“This training was a great opportunity for our students to expand their knowledge in biodiesel. Adding this training makes our students more marketable when they graduate WKCTC,” said Diesel Technology Program Coordinator, Doyle Howard.
The Kentucky Soybean Board began investing their biodiesel budget in the education of future technicians and instructors in 2015. “This class makes 333 technicians to have completed the biodiesel curriculum developed by the National Biodiesel Board,” said Dennis Clark, Kentucky representative of the National Biodiesel Board.
“Biodiesel is the first advanced biofuel in the US, and as we strive to be sustainable and take better care of our planet; this renewable resource puts out fewer emissions and burns more cleanly. In addition, it has detergent capabilities that help to clean out the entire diesel system,” said Rae Wagoner, communication director of the Kentucky Soybean Board.
The Diesel Technology program at WKCTC is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for careers in medium and heavy trucks, farm equipment service and construction equipment repair. Instruction, delivered by lecture and hands-on training, is provided by a National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) Master Certified Truck Technician.
For more information about the Diesel Technology program, contact Doyle Howard at doyle.howard@kctcs.edu or 270-247-9633.
