High School Auto Instructors from across NH attend NHADA’s training The NHADA Foundation, in partnership with Nashua Community College, hosted the annual CTE Instructor Training Conference this month. The event provided the high school instructors with 15 hours toward their required ASE training. There were 24 instructors in attendance from schools across NH. This event supports the goals of the NHADA Foundation in building the workforce pipeline through the education and training of future technicians. The need for qualified technicians in the automotive industry is at an all-time high. With the rapidly evolving technology in this field, the new crop of technicians coming through the pipeline needs to be knowledgeable about traditional auto mechanics and also be willing to learn about the new technology. Finding ways to balance this will be essential to the success and growth of the industry. With that in mind, quite a few of the training topics focused on advancing technologies. Instructors received training from State Inspector Jeff Charette and Trooper First Class Fagan on the State Inspection process and updates. Many schools have their own state inspection licenses, and students learn the multi-point inspection as part of their education and perform inspections on live customer cars. Staying up-to-date on changes is essential to this process. Snap-On representative Cory Nelson also held training on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and thermodynamics and the evolving technology in the tool field. On Day Two of the training, Timothy Kosnar and Sean Markell from Mazda North American Operations performed demonstrations on new vehicle technology KATE AMROL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR D R I V E 6
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