TRASPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION 
                    AND LOGISTICS 
                              
             Pierre Howard and Richard 
               Antongeorgi, Instructors 
                                                        
                                                        
        INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS                         
               Automotive Technician (ASE)             
               Automotive Technician                   
                Advanced                                
               Automotive Technician Core              
               Automotive Technician                   
                                                        
                Standard                                
               Customer Service                        
               National Automotive Student             
                Skills Standards                        
               National Career Readiness              PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 
               Workplace Readiness Skills for the 
                Commonwealth                           This two-year course utilizes a cluster approach that allows students and 
                                                       opportunity to gain experience in each of the automotive servicing areas.  The 
        POSSIBLE CAREER PATHWAYS                       students will learn how to make minor repairs, to tune-up engines, to change 
               Auto Mechanic                          and balance tires, to install shock absorbers, to do oil changing, to do chassis 
               Transmission Mechanic                  lubrication, and to perform routine maintenance procedures.  Electrical 
               Auto Repair Estimator                  systems and components of the cooling system also studied.  Students also 
                                                       receive instruction in cost estimation and in following technical specifications, 
               Brake Mechanic                         automotive schematics and diagrams.  At the conclusion of this course, 
               Tire Specialist                        students will be knowledgeable of the various automotive servicing areas and 
               Tune-up Specialist                     employable in this industry.  Interdisciplinary skills are the cornerstone for 
               Auto Mechanic Helper                   quality, high paying automotive occupations of the future.  This course is 
                                                       designed to build these skills. 
                                                         
         COLLEGE AND CAREER                            PROGRAM CONTENTS/SKILLS 
        OPPORTUNITIES                                    
                                                         ENGINE REPAIR                            ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC 
               Universal Technical Institute                  General                           SYSTEMS  
                www.uti.edu/                                   Lubrication and Cooling                  General  
               WyoTech www.wyotech.edu/                        Systems                                  Battery Service 
               Know How Virginia                                                                        Starting, Charging and 
                                                        AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND                        Lighting Systems 
                www.knowhowvirginia.org/                TRANSAXLE  
               Tidewater Community College                    General                           HEATING AND AIR 
                www.tcc.edu/                                   In-Vehicle                        CONDITIONING  
               College Board                                   Transmission/Transaxle                   General  
                www.collegeboard.com/                   MANUAL DRIVE TRAIN AND AXLES                     Refrigeration System 
               Virginia Career View                           General                                   Components  
                www.vaview.vt.edu/                             Clutch                                   Heating, Ventilation, and 
                                                               Differential Case Assembly                Engine Cooling Systems  
        STARTING SALARY                                        Drive Axles                       ENGINE PERFORMANCE  
        $36,200 -  $40,160                                                                               General 
        Earning may vary by specialty                   SUSPENSION AND STEERING                          Fuel, Air Induction, and 
                                                        SYSTEMS                                           Exhaust Systems  
        Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department            General 
        of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,               Related Suspension and            REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL 
        2016-17 Edition, Automotive Service                     Steering Service                  TASKS  
        Technicians and Mechanics, on the Internet             Wheels and Tires                         Shop and Personal Safety  
        at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-         BRAKES                                           Tools and Equipment  
        maintenance-and-repair/automotive-                     General                                  Preparing Vehicle for 
        service-technicians-and-mechanics.htm                  Hydraulic System-                         Service  
                                                               Drum Brakes-                             Preparing Vehicle for 
                                                                                                          Customer  
          This automotive program is NATEF                     Disc Brakes 
                                                                                                   
                      Accredited                               Miscellaneous (Wheel 
                              
                                                                Bearings, Parking Brakes, 
        **The Auto Mechanics course participates                Electrical, Etc.)  
           in the SkillsUSA co-curricular club.           
                                                          
                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION contact (757) 892-3300 or schools.nps.k12.va.us/ntc