Lew Olivier, Director of Outreach at the MN State Transportation Center of Excellence, joins us to discuss growing the next generation of technicians. Lew explains how events like Nitro-X spark student interest in technical careers, what shops can do as a first step to get involved with schools, and how small actions today can have a lasting impact on the technician workforce.
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About the Episode
- Host: Jay Goninen, WrenchWay, jayg@wrenchway.com
- Guest: Lew Olivier, MN State Transportation Center of Excellence, llewellyn.olivier@dctc.edu
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