
Roach, Senior Vice President, Parts and Service Operations at
American Honda. "The program will provide our dealers with
professional Honda or Acura certified technicians, which many of
our dealers would welcome, adding great value to our automotive
service organization."
"It is with great pleasure that we announce this addition to the
UTI and American Honda relationship," said Greg Dickson, UTI's
vice president of customer solutions and advanced training.
"American Honda and its associated automobile brands have a
tremendous reputation in the marketplace and we are honored to
be chosen to administer the P.A.C.T. training at UTI to service
both its Honda and Acura dealers."
UTI holds a long-standing history of training programs with
American Honda and has offered Honda training for more than 24
years at UTI's Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and for 14 years
at UTI's Marine Mechanics Institute.
