Cracking the Code: How to Motivate Gen Z Automotive Students

As an instructor, you’ve likely encountered a common challenge: keeping your Gen Z students engaged. With their constant connectivity and rapidly changing expectations, it can feel like you’re speaking a different language. One key to unlocking their potential lies in understanding their motivations.

December 6, 2024

Exciting New Features in Mentor Mentee’s Latest Update

We are thrilled to announce the latest update to our mentoring management system, designed with you in mind. This update brings several enhancements to Mentor Mentee’s platform to improve the mentoring workflow for all participants — Managers, Mentors, Mentees, and Apprentices — streamlining processes, and making day-to-day training smoother and more efficient.

October 17, 2024

Technician Mentorship: A Multigenerational Approach

Generation Z is rapidly entering the workforce, with 17.1 million already actively contributing. Industries — especially automotive — are facing new hiring and retention challenges.

October 11, 2024

Preparing the Next Generation of Automotive Professionals

Many of your students will be stepping into the automotive industry, eager to apply the skills they’ve developed in your classrooms and labs. However, a critical question arises: When class wraps up, where will your students be working?

September 10, 2024

Running Towards Repetitions

We know we need training. We know we’ll fall behind without it. We know training and having a training plan is good for us overall. So why do we as leaders and technicians often avoid it until we absolutely can’t?

February 14, 2024

Analyzing TechForce Foundation’s 2023 Technician Report

Have we reached a turning point in the technician shortage? The TechForce Foundation’s 2023 Tech Supply and Demand Report marks a significant uptick in postsecondary completions in automotive, collision, diesel, and aviation sectors for the first time in a decade!

January 12, 2024

Celebrating Mentorship Success in 2023

Celebrating 2023’s success in automotive technician career growth highlights the impact of mentorship in the auto industry.

December 12, 2023

End-of-Year Checklist for Automotive Technicians and Mentors

As 2023 ends, it’s time for auto technicians to go through their year-end checklist. This post guides you through the essential steps.

December 5, 2023

How Mentorship Contributed to Career Growth in 2023

The auto industry is changing fast. New tech is showing up all the time. As mentors, it’s our job to get the next group of techs ready for these changes. Let’s talk about how we can do that.

December 1, 2023

Mentoring for “Zoomers:” Aligning with Gen Z Values

In today’s evolving workforce, understanding Generation Z’s unique values and expectations, or ‘Zoomers,’ is crucial for businesses, especially in the automotive and trucking industries. Explore how Mentor Mentee’s platform aligns with what Zoomers seek in a workplace – a sense of value, constant feedback, structured guidance, accountability, and being part of a larger purpose.

November 9, 2023