La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § XCIX-1501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XCIX-1501 - Introduction

A. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) voluntary certification is a means through which auto technicians can prove their abilities to themselves, to their employers, and to their customers. By passing ASE tests, instructors will earn the most valuable credentials available to auto repair technicians. Because the tests are tough, they have the satisfaction of knowing that they are among the elite in this profession. These credentials are recognized throughout the nation. Certified technicians promote customer trust and improve the image of the auto industry. Customer trust and professionalism are the first steps to a better and more prosperous business. ASE encourages individuals to take the tests and to join the proven pros who wear the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence.

B. There are eight tests in the ASE automobile certification test series. Four of these tests (A4 Suspension and Steering; A5 Brakes; A6 Electrical/Electronic Systems; A8 Engine Performance) correspond to the four basic areas of ASE certification for training instructors to be ASE-certified in the areas that they teach. ASE offers these tests at the request of the Louisiana Department of Education to help facilitate schools' efforts to become or remain recognized by NATEF as an ASE-certified automotive training program.

C. ASE test questions are written by a panel of technical service experts from vehicle manufacturers, repair and test equipment and parts manufacturers, plus working technicians and educators. The questions are written to deal with practical problems of diagnosis and repair experienced by technicians in their day-to-day work. All questions are quality checked on a national sample of working technicians before they are used for score in an actual test.

D. ASE certification credentials are valid for five years. This assures that certified technicians are recognized as being up-to-date in the rapidly changing automotive service business. If it has been five years since a particular test has been taken, it is time to recertify. Certification may be renewed by passing the regular certification tests.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § XCIX-1501

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Trade and Industrial Education, LR 30:2756 (December 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.