Everyone is looking for more technicians, and that’s nothing new. Almost 85% of dealers in the most recent Farm Equipment Dealer Business Outlook & Trends survey said they want to add technicians in 2023. Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners, a 27-store Missouri and Illinois John Deere dealer, decided if they couldn’t find the techs they needed, they’d create them. They get into the curriculum of their new SNP Career Academy and the return on investment the dealership expects from their first group of students.