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VU & John Deere Partnership

VU & John Deere Partnership

 

Power Up Your Career

Vincennes University offers a state of the art training facility and brand new equipment to enhance your career path as a John Deere Technician.

We offer hands-on training with factory trained and certified instructors who know the equipment inside and out.

Upon graduation, you will be prepared to enter the work force as an apprentice technician within the John Deere Ag and Turf network of dealers.
 

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JOHN DEERE SPONSORSHIP

Every student must be sponsored by a John Deere dealership as part of the TECH program. All students also work at their sponsoring dealerships as part of the curriculum and get paid for it.
 
At a dealership, students learn from seasoned service technicians and deal with real people, customers who need their equipment fixed right.

Contact a dealer using the search tool below to start your John Deere career and education sponsorship. 
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YOUR TIME AT A DEALERSHIP WILL BE INTENSE

You'll put all you know about John Deere diesel engines, powertrains, electronics, and diagnostics to work.

You’ll learn you really can fix a machine with a laptop instead of a wrench.
You'll discover how your skills affect everyone you come into contact with, from customers to coworkers.
It's this real-life experience that puts John Deere TECH graduates in demand.

Not only are you learning about working in a dealership, but dealerships are learning about working with you. 

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PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who complete course work in the John Deere Tech program will be able to:
  • use electronic media for retrieval of technical repair information. 
  • evaluate diagnostic procedures.
  • perform repair procedures correctly in an efficient time frame. 
  • employ communication and language skills as it relates to John Deere Technology. 
Be able to set up and adjust: 
  • Tractors
  • Tillage Equipment
  • Planting Equipment
  • Harvesting equipment
  • Hay and forage equipment
  • Turf equipment and AMS products 
Understand the theory of:  
  • Engine fundamentals and repair
  • Electrical/electronic principles  
  • Fuel system fundamentals and repair
  • Hydraulic systems fundamentals and repair
  • HVAC fundamentals and repair
  • Turf products fundamentals and repair 
  • Powertrains fundamentals and repair 

Contact us for more information

Larry Bland

John Deere AG Tech Coordinator

lbland@vinu.edu
812-888-6243 

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