Program Objectives
All Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training programs complement Universal Technical Institute’s accredited Automotive and Automotive/Diesel & Industrial training programs.
All Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training programs are taught by manufacturer‑trained and certified Universal Technical Institute Instructors. These programs follow the same curriculum that the manufacturer would provide their technicians at their dealer/ distributor training locations. All advanced training programs are capstone courses that follow Universal Technical Institute’s accredited Automotive and Automotive/Diesel & Industrial training programs.
12‑week Manufacturer‑Specific Advanced Training at the Avondale, Orlando and Lisle campuses.
Academic Standards and Grading
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) Finish First Students enrolled in Finish First are required by DTNA to earn a passing score of at least 80% in each of four areas: classroom, lab work, attendance and professionalism. Students who do not complete DTNA web‑based courses assigned for self‑study will not be eligible to take the final exam, thereby failing the course. Any student who does not achieve the minimum requirements in any DTNA Finish First course will have failed that course and be required to repeat it in order to proceed to the next Finish First course and graduate from the program.
Course Credential Repeat Policies and Information
Students enrolled in Finish First are required by DTNA to earn a passing score of at least 80% in each of the four areas: classroom, lab work, attendance and professionalism. The classroom segment consists of DTNA web‑based training (WBT) courses that are prerequisites to take the final online course test. The score for a student’s first attempt at any WBT is entered into the Universal Technical Institute electronic grade book. Each student is permitted once per course to try increasing a WBT score to reach the minimum passing score of 80%. (There is no retry for the final online course test.) If a student does not pass all WBT, the final online course test will not open and the student will fail the course. A student cannot continue to the next DTNA Finish First course or be credentialed in Finish First with a score less than 80% in any of the three areas.
Students who do not achieve the DTNA 80% requirement in classroom, lab work, attendance, and professionalism will be considered to have failed that course and be required to retake it in order to graduate from the Finish First MSAT. Standard Universal Technical Institute retake policy will apply.
Students will receive the credential if they earn the required 80% or better in classroom, lab work, attendance and professionalism.
Graduation Requirements
(DTNA) Finish First Following Universal Technical Institute standards, students in DTNA Finish First are evaluated in each of four areas:
- Classwork – graded written assignments or activities that do not require manual manipulation (e.g., tests or Interactive Online Learning (IOL) activities)
- Lab work – graded hands‑on manipulative activities that require the use of tools, training aids and/or equipment (note that hands‑on manipulative activities may be conducted in the lab, shop or classroom)
Attendance
- Professionalism
To become credentialed in DTNA Finish First, a student must earn passing scores of at least 80% in classwork, lab work, attendance and professionalism.
Students who don't meet the 80% or higher-grade requirements will have failed the course and be required to repeat it.
Classification Standards
To be considered a Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) Finish First graduate, students are required to meet separate objectives. To earn credentials in DTNA Finish First, a student must earn an 80% or greater in each of the four areas: classroom, lab work, attendance and professionalism. Students must complete all DTNA web-based assignments required to receive its certification.
Program Graduate Student – A student who has earned all the DTNA Finish First certifications offered, completed all web‑based training in the program guide and met all Universal Technical Institute standards. These students have met the following objectives:
- Completed 100% of the DTNA certifications through the DTNA Finish First program.
- Achieved 80% or better in classroom, lab activities, attendance and professionalism.
- Completed all web‑based training required by Daimler Trucks North America.