What is an ASE Certified Technician? And what is the certification process?
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a nonprofit corporation
dedicated to improving the quality of automotive service and repair throughout the nation.
ASE's main function is to test and certify technicians for automobile, medium/heavy truck,
school bus, and collision repair/refinish technicians; engine machinists; and parts specialists.
The certification process includes a series of tests - conducted twice a year at various
locations across the country - written to measure a technicians' knowledge of diagnostic and
repair skills necessary for competent job performance. Based on the tests you take and pass
will determine your level as a certified technician. For example, if you pass one or more tests
in a particular series and meet the two-year experience requirement you become an ASE-
Certified Technician in those areas, but if you pass all four tests in a particular series you
become an ASE-Certified Master Technician.
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