Two VGCC Automotive Students Earn Certification

Two Vance-Granville Community College students in the day Automotive Systems Technology program recently earned certification from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).In 2006, Vance-Granville’s automotive program was recertified by NATEF and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), indicating that the program continues to meet high national standards. Students who complete VGCC’s automotive program are assured that their training is current, complete and applicable to the automotive industry.The latest students who have gained NATEF certification in the day-time program are Chris L’Heureux of Louisburg and George Robinson of Henderson. Both are scheduled to graduate May 17.Upon completion of the one-year VGCC program, students are prepared to take the ASE exam and are ready for full-time employment in dealerships and repair shops in the automotive industry. Fred Brewer, VGCC’s Automotive Systems Technology program head and instructor, said the certified students are prepared to enter the workplace and should become excellent automotive technicians. In fact, L’Heureux is already employed by the Boyd Ford dealership in Oxford.Anyone interested in the Automotive program at VGCC should contact Brewer at (252) 492-2061, ext. 3204.Above: Daytime students in the Automotive Systems Technology program who recently earned NATEF certification include, from left, George Robinson of Henderson and Chris L’Heureux of Louisburg, seen here with instructor and program head Fred Brewer (right). (VGCC Photo)