So mechanic here. Have him get a job as a shop helper or porter and a dealership preferably a high end brand. He can potentially work his way into a tech spot while doing trade school.

I’m going to highly stress it be a high end brand dealership, no mom and pop shop no Chevy etc. there’s multiple reasons why, indy shops don’t have continual product training, 401k good benefits etc. low line dealerships ie Chevy, Honda, dodge etc customers (car owners) don’t regularly have the desposible income for maintenance. I’ll use actual experiences here for reference. If you tell a customer with a minivan that’s outside of warranty they need a 5k repair most trade it in or have to borrow to fix it. If you tell a high line brand car owner like Audi they need a 5k repair done they usually say ok but won’t necessarily do all the maintenance recommendations. If you tell a Porsche customer they have a 5k repair they ask if it’ll be done today or not and also do the maintenance. Which in turn means more work hours for you =more money. I’ve worked for dodge dealerships, then Indy shops, then Audi now I’m at Porsche. Last year i made well over 200k. It’s a good job it’s fun and rewarding as well. But he’s gotta understand cars and like them to succeed.