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This is an innovative project that has successfully resulted in retraining displaced aerospace workers who possessed a working knowledge of electronic repair to apply this knowledge as automotive technicians. Representatives from automobile manufacturers (foreign and domestic), independent repair facilities, public education (local, county and state), aerospace companies, state department of employment, state bureau of automotive repair, and funding agencies have worked together to implement and maintain this training program. This six hundred hour course incorporates classroom instruction in a state of the art facility, application of skills automotive repair facilities, and the use of an automotive technical support company to validate skills demonstrated on assignments by using a call back system which connects the students with an on line technician who evaluates the students' performance on practical application assignments.

In repeated surveys, technicians and shop owners tell us their greatest needs are training and information. Clearly, the Clean Air Act is planned to help to satisfy these needs. One major problem is access, how do I find the information I need? Where can I get the training I need? Vehicle maintenance depends on the total industry service capabilities, to include OEM dealers, aftermarket independents, fleet service, mass marketers. The latter accomplish the greater proportion of service, normally four times the amount of service as new-car dealers. In the interest of long-term customer satisfaction and its effect on new vehicle sales, OE manufacturers and their dealers have a compelling interest in proper vehicle maintenance by the total industry.