{"id":88,"date":"2023-06-24T23:52:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T23:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/pointeautotech\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2023-06-28T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:58:52","slug":"technician-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/pointeautotech\/technician-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Technician Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"88\" class=\"elementor elementor-88\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71d74d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71d74d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f470c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f470c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technician Certification<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee05da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee05da\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2fcc9a\" data-id=\"a2fcc9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6386d3f pp-dual-heading-block elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-dual-heading\" data-id=\"6386d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-dual-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"pp-dual-heading\"><span class=\"pp-first-text\">Certified<\/span><span class=\"pp-second-text\">Automotive Service Excellence<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d58cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1d58cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConsumers had no method of knowing which mechanics were qualified until the early 1970s. The independent, nonprofit National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) was founded in 1972 in response to this demand.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807de68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"807de68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrough testing and certification of repair and service specialists, ASE aims to raise the caliber of automotive maintenance and repair.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f13b65\" data-id=\"4f13b65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f85848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f85848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/pointeautotech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2023\/06\/Blue-ASE-Certified.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1082\" alt=\"Blue, ASE Certified\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-78ea7c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78ea7c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94f9a2c\" data-id=\"94f9a2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf6cf09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf6cf09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver 420,000 professionals now hold valid qualifications. They operate in all facets of the automotive service sector, including franchises, fleets, independent shops, car and truck dealerships, and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea02a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ea02a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe process for earning an ASE certification is as follows: potential applicants sign up for and take one or more of the more than 40 ASE examinations. The exams are broken down into specializations for technicians who work on cars, medium\/heavy trucks, truck equipment, school buses, and collision repairs as well as engine machinists, technicians who work with alternative fuels, parts experts, collision damage estimators, and consultants for the automotive industry.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e59d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e59d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe test taker becomes ASE certified after completing at least one exam and demonstrating that they have had two years of relevant work experience. However, certification is not permanent. Those with ASE qualifications must retest every five years in order to maintain their certification.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e035837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e035837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tACT, which is renowned for its academic and occupational testing programs, administers the examinations, which are given twice a year at more than 700 locations around the US. Exams emphasize having a working grasp of skills. They are not easy to pass; roughly one in three exam takers are unsuccessful.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d9178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5d9178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ASE certification program benefits consumers. It serves as a useful benchmark for assessing the technical expertise of individual technicians as well as the level of dedication to excellence displayed by the repair business that hires ASE-certified specialists.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119a158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"119a158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmployers frequently post the credentials of their technicians in the client waiting area. ASE-certified experts typically wear blue and white ASE insignia and carry credentials detailing their precise area(s) of competence (brakes, engine repair, etc.).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437d037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437d037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFacilities that bear the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence logo should be sought out by customers.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certified Automotive Service Excellence Consumers had no method of knowing which mechanics were qualified until the early 1970s. 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