To read the phenomenal success stories of our graduates, click on an issue of GAME Time below. GAME Time August/September 2009 Joe Waller’s life has come full circle in the four and a half years he’s worked at Rey Reece Volkswagen in Portland, Oregon. When he first came on board as a VATRP graduate (Volkswagen Academy Technician Apprentice Program), he was looking for a dealership that could bring him back home. What he found at Rey Reece Volkswagen was much more – a dealership that puts family first and supported him wholeheartedly as he and his wife expanded their family during two lengthy adoptions from Russia. Download Now GAME Time April 2009 Ambitious, driven and qualified Volvo Car Corporation personnel have found their match in the VISTA Competition. As the bi-annual International Customer Service training competition from Volvo Cars, VISTA has been challenging technicians for over 30 years and is billed as the only competition of its kind in the industry. With a focus on learning, development, professional skills training and customer service, VISTA attracts approximately 16,000 employees worldwide and produces around 200 winners every competition cycle. Download Now GAME Time May/June 2009 In October 2008, two young automotive technicians graduated from the Audi Academy, an intensive 16-week training program that provides Audi Dealerships with high-caliber, exceptionally skilled technicians. Parker Price and Nick Daugherty graduated from Audi Academy’s Exton, PA, and Avondale, AZ, campuses respectively. Both quickly found jobs, even during these difficult economic times, and are on the path to a rewarding career as Audi-specialized technicians. Download Now GAME Time March 2009 Schmelz Countryside Volkswagen in St. Paul, Minnesota, has had a lot of luck hiring graduates from CTG’s Volkswagen Academy Technician Recruitment Program (VATRP). As a third generation family-owned dealership, they began hiring from VATRP in 2002 seeking graduates with the right technical skills to fit into their family culture. Since the partnership with CTG began, they have hired 13 technicians from the program – averaging nearly two a year – and their retention of these technicians is exceptional as well. Download Now GAME Time February 2009 One of CTG’s best kept secrets has been the MINI Service Technician Education Program (STEP) taught at the Orlando, Florida campus. For the past four years, MINI STEP has held one class each year at this location. But now, due to the overwhelming success of the program, coupled with consumer demand for the MINI product, BMW USA has elected to increase the number of classes significantly. Download Now GAME Time November 2008 Vicente Cervantes has been an International Technician for four years. Blake Runnels has been an International Technician for four weeks. Although their years of service differ, both are graduates of CTG’s International Technician Education Program (ITEP) and bring equal levels of passion, dedication and a commitment to doing the best job they can for their dealerships. Download Now GAME Time June/July 2008 Steve Bryant’s career as a Mercedes-Benz Master Certified Systems Technician began in the second half of his life. After a 17-year career in the grocery/food industry, he and his family made a couple life-altering decisions and have never looked back. First, they decided to move across the country from the Northwest to the Boston area to be closer to family. It was at this time that Steve also made the personal decision to put his old career behind and enroll as in an automotive training program at the age of 45. Download Now GAME Time May 2008 UTI’s Volkswagen Academy Technician Recruitment Program (VATRP) students are about to become members of one of the most exciting teams in town. Throughout 2008, select Academy students will be working as “pit crew” members for the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup racing series. Download Now   Adobe Acrobat Reader Required