Toyota Professional Automotive Training (TPAT)

Feel The Power of TPAT

You'll give your career training a powerful boost when you add the Toyota Professional Automotive Technician (TPAT) elective to your Automotive Technology or Diesel Technology training program. Sponsored, endorsed and equipped by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., TPAT is offered exclusively at UTI.

Toyota dealers across the United States are rapidly growing and to keep up with this growth, they urgently need certified technicians trained to work on the advanced technologies of Toyota, Scion, and Lexus vehicles. To help fill this demand, TPAT recruits, trains and helps place qualified technicians in entry-level positions at the 1,400 Toyota/Scion and Lexus dealerships nationwide.

The Toyota-specific curriculum of TPAT will prepare you for career opportunities at a Toyota/Scion or Lexus dealership. During the nine-week elective, you'll get specialized, bumper-to-bumper training on Toyota, Scion and Lexus procedures and vehicles, including the Toyota Prius with its hybrid drive system. You'll work with the latest technology, tools and equipment while servicing and repairing the number one vehicle in the world.

TPAT can be added to an Automotive or Diesel training program by any UTI student who has completed the Automotive Technology Program.

Get Toyota Certification

TPAT training makes it possible for you to earn Toyota and Lexus technician factory certification that will increase your value to dealerships and allow you to advance more quickly in your career.

The TPAT curriculum is identical to training that Toyota provides to dealership technicians. The accelerated training offered by TPAT makes it possible for you to complete training in just nine weeks that generally takes dealership technicians years to finish. You'll learn from experienced Toyota factory trained and certified instructors.

TPAT students become eligible to receive technician factory certification by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., after completing Toyota's externship requirements and fulfilling certain other conditions during the 8-week externship.

Get Hired

As a TPAT graduate, UTI will assist you in identifying employment opportunities at more than 1,400 Toyota/Scion and Lexus dealerships throughout the county.

Thanks to TPAT's Toyota-specific training, Toyota/Scion and Lexus dealerships know that when they hire a TPAT graduate they won't have to invest the significant time and money typically required to train entry-level employees. Many TPAT students are hired even before they graduate.*

Financial Aid

Financial aid is available to those who qualify. The UTI Financial Aid department can help you find out if you qualify and help you obtain financial assistance. This includes assisting you in applying for grants, low-interest student loans or private financing.

*UTI cannot guarantee employment. Programs vary by location. VA benefits not available at all locations.

In the TPAT elective, you'll get specialized training on Toyota, Scion, and Lexus equipment and vehicles in the following areas:

Toyota/Lexus electrical circuit design
Toyota/Lexus body electrical diagnosis
Toyota/Lexus suspension and steering
Toyota brake systems
Manual transmissions, transaxels and transfer cases
Toyota automatic transmissions
Toyota climate control systems
Toyota/Lexus engine control systems
Toyota hybrid systems maintenance

Toyota TPAT training is offered at these UTI campuses:

Toyota TPAT is just one of the manufacturer electives you can choose to power up your career.

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