The Tire Industry Association has added dates in Houston, Jacksonville and Memphis for its 2012 Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Training Tour.
The recently added stops are:
• Oct. 16-19: Houston, San Jacinto College – Central, 8060 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX 77501
• Nov. 13-16: Jacksonville, Florida State College Jacksonville,101 State St. West, Bldg B, Room B104 Jacksonville, FL 32202
• Dec. 11-14: Memphis, Southwest TN Community College, 5983 Macon Cove Memphis, TN 38134
Other upcoming training tour classes are:
• Sept. 25-28: Seattle, Renton Technical College,3000 NE 4th St., Renton, WA 98056
• Nov. 6-9: Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College, 6736 State Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102
The Certified ATS Instructor Program is a 4-day in-depth classroom and hands-on class that industry professionals must successfully complete in order to return to the dealership(s) to train technicians to prepare them for certification. TIA said it 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 and light truck tire service, including wheel installation with the proper torque and tire repair. It also includes a full day of instruction on TPMS.
For registration information, go to http://tinyurl.com/tiatour or contact Director of Training Chris Marnett at [email protected] or 800-876-8372 x106.