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Milestone Highlights Continued Commitment to Marine Technician Career Development
KENNESAW, Ga.-- The Yamaha Marine Technical School Partnership program (TSP) reached its 100th member milestone with the addition of Prince William Sound College in Valdez, Alaska. Developed in 2015, Yamaha’s TSP program aims to develop a stronger marine technician workforce through a certified curriculum, Yamaha systems access and product donations used in the classroom for hands-on training.
Students from the first Yamaha Technical School Partner, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, stand among the Yamaha outboards used during class for marine technician training. Yamaha's Technical School Partner program reached 100 members this month. (Photo: Business Wire)
“We know dealers need to recruit and retain qualified technicians. We also know there’s still a shortage of qualified marine technicians in the marketplace,” said Joe Maniscalco, Service Division Manager, Yamaha U.S. Marine Business Unit. “Yamaha’s TSP program creates a student-to-technician pipeline for Yamaha dealers and provides technical schools with state-of-the-art, instructor-led courses and tools. Students graduate and start successful careers as marine technicians, and Yamaha dealers get exclusive access to recruit the best new talent in the industry. It’s a win-win program we will continue to expand and enhance.”
The facilitation and growth of Yamaha Marine’s technical school relationships led to the development of Yamaha-sponsored curricula available to technical schools for use in the classroom. The first curriculum, titled “Introduction to Outboard Systems,” (ITOS) includes textbook materials and hands-on learning experiences for students who wish to start a career as a marine industry technician. Students who successfully complete the course receive Yamaha Marine’s Introduction to Outboard Systems Certification. ITOS is a pre-requisite for Yamaha’s new Maintenance Certification Program (MCP), which is based on the 20, 100, 300, 500 and 1,000 maintenance procedures for Yamaha Outboards. MCP students will leave the Yamaha Technical School Partner with certified maintenance competencies that prepare them to be immediately profitable in Yamaha dealership service departments. Yamaha dealerships can take them on as apprentices or full-time technicians to help them continue to develop their skills.
In addition, Yamaha’s Government Relations team actively coordinates with state agencies to help ensure schools in the Technical School Partnership program have the accreditation they need to receive possible federal funding.
“As a representative of the first Yamaha Technical School Partner, I can say with certainty our students and the dealerships in our area have benefited greatly from the ITOS curriculum and hands-on training opportunities,” said Glen Bucholz, Marine and PowerSports Instructor, Minnesota State Community and Technical College. “Yamaha’s efforts through the Technical School Partnership program are certainly outstanding in the industry. I am a firm believer in the effectiveness of the Introduction to Outboard Systems book. The company’s commitment to continued training and marine technician workforce development is strong, and the effort to bring qualified technicians to dealerships through this program works.”
For more information about the Yamaha Technical School Partnership program, please visit ymutechs.com or contact YamahaTSP@yamaha-motor.com.
Yamaha Marine products are marketed throughout the United States and around the world. Yamaha Marine U.S. Business Unit, based in Kennesaw, Ga., supports its 2,400 U.S. dealers and boat builders with marketing, training and parts for Yamaha’s full line of products and strives to be the industry leader in reliability, technology and customer service. Yamaha Marine is the only outboard brand to have earned NMMA®’s C.S.I. Customer Satisfaction Index award every year since its inception.
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Current Yamaha Marine Technical School Partners
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Marine Mechanics Institute |
Cape Fear Community College |
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Minnesota State Community and Technical College |
Great Lakes Boat Building School |
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Hennepin Technical College |
Eldon R1 - Eldon Career Center |
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Suncoast Technical College |
Gloucester County Vocational Technical School |
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Lexington Technology Center |
Gateway Technical College |
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Tom P. Haney Technical Center |
Horry-Georgetown Technical College |
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McFatter Technical College |
East Troy Community School District |
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Mitchell Technical Institute |
Central Lakes College |
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Coral Shores High School |
Upper Bucks County Technical School |
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MotoRing Tech Training Institute |
Northern Neck Technical Center |
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Wexford Missaukee Career Technical Center |
Wawasee High School |
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Gibson Technical Center |
Tazewell County Career and Technical Center |
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Northeast Technology Center |
Lamar State College - Orange |
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Florida Keys Community College |
Bridge City ISD |
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Manatee Technical College |
Applied Technology Center - Rock Hill School District |
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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College |
Chesapeake College |
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Fort Myers Technical College |
Lanier Technical College |
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Automotive Training Center |
Camden County High School |
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Eau Gallie High School |
Champlain Valley Technical School |
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National Park College |
Urban Assembly New York Harbor School |
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Marchman Technical College |
Southern Regional High School |
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Bixhorn Technical Center |
Top Wrench, Inc. |
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Tidewater Community College |
Sussex Tech Adult Division |
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Pinellas Technical College |
Delton Kellogg Schools |
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Ocean County Vocational Technical School |
WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc. |
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South Tech Academy |
Cape Cod Regional Technical High School |
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Alexandria Technical and Community College |
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES |
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Carteret Community College |
Bates Technical College |
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Chattanooga State Community College, Motorcycle & Marine Service Technology |
Southern Maine Community College |
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Ehove Career Center |
Community College of Baltimore County |
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Riverside High School |
Arkansas State University - Beebe |
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Iowa Lakes Community College |
Skagit Valley College |
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George Stone Technical Center |
South Broward High School |
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Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School |
Cape May Tech |
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Canton State University of New York |
Worcester Technical High School |
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State Technical College of Missouri |
Essex North Shore Ag & Tech School |
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Lyme - Old Lyme High School |
Indian River State College |
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United Technology Center |
Palm Beach State College |
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New England Institute of Technology |
North Dakota State College of Science |
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Bucks County Technical High School |
Virginia Technical Institute |
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Monmouth County Vocational School District |
The Landing School |
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Mariner High School |
Macomb Community College |
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Lindsey Hopkins Technical College |
Northshore Technical Community College |
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Coastal Carolina Community College |
Okaloosa Technical College |
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Academy for Career Excellence |
West-MEC |
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Impact Institute |
IYRS School of Technology & Trades |
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Inlet Grove Community High School |
Manatee High School |
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Lorenzo Walker Technical College |
Port S. Lucie High School |
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Lake Career & Technical Center |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College |
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Jones Technical Institute |
Prince William Sound College |
Melissa Boudoux
Communications Manager
Yamaha Marine Engine Systems
Office: (770) 701-3269
Mobile: (404) 381-7593
melissa_boudoux@yamaha-motor.com
Neal Wheaton
Wilder+Wheaton for
Yamaha Marine Engine Systems
Mobile: (404) 317-0698
Neal.wheaton@gmail.com