To help vocational educators recruit, mentor, and train tomorrow’s technicians, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) offers certification for technician training programs.
The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) was established in 1983 as an independent, non-profit organization with one mission – To evaluate technician training programs against standards developed by the automotive industry and recommend qualifying programs for certification (accreditation) by ASE, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.