Talk:Automotive Service Excellence

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:02, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Probably useless anecdote
Not that it matters, but I used to work in Broward County, Florida and had to pass the ASE test (the electrical one, A-6 to be precise) in order for my then-employer to meet the county requirements for licensure. We sold, installed and repaired auto radios, so the company had to get licensed. The regulations were passed in both Broward and Miami-Dade counties back in 1992 at the same time. I was amazed at the number of folks who had worked in the industry for years who were incapable of passing these tests. Even after I quit and went to work somewhere else, the company needed me to keep my cert active, as each certified technician was legally allowed to "supervise" up to 2 "trainees" (a trainee was effectively anyone who was not certified, either because they could not pass the test, or because they had not worked in the industry for the required 2 year period for certification) [http://www.broward.org/permittingandlicensing/pdf/autorepair_sec201760ordinance.pdf pp. 6-7, Sec. 20-176.83. Trainee permit.]. One of my most precious memories of the place after quitting was getting called to come in more than 1 year after quitting, and I was handed the test booklet to renew my certification (the certs are good for 5 years before needing to be renewed). Boss says "we'll pay for it" (previously, I had to pay for it out of my own pocket). After glancing at it, I was able to hand it back, make my biggest smile possible and say "I can't register for this, the deadline was a month ago." It was a very dysfunctional place, and I was glad to be gone. They've since gone out of business, but for other reasons than the $1000/week fines for violations that were in effect at that time. Tangurena (talk) 18:41, 26 August 2009 (UTC)