LEESBURG, Va. — The ASE Education Foundation will host its sixth annual Instructor Training Conference July 22-25 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Frisco, Texas.
The conference will offer more than 60 technical sessions providing more than 100 hours of available training. Tracks will be available for automotive, collision repair and medium/heavy truck instructors. Session presenters will represent more than 35 organizations involved in all aspects of the automotive industry, including 10 OE manufacturers, the association said.
Michael Brustein, partner at Brustein & Manasevit P.L.C. will present the keynote address, discussing new features of the latest version of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V).
Onsite ASE certification testing also will be available during the conference.
"We aim to provide the best mix of professional development and technical training possible for instructors," Mike Coley, president of the ASE Education Foundation, said.
"Thanks to our ASE Education Foundation partners, our conference sponsors and our technical presenters, conference participants will benefit from a great week of networking and learning!"
Conference registration is open at ASEeducationfoundation.org/events.
The ASE Education Foundation said it works with more than 2,300 automotive technology training programs and more than 50,000 students nationally to provide the transportation industry a viable workforce through standards and credentials for institutions, organizations and individuals.
The Foundation also offers career development and workplace exposure by creating relationships and partnerships with employers.