The State Dealer Association That Cracked the Technician Shortage
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Most industries are still complaining about the talent shortage. New Jersey decided to fix it.
In this episode, Laura Perrotta, President of NJ CAR, breaks down a bold, fully funded technician training program that’s flipping the script on workforce development. Backed by state grants and built in partnership with dealerships, the program pays students to learn, trains them inside real service departments, and guarantees job placement—no debt, no guesswork, no fluff. It’s not just workforce development—it’s a full-stack solution to one of the auto industry’s biggest…
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