Last week, RV Technical Institute, Navarro College, and Fun Town RV celebrated the launch of the first community college RV tech training program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Corsicana, Texas, where key stakeholders from the community, college, and media were in attendance, according to a report on the RVIA News & Insights Page.
The partnership – made possible in part by a $250,000 donation from Fort Worth-based Fun Town RV and support from Lippert Components – kicked off two weeks ago with the college’s first cohort. This is a first-of-its-kind RV technician training program to train and certify RV technicians who will be qualified to join the workforce in RV dealerships and independent mobile technician businesses.
In addition to key stakeholders sharing remarks, current students also received a certificate of participation in the inaugural program.
“Getting more people that are trained and willing to do those kinds of (wrenching) jobs, be a part of that kind of work, … they are probably going to be some of the highest paid people in the country, who can turn a wrench that can fix the problems, and go in the field whether it’s an RV or a home or wherever they take these skills with them moving forward. If you want to know how the real world is going, go to a campground. It’s all good people there, and when one person has a problem they’re all over there helping the others and that’s the kind of industry I want to work in.” said Jarrod McGhee, Fun Town RV.
“Isn’t it great when two organizations’ missions match? … This is a model to expand across the United States to partner with other community colleges and educational institutions,” said Sharonne Lee, Vice President, Education & Operations for RV Technical Institute.
“This really is a milestone event for the institution and is a great example and best practice of industry collaboration for our eco-system in terms of our city Corsicana, economic development, and workforce, said,” Dr. Peters, Executive Director of Workforce, Career and Technical Education at Navarro College.
“This opportunity filtered through the three lenses that we look at at Navarro College when looking at these types of experiences for students is: will it impact in a positive way the communities that we serve (both from a workforce perspective and socioeconomic perspective); to empower individuals to change their lives by preparing for career; and in innovation built on tradition. This opportunity checks all three of those boxes,” Dr. Kevin G Fegan, Navarro College’s district president.
“This (workforce programming) is what Navarro College is all about and near and dear to our hearts is economic development. Businesses need knowledgeable and skilled employees and access to a training facility is a must,” said Corsicana Mayor Joe Hill
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Click here to read the Corsicana Daily Sun’s coverage of the new program
