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Become a Ford Trained Technician

    Automotive Student Service Educational Training Program (ASSET)

    Ford Motor Company of Canada teamed up with your Ford dealers, Provincial governments and local community colleges to develop the Ford ASSET program (Ford Automotive Student Service Educational Training Program).

     

    This program assists highly motivated people by fast tracking their career as a Ford dealership technician. Those in the program receive instruction from trained professionals, both at the dealership and local community college, while earning a paycheque.

     

    Through the Ford ASSET program, Ford recruits and supports the best people in our industry to ensure that they can continue to provide high-quality service to our customers for years to come.

    Apply at Participating Schools

     

    The Ford ASSET program is a two-part program. It is divided between classroom instruction at a local college and paid work experience at a sponsoring Ford dealer. Ford ensures you use only the latest in technology and vehicles.

     

    Typically, high school shop students have shown the most interest but really anyone who is a high school graduate with an aptitude for the technical side of vehicles may be eligible. To get started, choose a school from the list below. Each school has its own particular enrollment procedure. Please read carefully and follow the instructions closely.

    Get Your Training Sponsored by a Dealership – Find Out How

    The future is here! Ford dealerships recruit and support only the best people in the industry. To participate, obtain a letter of sponsorship from a participating Ford dealership. Then find out if you have the prerequisites the selected training institutes require by choosing a school from the list provided. Finally, complete your chosen school's application form and submit it along with that school's application fee (amount depends on the school) to the address supplied on the application form. Good luck!
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    Dealerships

    Sponsoring Ford dealers play a vital role in the Ford ASSET program so it is important that you contact the service manager at the dealership in your area to obtain sponsorship information.

     

    First, Ford dealerships will interview you. If you are successful, you are assigned an in-dealership coordinator who will work with the school Ford ASSET coordinator to plan and monitor your curriculum. Ford dealerships provide the work experience that reinforces your most recent classroom instruction. They supply you with uniforms (in keeping with dealership policy). And, yes, you are paid for working at the dealership.

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    The Benefits of Building a Career with Ford

    Ford ASSET graduates receive Ford Motor Company of Canada Service Technician Specialty Training (STST) credentials that technicians receive when attending Ford training centres and gain hands-on dealership experience. This translates into a job market that is hungry for certified automotive technicians. In 2016, all Ford ASSET program graduates were hired for full-time positions at Ford dealerships across Canada.

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    Contact a Dealership for Career Opportunities

    Many career opportunities exist at local Ford dealerships. Link here to find your local dealership and start your search for a lucrative and rewarding career.​

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