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This article originally appeared in the November 2001 Issue of INSIGHT
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Technician Availability
What are your facility's current hiring plans?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| Hiring technicians | 38% | 43% | 46% |
| Holding at current levels | 50% | 46% | 50% |
| Reducing staff | 5% | 3% | 4% |
| Will hire untrained technicians | 7% | 8% | - |
How would you rate the level of body technician availability in your local market?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| Adequate | 17% | 20% | 12% |
| Poor | 83% | 80% | 88% |
How would you rate the level of paint technician availability in your local market?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| Adequate | 36% | 37% | 38% |
| Poor | 64% | 63% | 62% |
How would you rate the level of entry-level technician availability in your local market?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| Adequate | 17% | 24% | 16% |
| Poor | 83% | 76% | 84% |
What is your primary source of entry-level technicians?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| Newspaper advertisement | 34% | 37% | 34% |
| Vo-tech program | 37% | 29% | 25% |
| Post-secondary program | 2% | 3% | 12% |
| Employment office | 0% | 0% | 3% |
What is your primary method of training to develop entry-level technicians?
| 2001 | 1999 | 1997 | |
| In-house training/mentoring | 70% | 83% | 54% |
| I-CAR training | 20% | 9% | 26% |
| Vo-tech/post secondary education | 8% | 4% | 13% |
| Other training | 2% | 4% | 7% |
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