News

Gwinnett Tech and Mercedes-Benz join forces for student training program

Students at one local college will soon have a new path to an almost guaranteed job.

Oct 12, 2016

Gwinnett Technical College and Mercedes-Benz USA have entered a partnership that they hope will better train students — and create a future workforce for the automaker.

Officials announced the new program Tuesday at the school's Lawrenceville campus. Mercedes will provide vehicles and other amenities for Gwinnett Tech, ensuring its students training to become auto mechanics will be up-to-date with the increasingly intricate technology in today's vehicles.

The long-term goal is for those students to be hireable by Mercedes-Benz itself, which plans to open its new Sandy Springs headquarters in 2018.

"They're not gonna stay here unless they have a sustainable, qualified workforce, and that's our job," Gwinnett Tech President Glen Cannon told Channel 2 Action News.

Officials hope instruction in the program will being in January, Channel 2 reported.

RELATED: A Q&A with Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dietmar Exlar

RELATED: Mercedes-Benz breaks ground on new U.S. headquarters in Sandy Springs

About the Author

More Stories

Keep Reading

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

To TAD or not to TAD: Council considers Dickens’ $5 billion development plan

Mayor Andre Dickens’ ambitious plan to extend 8 Tax Allocation Districts is being held in city council committee for more debate.

AJC EXCLUSIVE

Fulton County, sheriff nine months late on required jail implementation plan

The legal agreement with the DOJ mandates jail upgrades, but leaves the deadlines to the implementation schedule.

INSIDE CITY HALL

Atlanta spent only 15% of $660M infrastructure funds approved by voters

Audit: Some projects slated to begin in 2024 have not yet begun, and projects in some council districts continue to advance more quickly than others.

The Latest

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

To TAD or not to TAD: Council considers Dickens’ $5 billion development plan

TRAFFIC UPDATE

5-vehicle crash causes injuries on I-20 East in Fulton County

Chilly temps linger Tuesday in metro Atlanta before midweek warmup

Featured

Credit: NYT

DeKalb school district reveals $4M social media addiction problem

The district is suing social media companies to get them to pay for addressing students' addiction to apps like Instagram. The companies argue they aren't to blame.

Atlanta airport sees continued cancellations because of shutdown

More than 115 flight cancellations were recorded on a quieter frigid Tuesday morning, far below Saturday's surge of 370.

For Ossoff and Georgia Democrats, the shutdown fight is the message

The fight over the federal government shutdown has allowed Georgia Democrats, like U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, to show that they have the grit to stand up to Republicans.