Mazda Canada Inc. Donates Vehicles to Help Train Automotive Technician Students
Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
Algonquin College’s School of Advanced Technology has received a generous donation of two 2019 Mazda CX-5s from Mazda Canada Inc. The vehicles have been delivered and are currently being used to train students.
Algonquin College President and CEO, Claude Brulé, thanked Mazda Canada Inc. for the vehicles and acknowledged their significance in providing students with top-level training opportunities.
“These donations are critical to providing our learners with examples of current automotive technology that they will encounter on a daily basis in the workplace. We are grateful to our community partners at Mazda Canada Inc. and appreciate their commitment to helping train the next generation of automotive technicians,” said Brulé.
The vehicles will be used by Motive Power Technician students and Automotive Service Technician apprentices primarily for electrical/computer diagnostics, suspension, brakes and engine operation/diagnosis classes.
Algonquin’s Chair, Mechanical and Transportation Technology, David Thibodeau, explained the significance of the donation.
“When our students have access to work on vehicles with contemporary technology and parts, it is a win-win situation for the College and for our partners at Mazda Canada Inc. We welcome the opportunity to provide the most current training and Mazda is helping ensure the automotive technician workforce will have the necessary skills to be job-ready,” said Thibodeau.
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Bruce Hickey
Communications Officer
Algonquin College
Chris Lackner
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Algonquin College
Office: 613-727-4723 ext. 2091
Mobile: 613-220-3479
About Algonquin College:
The mission of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is to transform hopes and dreams into lifelong success. Algonquin College, an Ontario public sector community college, does this by offering hands-on, digitally connected, experiential learning in more than 185 programs. Based in the Ottawa Valley, Algonquin College is the largest polytechnic institute in Eastern Ontario.
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