ASE Certified Technicians

Memberships and Certifications

At A-Z Tech Automotive in Mission Viejo, CA, our technicians are Automotive Service Excellence certified to provide you with quality auto repair.

Until the early 1970′s, consumers had no way to distinguish between incompetent and competent mechanics. In response to this need, the independent, non-profit National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) was established in 1972.

ASE’s mission is to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service through the testing and certification of repair and service professionals.

ASE Certified Technicians

Here’s how ASE certification works:

Prospective candidates register for and take one or more of ASE’s 40-plus exams. The tests are grouped into specialties for automobile, medium/heavy truck, truck equipment, school bus, and collision repair technicians as well as engine machinists, alternate fuels technicians, and parts specialists, and collision damage estimators.

Upon passing at least one exam and after providing proof of two years of relevant work experience, the test taker becomes ASE certified. Certification, however, is not for life. To remain certified, those with ASE credentials must be retested every five years.

The tests, which are conducted twice a year at about 800 locations around the country, are administered by ACT, known for its academic and occupational testing programs. The exams stress knowledge of job-related skills. They are no cinch to pass; approximately one out of three test takers fails.

Consumers benefit from ASE certification. It is a valuable yardstick by which to measure the knowledge and skills of individual technicians as well as the commitment to the quality of the repair facility employing ASE-certified professionals.

ASE-certified technicians usually wear blue and white ASE shoulder insignia and carry credentials listing their exact area(s) of expertise (brakes, engine repair, etc.), while employers often display their technicians’ credentials in the customer waiting area.

Our Automotive Repair Certifications

Automotive Service Association (ASA) Member
ASE Certified Technicians
I-Car Auto Collision Repair
ASCCA Repair Facility
PPG Certified First Repair Facility
Mitchell Repair Technology

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