Ivy Tech to Offer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Technician Training Program

Ivy Tech Community College Southwest announces today that it will now offer the Chrysler Automobiles Mopar Career Automotive Program to students as they complete their training in Ivy Tech’s Automotive program.

Earlier this year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) US LLC announced the launch of this strategic automotive technician program with the National Coalition of Certification Centers to develop a critical stream of highly-trained technicians for FCA US dealers nationwide. Via the program, general automotive students enrolled in select two-year programs across the country, such as Ivy Tech Community College, will simultaneously be certified as Mopar Level 1 Technicians.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC established the Mopar Career Automotive Program in partnership with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) in order to train approximately 1,000 students annually in more than 100 colleges. The program builds on the existing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US Mopar Career Automotive Program by providing a larger geographic footprint to serve more dealers in a highly scalable, online certification model.

According to John Fox, Global Director of Dealer Training at FCA US, “Leveraging NC3’s network of outstanding educational members and rigorous performance standards, the Mopar CAP Local Program will allow FCA US to reach the corporation’s goal of more than 5,000 additional skilled service technicians by 2018”. Mr. Fox added, “Not only will our dealerships gain much needed, highly-skilled technicians, but each will have the specialized training and familiarity with FCA dealerships to make them highly effective on day one of employment.”

Expressway Dodge has shown interest in becoming Ivy Tech Community College’s dealership sponsor, and is willing provide assistance with technical training and job placement.

Reflecting on the new Mopar CAP Local partnership with FCA US, Roger Tadajewski, Executive Director of NC3 noted, “The foresight and national leadership that FCA has taken toward training the next generation of skilled professionals puts it in a class of its own across all industries beyond automotive.  Combined with NC3’s colleges’ deep commitment to industry-education partnerships and industry-driven education, the Mopar CAP Local program sets a new bar in America for how training should be conducted.”