A sign is provided to the participating schools for their facilities. Use of the logo will be granted exclusively to TechSmart schools for use on their promotional material. A new Instructor School format was developed, and the first A.D.S. TechSmart Instructors School was held for the participating TechSmart members at Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin, July24-28, 1995. Manufacturer Members are encouraged to admit TechSmart school instructors into their factory training classes. A jobs partnership program is also promoted to the A.D.S. membership.
Instructors are willing to work within member shops to gain additional exposure to our industry.
Development of this program took place in 1995, and was implemented in the summer of 1996. Continuing Education On-engine training seminars are offered to A.D.S. Members in the summer, and hosted by TechSmart Program schools. These seminars give the current technicians the opportunity to work with popular applications in fuel injection pump, injector, and turbocharger removal, reinstallation and timing. Troubleshooting basics are also covered. Mrs. Ortner was the widow of Henry Ortner Jr., the first A.D.S. Technical Director.