Team ASE Podcast

Since its founding in 1972 ASE has developed a unique relationship with their partners in the automotive service industry. In fact, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence is widely recognized as the standard certification credential for technicians working in the auto, truck, and collision segments. Since 1986. The Auto Care Association has formed a special relationship with Team...

Each year, the ASE Education Foundation honors one CTE Instructor who typically goes above and beyond his or her job description to make a difference. Candidates for the ASE Education Foundation Outstanding Instructor of the Year award must be nominated by an administrator such as a principal, program director, dean, department chair or CTE director. In this episode, we talk with Brian Manley, Pat...

The Team ASE family reflects the broad automotive industry involvement in addressing what is often regarded as the largest challenge facing automotive service and repair—the shortage of qualified entry-level automotive technicians. The ASE Education Foundation is working to ensure that CTE programs have the necessary standards to keep up with rapidly-advancing automotive technology, but it’s the s...

Automotive trade magazines have been part of the industry since 1899. The first one to appear was called Motor Age and it’s still around. I had the honor of being the Editorial Director of Motor Age early in my career, and learned that trade publications are an important resource to keep their readers abreast of the latest news and information, along with advances in technology and legislation tha...

Evaluation Team Leaders or ETL’s are a vital part of the ASE Education Foundation Accreditation process. The final step in that process is the visit by an ETL to evaluate the program for approval of accreditation. But the important role ETL’s play goes far beyond that final inspection, and that role is often misunderstood. In this episode of the Team ASE Podcast, we talk with Marlo Miranda at the...

If your organization provides technical training in the auto, truck or collision industry, the ASE Training Manager’s Council (ATMC) was created for you. Founded in 1984 as the Automotive Training Manager’s Council, their mission as a non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting the advancement of training and professional development within the extended automotive service industry. ATMC is a...

Dr. Alex Richards is a PhD with a purpose. As the content developer and Q&A specialist for Electude, Dr. Richards brings his experience as an automotive instructor and Evaluation Team Leader (ETL) to make life easier for CTE program instructors going through the ASE Education Foundation accreditation process. In this episode of the Team ASE podcast, we caught up with Alex at the 2024 ASE Educa...

Each year, millions of dollars are available to help students cover the cost of education. Sadly, millions of dollars are also left on the table for lack of students applying for what amounts to free money. For those interested in a career as an automotive technician, there are several scholarships which not only help cover tuition, they can also provide the tools necessary to get started. But alo...

Just as today’s automotive technicians need to keep updating their toolbox to diagnose and repair the latest technology, so too do those with the responsibility of training tomorrow’s automotive specialists need to continuously evaluate the classroom tools they use. Fortunately, there are members of Team ASE who work to supply those resources CTE instructors must have to keep up with a constantly-...

One year ago, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) underwent a leadership change as Dave Johnson became the new President and CEO of the organization. In fact, the first Team ASE Podcast interview was with Dave and we ended with a promise to check in with him from time to time to talk about some of the changes that always come with new leadership. In this extended episode...

When we talk about Team ASE, we’re talking about the thousands of individuals all working toward a common goal of improving the automotive service industry. One key part of that group is the trade press. This year, Motor Age, a magazine name familiar to technicians and shop owners everywhere, celebrated its 125th Anniversary. Although a lot has changed during that time, the mission and dedication...

The ASE Education Foundation couldn’t provide training to CTE instructors through the annual Instructor Conference without the support of our industry partners. We’ve been profiling some of these Team ASE supporters to recognize their contributions to building our future workforce, and we continue that recognition with a look at Lucas-Nuella Incorporated, a manufacturer of training systems for voc...

There are many creative ways Team ASE collision industry partners find to support the effort to attract and train the technical talent we need for today and tomorrow. Two important ones include providing sponsorship support for the annual instructor conference and finding creative ways to get consumable materials into the collision programs to help stretch scarce school resources. Evercoat does bo...

First introduced in 1996, U.S. legislation requires all cars and light trucks since then to be compliant with the second-generation On-Board Diagnostic system that provides vehicle self-diagnosis and reporting capabilities for repair technicians. OBD 2 is a standard protocol that gives technicians access to vehicle electronic subsystem information to monitor engine performance and analyze repair n...

In this episode of the Team ASE Podcast, we focus the spotlight on a well-known name in education that has been training young automotive professionals since 1966. WyoTech’s stated vision is to serve their students and the industry by providing the best learning experience, training and outcomes. Since becoming a family-owned private company 2018, that vision and mission hasn’t changed, including...

One of the most important facets of Team ASE is the dedication of the technical training community who each year provide hundreds of CTE instructors with the opportunity to stay abreast of advancing automotive technology at the ASE Education Foundation Instructor Conference. This includes several individual shop owners who consistently volunteer their time and talent to not only train the trainers...

The ASE Education Foundation Instructor Conference is the largest dedicated CTE learning opportunity in the nation. None of it would be possible without the support of the industry partners who show their commitment by providing the technical talent, training, and support to keep CTE instructors nationwide on the cutting edge of rapidly advancing automotive technology. The Team ASE Podcast series...

The 2024 ASE Education Foundation Instructor Conference continues as the largest dedicated CTE instructor training conference in the nation. Although the growth of the conference has been steady over the years, none of it would be possible without the support of the industry partners who make it all possible. Each year, these sponsors show their commitment to providing the technical talent the aut...

On July 15th, 272 CTE instructors from across the nation came together in Minneapolis for the 2024 ASE Education Foundation Instructor Conference. Antonio Melendez, an automotive CTE Instructor at Westbury High School near Houston was one of them. With about 4,500 hour of training available from 57 companies and 44 sponsors, it’s the largest instructor training event in the industry.  In this epis...

Matt Martinez is a young man on a mission to be the best. His commitment to excellence as an automotive technician was recently demonstrated when he attained World Class Technician status before his 25th birthday. The World Class Technician recognition by ASE and the AutoCare Association is not easy to achieve, and to date only about 2000 technicians have done it. When you consider that there are...

One of the most significant challenges facing the automotive service industry is attracting and keeping the technical talent we need now and for tomorrow. It’s not a new challenge, but is a growing cause for concern. The good news is there is no shortage of new ideas for changing the image of our industry to reflect the high-tech nature of a technical career. Today’s automotive technician is as mu...

Team ASE is a group of individuals, companies and organizations who believe in the value of working together toward a common goal. That goal is the continuous improvement and evolution of the automotive service industry. One key element is the network of field managers working across the nation to assist and encourage CTE programs to achieve program accreditation. Another is the cooperation of sev...

One of the advantages of attending the ASE Education Foundation Instructor Conference is meeting individuals from around the country with interesting stories about how education and industry comes together to address the need for technical talent. Some of the members of Team ASE contribute to the effort by joining Advisory Councils to help instructors tailor their CTE programs to the needs of loca...

As with many other things in life that require a certain level of commitment and effort to achieve, it’s normal to ask “What’s in it for me?” It’s a fair question and one that I hear often when talking about professional credentials like ASE Certification. Certification is all about helping you tell customers, employers, and other people about what you know while showing that you’ve gone the extra...

As it says on the ASE website, it’s one thing to just show up for work; it’s quite another to take control of your career, and get recognition for the knowledge and skills you’re developed over the years. That’s what ASE certification is all about: helping you tell customers, employers, and other people about what you know while showing that you’ve gone the extra mile and put in the time and effor...