Keeping up with changes
Standards used to accredit automotive training programs at the secondary and post-secondary level have been updated to meet the industry’s changing needs for entry-level technicians.
Addressing the Baby Boomer retirement issue
According to recent government statistics, the Baby Boomer generation began retiring at the rate of about 10,000 per day in January 2011. That pace is predicted to continue for the next 18 years. If you’re wondering what that has to do with training, take a look around your service facility. Notice the gray hair? A
How much is enough?
Training that helps each employee grow his or her skills and knowledge to better perform the current job is appreciated as a benefit, increasing employee loyalty and retention, and helping attract the best possible talent.
Keep up with training
Keeping up with changes is as relevant for fleet training managers as it is for the technicians who rely on them to stay abreast of the latest advances rolling into the service bay.
Crystal ball gazing
At the Green Truck Summit, held at the beginning of the Work Truck Show, most of the “what next?” information that was shared centered around not only saving fuel, but alternate fuels, as well.
Learn, unlearn, relearn, repeat
Automotive Youth Educational Systems is a dynamic business and education partnership that is working to change the model of technical education in America.
40 years of excellence
June 11, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, perhaps better known today as ASE.
ASE 2.0
On Jan. 10, the next chapter in the history of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) began when registration opened for the new testing system.
Sharpening the saw
The training workshops available this year through the National Automobile Dealers Association University offer something for every level of management, from service to sales to executive leadership.
Foundation for success
there’s more to the training picture than the technical side of things, particularly as it applies to those responsible for managing those service shops.
Return on instruction
One of the biggest challenges facing business today is keeping up with the pace of change, and fleet service facilities are no different. Advances in vehicle technology at all levels are occurring at a faster rate all the time, with the introduction of alternative powertrains leading the way at the moment. Consider the explosive growth
ASE’s digital testing evolution
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence held the first test administration using its new, enhanced, computer-based testing system.