NORTH AMERICAN AUTO SECTOR INNOVATES TO SOLVE TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE
September 22nd, 2023
The North American automotive sector is innovating to overcome a sharp shortage in technicians repairing and maintaining vehicles for dealerships, fleets and repair shops, making training more accessible, targeting women and veterans and – in Canada – recruiting overseas talent.
In the US, the TechForce Foundation, a non-profit guiding auto techs into training and jobs, warned there were 56,214 unfilled positions across America carried over from 2021 to 2022 (1).
It predicted that between 2022 and 2026, 178,000 new auto tech positions will be generated by ...
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