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Liebherr USA Co., Newport News, Virginia, has launched a new partnership with Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, through which Liebherr USA will host up to six students each year in ATI’s Heavy Vehicle Technology program.
ATI’s Heavy Vehicle Technology program offers diesel repair training in a hands-on shop environment, providing students the opportunity to work on manual and automatic engines ranging from 400 to 12,000 pounds.
Liebherr USA is sponsoring the hydraulics program at ATI and has made an L 526 wheel loader available for students in ATI’s hydraulics classes. This partnership allows ATI students to become Liebherr certified upon program completion. Once students have finished the co-op program, Liebherr will offer a signing bonus of 50 percent of tuition charges for eligible new hires who are offered and accept full-time employment with the company.
The first group of students entered the program in January. While in the co-op program, these students are part-time Liebherr employees, working in the earthmoving and mobile cranes divisions repair shops in Newport News.
“This partnership not only helps to build a pipeline of future talent, it exposes all of ATI’s students to the Liebherr brand, which allows us to build a future workforce of Liebherr employees,” says Vicki Wishon, Liebherr USA Co. human resources manager.