John Deere Tech |
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| Participant Responsibilities | |
| The John Deere Tech program is a partnership between John Deere Co., North Dakota State College of Science, participating John Deere dealerships, and participating students. Each has the following responsibilities in this partnership: | |
| North Dakota State College of Science | |
| • Maintain a current curriculum approved by John Deere. • Provide classroom and laboratory facilities. • Provide teacher-coordinator and instructors: the teacher-coordinator acts as a liaison between NDSCS and John Deere representatives. • Provide equipment and tools. • Promote, advertise and recruit qualified students. • Test, interview and screen students. • Assist dealers with student selection. • Maintain all student records. • Provide academic, financial aid, and counseling services and advisement. • Visit students during supervised occupational work experiences to assure attainment of work experience competencies. • Furnish program information to dealers, students and the general public when requested. • Provide an Associate of Applied Science Degree in John Deere Ag Equipment Technology. |
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| John Deere Company | |
| • Encourage dealer cooperation and support. • Provide training for the teacher-coordinator and instructors, on John Deere Ag Equipment and Consumer Products. • Furnish NDSCS with John Deere materials for training - service manuals, including computer service reference, technical publications, etc.. • Furnish NDSCS with John Deere equipment for training - Ag equipment, components, essential tools, and complete Ag equipment machinery. • Participate in student selection process. • Participate in the coordinator-teacher and instructor selection process. • Monitor the John Deere program at NDSCS to assure success. |
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| John Deere Dealership | |
| • Contact the John Deere branch office to indicate interest in sponsoring a student. • Interview and select a student to sponsor. • Appoint an in-dealership coordinator to work with NDSCS's teacher-coordinator in planning and monitoring the supervised occupational work experiences. • Pay trainee's wages, commensurate with experience, during periods of supervised occupational work experiences. • Provide the sponsored student with uniforms in a manner consistent with other dealership employees. • Students may wear uniforms at both school and work. • Provide work experience that will increase the students skill level. |
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| Student | |
| • Demonstrate high school graduate or equivalent. • Apply for admission to NDSCS. • Obtain and maintain a John Deere dealership sponsor. • Complete entrance tests, ACT and DAT, and personal interview as required by the program coordinator. • Maintain NDSCS and John Deere academic standards and adhere to academic policies. • Wear John Deere uniforms and safety glasses while on campus and during supervised occupational work experiences the sponsoring dealership. • Participate in all learning activities and experiences at the scheduled times. • Provide the sponsoring dealership with responsible and productive employment. • Pay for program costs - tuition, fees, books and tools. |
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