Win-win collaboration benefits UTI students who receive frontline experience, competitive wages and student loan reimbursements; LRS builds a valuable pipeline of well-qualified future mechanics
LISLE, Ill., March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is expanding its Early Employment Program at its Lisle, Ill. campus by teaming up with LRS (formerly known as Lakeshore Recycling Systems) to give current students hands-on experience, an opportunity to earn money while still in school, and receive up to $20,000 in student loan reimbursements if they join LRS on a full-time basis after graduation. The Early Employment Program is a dual-benefit endeavor between one of the nation’s leading providers of automotive technician training and one of the nation’s leading waste diversion, recycling and portable services companies.
The Early Employment Program helps LRS meet its need for automotive and diesel technicians to service its fleet of vehicles by employing current UTI students as “Mechanics in Training.” Students are paired with “Mentor Mechanics” who guide them through real-world scenarios as they maintain LRS’ fleet, including waste hauling and recycling trucks, street sweepers and portable restroom transport vehicles. Upon graduation, select students who are offered full-time employment …
