BOWIE, Md. – The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will host its next Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Advanced Instructor training Aug. 16-19 in Seattle.
This is the only time in 2022 that the ATS Advanced Instructor class will be held in the Pacific Northwest, TIA said.
Certified ATS is a 300-level and 400-level certification program that provides in-depth and comprehensive instruction on the recommended procedures for servicing passenger and light truck tires.
Those who successfully pass the four-day class will be certified as Advanced ATS Instructors, allowing them to certify ATS instructors and technicians in the field.
The class consists of 15 modules ranging from raising the vehicle, to tire and wheel assembly removal, to the relationship between torque and clamping force, to the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) relearn procedures on domestic and import vehicles.
It also includes an exclusive module on Tire Conditions Analysis that uses images from TIA's Passenger and Light Truck Tire Conditions Manual to educate technicians on the most likely reasons for common irregular treadwear patterns.
ATS instructor certification includes a TIA ATS manual, TIA Certified ATS instructor certificate and 13 TIA-certified ATS instructor uniform patches.
Certification is valid for two years, at which time instructors will receive notification from TIA that it is time to recertify. The recertification exam is available online within the window of availability.
Course tuition is $950, which does not include hotel accommodations.
Additional Certified ATS Advanced Instructor classes will be held:
- Oct. 18 - 21 in Louisville, Ky.
- Nov. 15 - 18 in Baltimore
- Dec. 6 - 9 in Charlotte, N.C.
For more information and to register, visit "training" on the TIA website, www.tireindustry.org. Contact Christine Hoogenboom at [email protected] with questions.
