As published in the Courier-Tribune on September 30, 2012
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
BISCOE - Quint Dunlap’s automotive program at East Montgomery High School in Biscoe has earned certification through the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).
According to the NATEF, their process has resulted in certified automotive training programs in all fifty states at the secondary and post-secondary levels. NATEF also evaluates the providers of in-service technician training programs under a program called Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE).
Dunlap said that there are fifty students enrolled in the class this semester. This is the sixth year that the class has been offered since it started in 2007. Dunlap has been the instructor since the first year.
“The certification will give the students at East Montgomery a chance to learn at an accredited facility,” Dunlap said. “This certification will help them to advance more quickly in the automotive field.”
Quite a few students have passed through Dunlap’s class since it has been offered. “I have had students that graduated the program and then furthered their education in the automotive field,” he said. “There have also been some that left the program then began working in the field in various businesses throughout the area.”
Dunlap expressed his appreciation for the support and help that he has received while completing the certification process.
Not everyone is destined for college. Vocational courses are a must. The best bricklayers our county ever saw learned that trade in high school.
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