Nissan Apprenticeship programs???

[c240sx13]

yea... i know GMC, toyota and a few other companies have Apprenticeship programs where they train u to be a tech, but i havent seen anything for nissan around? are any of you guys in one? how did u get it?? so on so forth, thx

[Ritz S14]

Call your local Nissan dealer, and see if they offer any.

[c240sx13]

i think u should just give me ur sn so we can talk on aim, =P ur the only one replying to me

[infinitexsound]

start from the bottom in detail... and work ur way up if u wanna be a tech....

[evanl85]

Nissan doesn't really have an organized program like GM..nothing like it at all, you'd be lucky to have Nissan send you to classes after you already become a tech.

[prjkt240]

Don't work for a dealership. Most people seem to have high hopes of it leding somewhere. Bit of advice, you will be changing oil, rotating tires, and everything will be warranty so your pay check will suck every week. It is a job with no chance for REAL advancment except "a-tech, b-tech, c-tech" etc. You will just be labeled those based on your experiance and qaulity of work. Not so much quality anymore, as most dealerships car less now about quality and more about the amount of hours you can turn. You want my advice, go to school, get a degree, and work for the manufacture, not the dealership. You will spend the rest of your life going from one dealership to the next changing oil and not getting paid what you are worth or for the actual amount of work it takes to do the job right. Just my two cents from someone who worked their way up from the bottom, potter to detail to tech. I am getting ready to quit and go back to school and finish up. DON'T BE A FOOL, STAY IN SCHOOL!

[c240sx13]

haha i see, well to tell u the truth working at a dealer isnt my CAREER goal, what Ive read is that Mechanical Engineers (my real goal) get paid more with the more experience they have, which is what I want to start getting now. I wanna start off at a dealer and continue going to school, garduate and apply at, the company i would be working for, that manufacturer

[EEdude]

haha i see, well to tell u the truth working at a dealer isnt my CAREER goal, what Ive read is that Mechanical Engineers (my real goal) get paid more with the more experience they have, which is what I want to start getting now. I wanna start off at a dealer and continue going to school, garduate and apply at, the company i would be working for, that manufacturer

So is your "Career goal" a Automotive Mechanic? or Mechanical Engineering? Those are two different Careers; they are similar but they differ a lot.

[c240sx13]

mechanical engineer, i love math

[EEdude]

If you want to be a ME, why would you want to start working at a dealership? Before you can work for a dealership, you need to go to school and take automotive classes to get experience and/or certified, that may take 2 years. Taking automotive classes does not prepare you for your ME degree because they don't teach you the math, physics, and engineering materials required for a ME degree; as oppose to a 4 year college.

[c240sx13]

so wat will I be living off of in the mean time i go to school?? i will need money

[EEdude]

You can work for America's tires, Sears tires, Quick lube, Trader Joes; There are endless number of jobs available for you. I'm just a bit confused because you're posting threads asking for ASE Certifications and Nissan/Honda/Toyota training programs, that gives me an impression that you want to be a mechanic. If you want to be a ME, why not get an internship at Lockheed Martin, Solar Turbine, Catapillar, Spawar, or even a CAD part time job. There are a lot of CAD part time jobs out there that pay really well, and you can use that experience towards your ME career.

[c240sx13]

hmm well i figured ase type of jobs were closely relative towards a ME in the sense that it would help me to have as experience. if those kind of jobs arent it and wont prepare me in becoming a better ME than yea i wont do it, i just didnt know that, whats a CAD job? I would rather consider something that would help me out in the future as an ME... i just wanna stay in the automotive field as much as i can, for example me working in downtown LA at a construction company (office job) i wanna quit dammit !! lol

[EEdude]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autocad

You're in it for a big suprise if you want to stay in the automotive field, because 85% of the time you wont. Most ME end up working for other companies designing tools for construction, weapons for the Navy/Military, and other machines which will assist other Engineers. Many say ME is a broad field which covers a little of everything, but most Universities design their ME curriculum thats non-automotive related. You will learn subjects that can be applied to the automotive field, but they won't emphasize it. Thats where the other 15% comes in, you can use your knowledge in in mechanics, vibrations, thermodynamics, fluid flow, heat transfer, structures, materials, control theory, and mechanical design to design create new things for the automotive design, but thats after years of experience and the right company you work for. You can also start your own business with a PE (Professional Engineering degree), and maybe develope a new type of turbo? supercharger? You really need to talk to your college counsler and research what exactly does a ME do and if you really want to be a ME.

[c240sx13]

Thanks, that was pretty informative, Ill look into it

[TurDz]

I'm about to graduate as an ME, and pretty much EEdude is right. It's a very general major actually. You might even want to get a masters if you want to make automobiles your life's work.