{"id":143282,"date":"2023-03-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-kia-america-launches-military-veterans-technician-apprenticeship-program\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T10:00:00","slug":"english-kia-america-launches-military-veterans-technician-apprenticeship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-kia-america-launches-military-veterans-technician-apprenticeship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia America Launches Military Veterans Technician Apprenticeship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Program Aims to Provide Military Veterans with the Opportunity to Become a Kia Qualified Technician Along with Veteran-Specific Assistance Through the Training Process<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Apprenticeship program is designed specifically for veterans and includes Kia technical training and follow-up by program managers to support long-term success<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The one-year competency-based apprenticeship provides Kia Service Technician training and certification for eligible Veterans<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Program will connect Kia retailers with highly trained and technically accomplished Veterans<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">IRVINE, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 13, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> today announced the Kia Veterans Technician Apprenticeship Program to provide military veterans with the opportunity to become a trained Kia technician along with support through the training process. <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> will work with Educational Resource Systems, Inc. (ERS) and Kia retailers to provide qualified Veterans with career opportunities as a Kia technician.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg039fleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg039fleft\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Kia is proud to provide highly specialized career opportunities to military Veterans in conjunction with ERS and our nationwide network of retailers,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Silvestri<\/span>, vice president, service operations, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span>. &#8220;We thank our Veterans for their service and look forward to helping them leverage their skill set for civilian jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kia Veterans Technician Apprenticeship Program Highlights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>A program designed specifically for Veterans and their needs<\/li>\n<li>Participation in a one-year competency-based apprenticeship leading to Kia Service Technician certification for eligible Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Access to tools, equipment, vehicles, and training needed to complete the apprenticeship and certification process<\/li>\n<li>Potential full-time employment with a participating Kia Retailer<\/li>\n<li>Pending approval by the US Government, eligible Veterans may apply for and receive a GI Bill Monthly Housing Allowance during their apprenticeship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the program visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiavets.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.kiavets.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> \u2013 about us<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Irvine, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span> continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the &#8220;Official Automotive Partner&#8221; of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For media information, including photography, visit\u00a0www.kiamedia.com.\u00a0To receive custom email notifications for press releases the moment they are published, subscribe at\u00a0www.kiamedia.com\/us\/en\/newsalert.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>* The K5, Sportage, Sorento, and Telluride (excludes HEV and PHEV models) are assembled in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> from U.S. and globally sourced parts.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Educational Resource Systems, Inc. (ERS) \u2013 about us<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>As a company built on a foundation of teamwork, we see every project as an opportunity to partner with clients and produce top-notch results. ERS personnel have been providing blended content-driven, engaging, innovative, state-of-the-art training programs for more than 25 years.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"># # #<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3807665-1&amp;h=1901566176&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1442697%2FKia_New_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1442697\/Kia_New_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Kia America<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b>Program Aims to Provide Military Veterans with the Opportunity to Become a Kia Qualified Technician Along with Veteran-Specific Assistance Through the Training Process<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Apprenticeship program is designed specifically for veterans and includes Kia technical training and follow-up by program managers to support long-term success<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The one-year competency-based apprenticeship provides Kia Service Technician training and certification for eligible Veterans<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Program will connect Kia retailers&#8230;<br \/>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotriz"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}