Posts by Murray Voth

Murray Voth

13 posts

Why Is Making a Change So Difficult?

Life and business are always changing. In spite of this, as humans we always resist change. I am sure all of you have tried to bring…

September 11, 2018

Using Labour Guides

A very useful tool for calculating how long a job takes and what to charge for it. A service advisor creates a customer estimate using a labour…

July 31, 2018

Call the Play

I don’t take much time to watch sports. But when I do watch a sporting event on TV, I tend to focus on the coaching. As…

June 5, 2018

Profitability: We Know We Do Good Work!

Are you paid for quality repairs? A few months ago, I was invited by several clients to join a Facebook group of shop owners. The discussions…

April 17, 2018

Managing Expectations

When many of you first went into business, you were the only employee. As we all know, the minute you add a second person to a…

March 20, 2018

Do Your Job, Not Your Employee’s Job

When Columbus was exploring the oceans for new worlds, most people believed the world was flat. If you sailed too far, it was thought that you…

February 6, 2018

Phone Estimates? An Old Problem Resurfaces

A customer called for a car repair estimate. This was when we still ordered all our parts by phone years ago. I wrote down all the…

November 14, 2017

You Need to Plan Ahead: Looking After the Patient Well

After 28 years I have lost my family doctor to retirement. The benefit of going to one doctor for all that time is that all my…

October 10, 2017

Is All Your Time Billed?: Tick Tock

AIA Canada reported that in 2015, the average billed time per technician in the independent automotive sector was 4.4 hours of an eight hour day. This…

July 18, 2017

Efficient Scheduling : Time – Sell It Before It Expires

All other trades and professions bill for every minute they work, including driving to and from their customer if that’s required. Our business has evolved differently…

June 6, 2017

december

31dec7:00 am5:00 pmASE Fall Testing Registration Open

Event Details

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence’s (ASE) fall registration period for ASE testing and recertification is now open. Those registering by the Dec. 31 deadline will have 90 days to schedule an appointment to take their selected ASE tests.

ASE offers three test-taking options. In-person testing is available for all tests and is held throughout the year on days, nights and weekends at more than 450 secured, proctored Prometric test centers. The ASE renewal app for recertification is available to those with unexpired automobile certifications (A1-A9). ASE also offers ProProctor remote testing as an online recertification solution for all ASE recertifications tests, excluding L1 and L2 tests.

To register and choose an available option to take selected ASE certification tests, visit ASE.com by Dec. 31, click on register and sign in. Once logged in, users can click on “orders” and then “store” where they can locale the tests they want to take, add those tests to the cart, check out and then registration is complete. For assistance from ASE customer service, call 800-390-6789.