I am looking for a link to find what all classes are required to become a Master certified Honda technician. Can you send me a link? bcastleberry@astech.com.

Thank you,
Brian Castleberry
www.astech.com

 

There is no link.

100% module completion. Both online and in the training center.


In other words, if you are not an employee of American Honda,you cannot become certified by them.


(Odd, given your company profile, that you have to come to a public forum for this information. Do you people not have industry resources?)

 

Hi thanks for the reply. What I am doing is comparing ASE to OEM certification so as to try to be fair on compensation. Every OEM has their own training progression and I am just looking for a chart or list of all classes required to become Master Certified.
we do have some OEM relationships like Chrysler and Hyundai that are good and some others that we are still working on, Honda being one of them. I will be hiring somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 techs to sit behind a desk and recalibrate/clear codes on vehicles that are in collision centers so I really want to level the playing field when it comes to certifications.
You should check out some of our YouTube videos. Search “AsTech”.
Thanks

 

Im well aware of who you guys are what you are trying to accomplish.

The biggest difference between the master cert status are simply product familiarity. Honda techs know Honda products,intimately. Whereas general techs(like myself) have to be proficient in ALL of the vehicles they work on. IMO general techs are much more capable and adaptable to different systems. Ive reflashed,programmed, and coded several hundred modules over the last 2 decades, utilizing various OEM scan tools and websites. I was a dealer tech for the first 7 years of my career and became bored with the repetitive nature of working in a dealership.


Good luck finding Master techs of any kind. They are a dying breed, as the younger generation simply does not have both the technical AND mechanical prowess to be the real deal.....

 

You’re right about the younger generation, they have no interest in working on cars!
curious how you heard about us?

 

Do you want them to do diagnostics, or just programming? You don't need actual techs to program vehicles, and clear codes. It's too easy. That's the stuff I outsource. So little of it needs to be done, I don't see the point in all the equipment unless you are mobile. L1 techs make way more money doing actual work. You might as well train computer nitwitz, or those kids that spend a gunload on an auto education that do their best sucking on a tailpipe. There are tons of those. So glad I don't work for anyone anymore. Now I don't have to take pills, smoke weed, or shoot myself.

Certifications look good on paper, that's about it. Try not to look at it as an industry standard. It really is not. It sells because people believes it means something. I did it for bonuses, and extra pay. That was my ONLY incentive.

Ase master auto, advanced level specialist, undercar specialist, master engine machinist (expired, no longer testing) bosch electrical certified, bla bla bla. I will stop boring you with my certifications now.

 

I just looked at your website. Looks like you fix cars over the phone. Have an idiot look at identifix articles for people. Those people claim to be smart too. Supplying parts hangers with information the world over. The new industry standard. The actual technicians end up figuring out most of the stuff, and posting the fixes for the smart people on identifix anyways. Interesting racquet. Cost... 200$ a month. Interesting thing about desk jockies. They need ACTIVE field experience to be effective.

 

fix cars over the phone? Shiet...I need to start charging people when they ask me car issues then.

 

Actually we are recalibrating modules in vehicles that are at collision centers, steering angle sensors, air bag modules, pass occupancy sensors, etc. Our techs use only factory scan tools, none of those out of date aftermarket scan tools. FCA came out with an official position statement regarding vehicles that have been in a collision that they must be scanned using Chrysler's WiTech device or by a company like Collision Diagnostic Services and their AsTech device. (We have dropped using the name Collision Diagnostic Services and just go by AsTech). Hyundai recently came out with a similar statement. I have looked at bringing in computer wizzes but they are no help if the car has lingering issues and needs additional diagnostics. Our customers love us. In 2/16 we did 768 scans in a month, today we are doing well over 1,000 a day with no end in sight.
Really I am just looking for a link to Honda's full training curriculum so as to be able to compare it to other OEMs if anyone has it.

Thanks

 

Actually you need to do a little more research, we are far more than that.

 

Okie dokie. I think we're good, fellas.. Let's end on a positive note, shall we?