ASE

This is, or should be, the eventual goal of every person aspiring to be a professional automotive technician; becoming a certified ASE Master Technician. Who or what is the ASE? Incorporated in 1972, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence was established as a nonprofit organization to help improve the quality of automotive service and repair through the voluntary testing and certification of automotive technicians and parts specialists. Today, there are approximately 400,000 ASE-certified professionals who work in dealerships, independent shops, service stations, collision repair shops, auto parts stores, fleets, machine shops, schools, and colleges throughout the country.

We at Stevens use the ASE categories and competencies, and one of our program goals is to have graduates become ASE certified!  Both instructors are ASE masters, and advanced level L-1 certified!

Very important! No matter what training program you are considering, ASE certifications  are not, offered as part of anyone’s regular curriculum. Students will have to attend the pre-determined test sites on the Spring & Fall scheduled test dates just like anyone else from the repair industry must do. Anyone can take the tests when they are scheduled, but the ASE requires proof of two years automotive repair work experience, or will allow two years full time automotive training in place of one of the years work experience to achieve actual certification.

Stevens College provides at no cost, a battery of tests at the end of the second year called the “end of program tests” They are sponsored by NATEF, the educational arm of the ASE. These tests, similar in nature to the actual ASE tests, show students how well prepared they will be for the real thing! Our students always have done quite well in that area.

Well, that was a lot of material to digest, but there has been a lot of confusion regarding the subject. I hope this helps to clear up the requirements.