Icahn Automotive celebrates the opening of five remodeled classrooms at Lincoln Technical Institute’s (Lincoln Tech) Mahwah and Union, N.J., campuses.

The initiative encourages more men and women to pursue viable careers in the skilled trades by partnering with technical training schools and offering scholarships, tuition reimbursement, creating apprenticeship and internship programs, job placement and continuing education opportunities.

Angelle Vanderwarf, senior and cheerleader at Beecher High School in Beecher, Ill., is a leader in the automotive technology program at the Kankakee Area Career Center. Her leadership has led to several career offers, and she was named a finalist in a national contest.

Mississippi lawmakers passed a law almost unanimously earlier this year to pay public schools to turn out more career and technical students with industry certifications.

The comprehensive program will recruit, train and retain technicians, helping to fill an industry-wide talent gap projected to grow to 46,000 positions by 2026.

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