Northwood University and Reynolds University Team to Offer Automotive Certificate Programs

DAYTON, Ohio, June 16, 2004; The Reynolds and Reynolds Company announced today that it has teamed with Northwood University to provide online, automotive certificate programs based on the job roles within the parts, service, sales and accounting areas of the retail automotive dealership.

Delivered through Northwood University, a private university that prepares students for leadership careers in business and management, the 12-week automotive certificate program provides role-based training. For new and experienced dealership employees, the program outlines job role responsibilities, accountability requirements, and provides process training for performing key functions.

"With today's high turnover rates training is imperative to retaining dealership employees," said Susan Moll, senior director of Reynolds University. "With job role training, employees can have the skill sets, knowledge and confidence necessary to operate in today's hyper-competitive automotive industry. With Northwood University's distance learning capabilities, employees can access accredited, flexible training and enhance their skills at their own pace, time, and place."

"We are delighted to work with Reynolds and Reynolds," said Dr. David E. Fry, president and CEO of Northwood University. "It's a win-win situation for dealerships and their employees. Along with vital job training, employees can earn academic credits, improving their satisfaction and success in the industry."

Modules are delivered via the Internet over a 12-week session that requires learners to devote approximately 1-3 hours per week to successfully complete each program. Upon successful completion of each module enrolled participants will receive a certificate of completion and two CEU credits. Credits may be translated to Northwood academic credit for earning a degree in Automotive Marketing and Management.

Upcoming session dates for the Automotive Certificate Program include:

September 7 - December 6, 2004 January 10 - April 3, 2005 April 4 - June 26, 2005 For more information, visit: Reynolds University at http://www.reyrey.com/ru/index.asp or Northwood University at http://www.northwood.edu/uc/continuing/amc.html . Northwood has campuses in Michigan, Texas and Florida.

Northwood University

Northwood is a private university that has been preparing students for productive leadership careers in business and management for nearly five decades. The mission of Northwood University is to prepare qualified undergraduate and graduate learners of any age or location with the tools, skills, and intellectual capacities for productive leadership careers in a global economic network of free markets and private enterprise. The University emphasizes experiential learning and innovation at graduate and undergraduate levels for both traditional and non-traditional students. Through general education and focused discipline study, learners are prepared for varied management careers.