Schools and Instructors: Empower Students with Career-Ready Training
We offer schools and instructors a structured pathway to prepare students for success in the automotive service industry through ASE accreditation.
ASE Program Results
The ASE Education Foundation supports students through their education to become ASE Certified Professionals.
- Schools are recognized for career-preparedness.
- Employers hire confidently. Consumers can trust the automotive workforce.
- Students embark upon a fruitful career path.
- Graduates from ASE accredited training programs succeed in the workplace.
- Our roads are safer.
Collaboration is at Our Core
We believe that successful programs are built on a healthy exchange between educators, experts, students, and community. A strong Advisory Committee helps support each program successfully bridge the gap between real world needs and classroom activities. An ASE Education Foundation Success Manager is also available, to guide programs through the process.
“If you think of standards as the best that you know today, but which is to be improved tomorrow-you get somewhere.”
– Henry Ford
Instructor Training
The ASE Education Foundation requires that instructors of accredited training programs must attend a minimum of 20 hours per year of recognized industry update training relevant to their program accreditation. ASE provides weekly webinars, resources, infographics and information about automotive service, and a variety of other marketing resources for automotive service professionals. If you would like to be included in our email subscription list, complete this form to subscribe.
A unique 4-way partnership
The Student Career Development model leverages a modern, interdisciplinary partnership that fuses real world needs with educational processes in an ongoing, evolving approach.
Businesses:
Employers: automotive service & repair businesses (local level)
Automotive vechicle, parts, tool & equipment manufacturers (national & regional)
Education:
Secondary schools (public & private)
Associations:
Automotive services, repair, retail & trade associations
Public Sector:
State departments of education & labor
Businesses:
Employers: automotive service & repair businesses (local level)
Automotive vechicle, parts, tool & equipment manufacturers (national & regional)
Associations:
Automotive services, repair, retail & trade associations
Education:
Secondary schools (public & private)
Public Sector:
State departments of education & labor
Key Components that Make This Program Uniquely Successful
Locally, a business-education “roundtable” is strategically assembled, comprised of:
- Business owners, managers, technicians
- Vehicle, equipment & industry representatives
- School instructor, principal, superintendent, counselors
- College representatives
- Parents
- Program graduates
Students shadow 3-4 companies to:
- Introduce students to different career opportunities; gain exposure to potential future employers
- Assess their interest in an automotive career at an early juncture
- Gain first-hand insights into daily work routines, responsibilities and to contextualize classroom learning
- Help develop workplace “soft skills”— communication, accountability, respect, etc.
We provide a structured approach to matching students and community employers, enabling:
- Real-world experience and exposure to local opportunities
- A unique, collaborative decision-making process to best support each student
- Qualified students to secure a mentor-led internship with a local employer
All career development qualified students selected for internships are expected to complete 320 hours of work experience & complete assignments.
Visited by school liaison to ensure clear employer-school communication and performance reports.
Prior to the start of an internship, the student and selected employer technician team up to set expectations, responsibilities and any helpful tips for workplace success.
Industry advocacy is an integral part of the career development process, to showcase the value of automotive service and its impact to the community.
Various events and activities take place throughout the school year and involve all disciplines: students, parents, educators, civic and community groups, and more.
Accreditation Process Overview
01
Field Manager
Contact your Field Manager
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Standards & Documentation
Review ASE Standards & gather evidence
03
Evaluation
Conduct program evaluation & improvement opportunities with advisory committee
04
Site Visit
In-person program assessment for ASE Standards & recommended improvements
05
Accreditation
Program meets National Industry Standards
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Compliance
Maintain continuous improvements and program accreditation
Benefits to Schools and Instructors
- Provides contextual learning. The student career development process fuses academics, training, mentorship and career guidance in bold, new ways based on “real-world” context.
- Improves perception in the community. Schools showcase their commitment to workforce preparedness.
- Fosters community collaboration. Employers, public leaders, and local businesses work alongside schools to offer internships and advice.
- Forges employer relationships. New bonds lead to meaningful student job placements.
- Succeeds in workforce preparedness. The career development process is offered in ASE Accredited Training Programs all across the country. And it is only gaining momentum.
- Lends credibility to CTE programming. Both the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor have acknowledged the ASE Student Career Development as a pivotal role in our nation’s CTE programming and overall workforce development. It works.
Benefits to Students & Parents
- A bright, secure future. Student partaking in career development embark on an in-demand, long-term career path full of opportunities rich with innovation—varied and textured to chart your own course.
- ASE brand recognition. In this industry, an ASE stamp-of-approval means a lot—it represents quality, excellence and a commitment to safety.
- Strengthened employability skills. Through our partnership with SkillsUSA, students learn the ever-important teamwork skills such as dependability, positive attitude, collaborative spirit and more.
- Mentorship and guidance in real-world settings. Students learn, train, practice, observe and collaborate with trained mentors and employers through the ASE Education Foundation internship program. This provides context to what is being taught—learning by doing.
- A process that works. With a presence in schools all across the country, the career development process has graduated over 100,000 career-ready students.
- Confidence booster. Students perform real-life tasks with meaningful guidance from mentors, employers & educators. They learn by doing. And it works.
Benefits to Employers
The ASE Education Foundation partners with automotive service businesses on all levels.
- Nationally: corporate industry leaders in vehicle, parts, tool and equipment manufacturing.
- Regionally: automotive service and repair associations, retail trade associations, state departments of education and labor.
- Locally: automotive service and repair providers in the community.
- Quality talent. Participating with an ASE Accredited Training Program that uses the student career development model, you get priority access to the technicians of tomorrow. Tapping into our network of eager, inspired, technically-driven students gives any automotive service business a tremendous advantage in a competitive market.
- Employee retention and growth. By working with young people early in their career, employers can cultivate and mentor new hires—avoiding costly turnover and instead cementing long-term relationships that flourish over time. See our intern value calculator to get a sense of what this can mean to your bottom line!
- “Hard” and “soft” skills. Technical aptitude shares equal weight with inter-personal work-skills such as communication, collaboration, dependability and positive attitudes.
- “Boots on the ground” intel. Field Manager network to assist with building relationships and access to programs, instructors and students.
- Results Driven! Our process has successfully paired over 100,000 students with fruitful careers.