Automotive Parts & Service Association of Illinois

Training Programs

What it is:

Consists of educational activities, offered by certified institutions and organizations, which maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills, and professional performance that an automotive service technician uses to serve clients, the public, and the automotive industry.

How it works:

 APSA of Illinois recommends the following educational training programs for their members to use:

National Institute for Automotive Service for Excellence (ASE) - http://www.ase.com and http://www.asecert.org/

Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) - http://www.i-car.com/index_us.shtml

National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation Group - http://www.natef.org/

Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) - http://www.natef.org/case/case_standards.cfm The content of CASE is that body of knowledge and skills generally recognized and accepted as within the curriculum of certified programs of automotive service technology, as well as new knowledge required to service emerging automotive technologies.