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Fact Sheet:
Automotive Service Excellence Program from National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (Collision Repair & Refinish Test Series) / Preparation can be obtained in the appropriate course sequence in Trade and Industrial Education.
Credentialing Program / Collision Repair and Refinishing Technician Examinations
Automotive Service Excellence Program (ASE)
Industry Certifications / *Collision Repair & Refinish Test Series:
·  Painting and Refinishing
·  Non-structural Analysis & Damage Repair
·  Structural Analysis & Damage Repair
·  Electrical/Mechanical Components
*Passing one ASE exam of the four listed above is required for student-selected verified credit eligibility. Full ASE certification can only be achieved after completion of ASE required work experience, but is not required for Virginia student-selected verified credit eligibility.
Cost / Exams: $24.00 per test
Registration Fee: $29.00 per session
Testing Procedure / All tests are administered and scored by ACT, a non-profit corporation engaged in test development and administration, and in education and vocational research. ASE tests are given several times each year at designated testing centers. Registration is required before a specific deadline, and before tests can be administered.
A registration form can be obtained from the current “ASE Certification Test Registration Booklet.” The form can be completed and mailed with appropriate fees to ASE/ACT, P.O. Box 4007, Iowa City, IA 52243. Registration can also be made by telephone or completed online (see page 15 of registration booklet and/or the section: “Ordering Information.”)
Anyone may take the regular ASE certification tests as long as registered by the deadline with payment of proper fees. ASE certification, after passing one or more tests, is only awarded after two years of on-the-job experience.
Ordering Information / Order current “ASE Certification Test Registration Booklet” from:
ASE/ACT
P.O. Box 4007
Iowa City, IA 52243
Or
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
101 Blue Seal Drive, S.E. Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-669-6600
www.ase.com
Or
Registration can be made via telephone at 1-877-564-8661 (toll-free).
Online registration can be made via www.ase.com.
Issuing Entity Web Site for Additional Information / www.ase.com
Instructional Materials / Individual school divisions choose curriculum that may target an industry certification. A number of Virginia Automotive Body Technology programs utilize the “I-CAR Enhanced Delivery” curriculum. I-CAR indicates that its comprehensive collision repair curriculum meets or exceeds all of the NATEF tasks that can lead to ASE certification in the collision repair and refinishing area. Programs using any specific curricular approach normally target one or more of the ASE Collision Repair & Refinish Test Series examinations to provide students with both student-selected verified credit eligibility and enhanced job market value. See (www.i-car.com).
Certification Board of Education Approved / Student-selected Verified Credit, CTE Diploma Seal
CTE Course Correlation / See Section 7, Trade and Industrial Education, of “CTE Administrative Planning Guide 2005-2006.”
(http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/apg/

Issuing Entity Contact

/ National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
101 Blue Seal Drive, S.E. Suite 101
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-669-6600
www.ase.com
ASE Help Desk Test Administration
(319-337-1510)
DOE Contact for CTE Curriculum Area / Jason Clark
Specialist for Trade and Industrial Education
804-225-2828

DOE Contact for Credentialing: / Gordon Creasy
Specialist for Industry Certification and Licensure
804-225-2057