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Today, shop owners and their employees are constantly challenged to succeed in an ever-changing business environment and to stay current with the advancements of automotive technology. In pursuit of fulfilling the Automotive Service Association vision statement - "ASA is the premier resource for information and education" - ASA is excited to introduce the Keep Educating Yourself and Staff (KEYS) education and training initiative. The delivery of management education and technical training through the KEYS program will afford automotive professionals more opportunities to further their education. KEYS will offer automotive professionals solutions to the many challenges they face each day.
Through an ongoing series of regional training events, the KEYS program will offer today's repair shops a package of education and training for the entire business to embrace. The KEYS regional training events are scheduled over a weekend. The weekend format will start with an AMI-approved management seminar on Friday afternoon and continue with management and technical sessions presented all day Saturday and Sunday morning.
The KEYS initiative will support our industry beyond the obvious benefits of improved business management and acquiring new technical skills and knowledge. In addition, the KEYS program will serve as the catalyst to establish an ASA scholarship program. Funded by the KEYS education events, the Keep Educating Youth (KEY) scholarship program will assist tomorrow's technicians with their education. Students enrolled in automotive service or collision technology programs will be eligible to apply for a KEY scholarship after working as an intern in an ASA member shop. Currently, the KEY scholarship program is under development. Watch this Web site for more details as they become available.
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