More dates have been added to the Tire Industry Association (TIA) Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Training Tour.
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The program is comprised of four-day classes at local community, junior and technical colleges in 28 cities across the U.S.
The latest locations are:
- July 23-26: Phoenix - Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave., Bldg. T2, Room 116, Glendale, Ariz.
- July 24-27: New Orleans - Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., Bldg. 40.
Another upcoming training tour session is being held at:
- June 19-22: Boston - MassBay Community College, Ashland, Mass.
TIA officials say they are “receiving wonderful reviews from tire technicians who are taking it to the next level” by participating. Here are some quotes from the latest classes:
- “Matt White did an awesome job and I felt the classes helped me appreciate the importance of safe and proper procedures for both myself and the customer.”
- “Huge wealth of information. The class educated me both on core-concepts and ideas, as well as, technical details. All the supplemental materials are great.”
- “The willingness of the instructors and classmates to share information and taking the time to make sure all the information is understood is great.”
- “I enjoyed being able to interact with all the vendors in the class and the hands on portion.”
The Certified ATS Instructor Program is a four-day in-depth classroom and hands-on class that industry professionals must successfully complete in order to return to their place of business to train technicians to prepare them for certification.
TIA has used the train-the-trainer approach to train and/or certify more than 70,000 technicians since 1997.
Certified ATS includes safety guidelines and step-by-step procedures for all aspects of passenger car and light truck tire service including wheel installation with the proper torque and tire repair.
It also includes a full day of instruction on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), so technicians have a thorough understanding of the requirements for the most popular domestic and import vehicles.
For registration details, go to http://tinyurl.com/tiatour.
For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org.
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