Service And Parts

Sputtering auto education leads to skills breakdown

May 19, 2014 05:00 AM
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8-point inspection
Certification standards from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation stress broad training across 8 areas, rather than in-depth training in just a few.

1. Engine repair

2. Automatic transmission

3. Manual transmission, front- and rear-drive axles

4. Front end, suspension and steering systems

5. Brakes and braking systems

6. Electrical systems

7. Heating and air conditioning

8. Engine tuneup/performance

RETAIL05_305199975_H2_-1_DXWVWVSFGJTT.jpg Jacy Headley works on an engine. At top, instructor Terry Akers MIG welds at Oakland Schools Technical Campus Southwest in Wixom, Mich.

Dealership service managers are complaining about a rusty old clunker that's gumming up their operations: America's vocational education system.

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