Building The Road to Great Technicians

This presentation was made by the NASTF Education Committee on March 2nd 2016 at the VISION Hi-Tech Training & Expo during the NASTF Spring General Meeting in Overland Park Kansas. “Building the Road to GREAT Technicians” is the featured topic of the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) Spring 2016 General Meeting, 1-4:30 pm (Central), Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Overland Park, Kansas. “The aftermarket has a lot of education available for kids to working techs,” notes Rob Morrell, Independent Co-Chair of the NASTF Education Committee, “but it’s time to plan how we expect to develop and keep really great technicians in the future.” A long and growing list of contributors to this important topic already include: Jill Saunders – Product Engineer, Technical Information & Diagnostics, Toyota Motor Sales Mark Saxonburg, Manager, Alt. Fuel Vehicles & Environment, Industry/Govt. Relations, Toyota Motor Sales Scott Brown, President, iATN Trish Serratore, President, NATEF/AYES Chris Chesney, Sr. Director of Customer Training, CARQUEST Technical Institute Kevin FitzPatrick, President, Autologic Diagnostics Inc Rob Morrell, Training Director, WORLDPAC “The need for great technicians is shared by both dealers and independent shops,” says Jill Saunders, OEM Co-Chair of the NASTF Education Committee. “We can work together to improve our chances for a brighter future.” Major components of the “Building the Road to GREAT Technicians” session include: 1. Current automotive technician training and programs 2. OEM technician career path programs 3. Compare US technician training against other country training models 4. Contemporary aftermarket training programs 5. Professionalism and recognition of achievement 6. Building a structured plan for the industry’s future The NASTF Spring 2016 General Meeting will be held in conjunction with the VISION 2016 Hi-Tech Training & Expo at the Overland Park (KS) Convention Center. No registration is necessary for the NASTF Spring 2016 General Meeting but registration is necessary to attend VISION events. Visit www.visionkc.com to register for VISION2016. The entire afternoon meeting will be webcast by iATN from www.nastf.org and will be recorded for future viewing from the NASTF YouTube page, www.youtube.com/NASTFdotORG. Video production courtesy the International Automotive Technicians Network. http://www.iatn.net