COLLISION REPAIR & REFINISH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. The minimum program requirements are identical for initial certification and for recertification.

2. A program may receive certification in:

1. Painting and Refinishing (only)
2. Structural Analysis and Damage Repair
   PLUS at least two of the following areas:
• Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair
• Mechanical and Electrical Components
• Plastics and Adhesives
• Painting and Refinishing
3. All five collision repair and refinish areas

3. A program providing instruction in all of the collision repair and refinish areas must have a minimum total of 1,110 hours of combined laboratory/shop (co-op) and classroom instruction. Tasks related to the five collision repair and refinish areas may be taught at different times during the course of study. Therefore, the hours for an individual area would be the sum total of all the hours of instruction related to the tasks. Individual areas must have the following minimum hours:

a.	Structural Analysis and Damage Repair	260*
b.	Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair	240*
c.	Mechanical and Electrical Components	240
d.	Plastics and Adhesives	30
e.	Painting and Refinishing	340
	TOTAL HOURS	1,110

* One hundred (100) hours of GMAW (Mig) Welding is required for certification. It may be included either in Structural Analysis and Damage Repair or in Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair. The 100 hour requirement is included above in the hours shown for Structural Analysis and Damage Repair. The 100 hour requirement may be met by offering GMAW (Mig) Welding in Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair. This option would reduce the hours required in Structural Analysis and Damage Repair to 160 and increase the hours required in Non-Structural Analysis and Damage Repair to 340. This will not affect the total hour requirement of 1,110 hours for all five areas.

4. The average rating on each of Standards 6, 7, 8, and 9 must be at least a four on a five- point scale. The program will not be approved for an on-site evaluation if the average is less than 4 on any of those standards. The program should make improvements before submitting the application to NATEF for review. A program will be denied certification if the on-site evaluation team average on Standards 6, 7, 8, or 9 is less than four.

5. A program may not be approved for an on-site evaluation if the average rating on Standards 1 - 5 and 10 is less than a four on the five-point scale. A program may be denied certification if the on-site evaluation team average on Standards 1 - 5 and 10 is less than four. Approval for on-site evaluation or certification will be made by NATEF, based on the number of standards rated at 4 or 5 as well as the individual rating on any standard rated below 4.

6. All instructors must hold current ASE certification in the collision repair and refinish area(s) they are teaching.

7. The program Advisory Committee must conduct at least two working meetings a year and have a minimum of 5 people on the committee. Minutes of the meetings must be provided for review by the on-site evaluation team.

8. The NATEF Standards recognize that program content requirements vary by program type and by regional employment needs. Therefore, flexibility has been built into the NATEF task list by assigning each task a priority type. Items on the Task List are broken down into two categories, High Priority - Individual (HP-I) and High Priority-Group (HP-G). HP-I is defined as a task where students must be able to demonstrate hands-on competency to the instructor on an individual basis. HP-G is defined as a task that can be taught through the use of video, demonstration, team training, etc., and where students should be tested on the information presented, but are not required to demonstrate hands-on competency on an individual basis. The following guidelines must be followed:

95% of HP-I items must be taught in the curriculum 90% of HP-G items must be taught in the curriculum

9. A program that does not meet the minimum hour requirements may be eligible for certification if both of the following conditions are met in the program areas requesting certification:

1. show evidence that all graduates from the previous academic year have taken the ASE certification examination, and
2. show documentation that 75% of those graduates passed the ASE certification tests.

10. The concern for safety is paramount to the learning environment. Each program area has the following safety requirement preceding all related tasks:

11. Comply with personal and environmental safety practices associated with clothing; respiratory protection, eye protection; hand tools; power equipment; proper ventilation; and the handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals/materials in accordance with local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.

12. In 1998 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new rule on respiratory protection. The Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Title 29 Labor, Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment requires employers to establish and maintain a respiratory protection program. Since the health and safety of students is a primary concern, all collision programs that seek ASE certification must submit a letter from the Program Administrator with the Application for Certification or Recertification that indicates that the school is aware of this rule and to the extent required by law is in compliance with the rule with respect to the students enrolled in the Collision Repair and Refinish Program.