Standard 9.3: Technical Updating
Faculty members should be provided technical materials required to maintain their competency. Instructors must attend a minimum of 20 hours of technical update training each year.
Requirements:
- Rate the availability of automotive trade publications, service bulletins, and other materials needed to maintain technical competence for the instructional staff.
- Do instructors attend a minimum of 20 hours per year of recognized industry update training relevant to the areas in which their program is certified? (Yes/No)
Recommended Documentation:
- For each instructor, write a statement explaining how he or she maintains technical skills. Indicate the type, dates of training received, and number of hours completed.
- During the on-site evaluation process, instructors must be able to provide the evaluation team with a documented description of the training program via a brochure, flyer, training catalogue, written training plan, or information from the Internet. A certificate of completion is also required. If your training source is unable to provide these items, please seek other means of training, as it will not be accepted.
- Copy of the relevant section of an instructor's contract discussing administrative support for continuing training, if applicable.
- List of the trade periodicals to which the program subscribes, and indicate where they are stored. Also indicate the types of technical service bulletins received and where they are stored.
- Sample Documentation 9.3A
- Sample Documentation 9.3B
