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Department of Labor Awards Grant to Help Address Critical Auto Dealership Workforce Shortage

Source: Automotive Retailing Today; AutoRemarketing.com

 

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced a $150,000 grant to Automotive Retailing Today (ART) as part of the Administration's High Growth Job Training Initiative to build America's auto dealership workforce. Through the grant, ART and its partners will gather, validate and deliver information and data about career opportunities in the automotive industry to career-related websites and to public workforce development professionals. This information will: describe viable and exciting career opportunities; connect job seekers to training opportunities and job openings in the field; and dispel negative presumptions that the general public may have about the industry. "The automotive services sector faces the critical challenge of developing a pipeline of skilled workers for jobs that will be available in the industry," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Emily Stover DeRocco. "Automotive Retailing Today has shown its commitment to educating young people and workers about new and exciting careers in this evolving field by providing industry data and information to the public workforce system that will help connect job seekers to training opportunities and job openings in the automotive industry." "We're very excited about continuing our partnership with the Department of Labor," said Alan Starling, chairman of ART. "Together we can attract qualified workers to America's auto dealerships, educate the public on the many available career opportunities and benefits, and build a ready workforce for America's franchise auto dealerships." ART, a coalition of all major automobile manufacturers and dealer organizations, works to enhance dealer image by closing the gap between negative perceptions and the positive reality of the car-buying experience at today's dealerships.