Potential Magazine Winter 2016 | Page 73

work experience. Students in the ASEP program are often able to pay for their tuition with their internship wages. Toyota Technician Annual Salary Potential Toyota T-TEN Toyota and Lexus developed the T-TEN (Toyota Technician & Education Network) program to help quickly fill their open positions with highly-trained technicians. Like the Ford and GM programs, the Toyota T-TEN program combines classroom teaching with state-of-the-art training in a dealership setting. $75,000 $60,000 $60,000 EXPERT MASTER Graduates of the T-TEN are eligible to work at Toyota or Lexus dealerships in an entry-level position. Career progression through the 4 levels of certification and 3 at Lexus is encouraged through further education and experience, enabling workers to advance to higher positions with an increasing pay scale. $30,000 CERTIFIED Source: http://www.toyota.com/usa/tten/whytten.html $40,000 Salary Ranges Toyota or Lexus techs who attain master status can earn $85,000 per year. $50,000 MASTER DIAGNOSTIC $50,000 $45,000 < 2 YEARS 2 YEARS + 5 YEARS 5 YEARS + Years at Dealership Skilled trades are a great career option for many students. For more information, visit www.lawsonstate.edu The Alabama Center for Automotive Excellence Lawson State Community College is a world class automotive training program with the ultimate goal of placing certified technicians in a dealership position. OUR PARTNERS Program Benefits: • Students work as paid interns at a hometown dealership while participating in the training program • Programs are nationally certified by ASE/NATEF • Instructors are constantly trained on the latest trends in technology, vehicles, components, and equipment • Curriculum focuses exclusively on current model vehicles, no “trainers” or “mock-ups” are used For more information, contact Tom Berryman, Director (205)929.3483 • tberryman