TIA presents lineup of seminars for auto and commercial tire service training programs

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Educational opportunities abound for tire dealers as the Tire Industry Association (TIA) has released this year’s winter/spring schedule for its Automotive Tire Service (ATS) and Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Certified Instructor programs.

Completing the coursework results in Certified Instructor status, which qualifies you to conduct Certified Technician courses for your employees, according to Roy Littlefield, the TIA’s executive vice president.

The ATS program combines in-depth classroom instruction with comprehensive, hands-on education, he says. Students who successfully complete the program are prepared to return to their companies and impart that knowledge to their fellow employees by conducting in-house Certified ATS Technician or Instructor classes.

The CTS program utilizes classroom instruction with hands-on learning and meets the requirements laid out by OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.177. Students who successfully complete the CTS Instructor program are qualified to certify technicians in the field.

“The TIA CTS and ATS Instructor Programs continue to prove that there is a great demand for training in the industry,” Littlefield points out. “We’re excited to see the number of ATS and CTS trained technicians and instructors continue to grow and the industry recognizing the investment training and education can be.”

The scheduled dates for the winter/spring lineup are:

Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Classes

Baltimore
3-day; May 5-7
4-day; May 5-8

Denver
3-day; May 5-7
4-day; May 5-8

Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Instructor Classes

Denver
3-day; March 11-13
4-day; March 10-13

Baltimore
3-day; March 25-27
4-day; March 24-27

For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org.