Show Jerry err rry Shifts Into High Gear GearOn On fin n Internship Program j The education business-education partnership between Jerry Chevrolet and I. I Utah Technical College at Salt Lake La has shifted into high gear with announcement announcement announce announce- 0 ment of an innovative n internship program gr m. m I Carefully screened automotive students in their fifth or sixth quarter at Utah Tech can enter a rigorous ous internship program at the largest Utah Chevrolet dealership Each trainee student-trainee comes under the wing whig of of ta a senior technician ia who acts as mentor and coach While serving th the preliminary part o of the internship period the student receives no money H However wever he is graded weekly by the technician ian over a 10 1 V w week ek period Each A letter gra grade e is wor worth h 20 Bs are good for 10 Cs ms for 5 At th the end of that time the trai trainee e could have credited to him up to of r automotive tools The technician mentor has a stake in the interns intern's future success He contracts with the dealership leal to forfeit one hour a wee week of of his earning t time me although in fact he often spends much more one-on-one one time ime than that with the r trainee However as soon as the trainee starts becoming productive up t to a certain level the technician n makes money from the train trainees trainee's es e's labor and the trainee gets on the payroll too V The S iner dealership puts money up front get the internship under way eventually recovering the cost as trainees progress into apprentice and jo journeyman neyman l levels vels Our experience so far shows that thiS is a viable pr program gr m says Jerry We have hav got to look toward the future and asI as I see it that means we 7 3 I i L I f R r y w a k 9 l 5 c 9 St 5 7 T TI 1 Y 0 V V I U JI i t a I K i if r K J Y i rl 1 l' l Mi Mike Mike Wi Wilson o f Computer Compute Graphics Iti al at t S L iJ designed i e di led d portion of enery f for r Take A Number T Dar Darling T. T o have to have hav an n ever higher lev level l of sharp qualified technicians Who will stay r V with us V fV In thi this p program we sacrifice together then profit her V 1 At Utah Tech Jim Godfrey and Ra Rand d J Johnson of the Career Action Center Cent are excited about the concept We are ha happy to be a part apart art of the partnership partnership- partnership g r r. r The rhe college pr provides vides a so sound d b basic sic kno knowledge l dge of f auto mechanics and andt t the v de dealership brings all the real life factors into play the pressures pressur s t the e v paperwork the practical cal day day- day to day o-day factors factor A v |