Careers and Certification in the Automotive Industry

PART ONE

Careers in the Automotive Industry

1. Some of the high tech systems that didn't exist 30 years ago are standard equipment on much of the nation’s fleet of vehicles: stability and traction control systems, adaptive cruise control and variable valve timing
2. Some areas that children should have skills in for an automotive technician are math, science, communications and technical skills.
3. Some advantages in obtaining an education as an automotive technicians versus other high-tech educational options are high-tech careers require four, six, or eight years of college, automotive technology careers can begin after just two years of education.
4. Repair and maintenance industry is expected to add 237,500 new jobs and have a 30 percent growth rate through 2020.
5. Automotive service and repair is fairly immune to you moving because these jobs are needed everywhere.
6. Four positions an automotive technician can do in the industry are: parts distribution and wholesaling, collision repair, painting, and damage estimating.
7. The automotive technician is sometimes called "the portal career" because so many people have started their careers in the automotive aftermarket as an auto technician.

Video Reflection

Some aspects of being a automotive technician that I think I'd enjoy would be never having to do the same thing because new technologies would be invented all the time. I think I would get bored and tired of doing the same time over and over for the rest of my life so this would be great for me. Something I found interesting about the film was how it's kind of like a puzzle when they get in an automobile and they have to figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. The notion of life-long learning is important for these workers because there will always be something new they have to learn because technology is always advancing. If people don't try to learn, they wont be able to do their job because they wouldn't know how it works and how to solve the issue. Some characteristics and skills someone should have before looking into this career would be a bright, outgoing personality because they have to talk to their clients and the clients need to be able to trust them with their vehicle. They have to always want to learn something new and be able to adapt to changes because they will always have to be ready to learn new technologies.

PART TWO

Certification in the Automotive Industry
NATEF- The purpose of this organization is to improve the quality of automotive technician training programs nationwide at secondary and post-secondary, public and proprietary schools. Their primary focus is to increase career awareness opportunities in the automotive repair industry.
SGS- Their purpose is to help every player in the automotive industry improve performance and reduce risk. They focus on the design, construction and operation of motor vehicle inspection solutions for the world.
ASE- This place is a National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Its purpose and its primary focus is to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals.

PART THREE

Jobs in the Automotive Industry

I think the job I would most enjoy would be the CEO or GM. I'd like this job so much because you'd be in so much power and get to run the biggest company in the world. Also, you would get payed a lot and never have to worry about not having a lot of money when you retire. A job that I would dislike the most would be an automotive journalist. I'd rather be doing things instead of writing and I think I'd get really bored from writing all the time.