INFORMATION ABOUT EVALUATION TEAM LEADERS (ETLs)

Evaluation Team Leaders (ETLs) are educators who have been trained by NATEF to lead the on- site evaluation. The NATEF office will assign an ETL once a program has been approved for an on-site evaluation. Every effort will be made to assign an ETL located close to the school to reduce the cost for the evaluation. Two additional team members, selected by the program and approved by the ETL, are required for a collision repair and refinish program on-site evaluation. (See the following page for additional information about team members.)

Persons selected as ETLs must:

1. have a minimum of six years of combined experience as a collision repair and refinish technician and collision repair and refinish instructor (at least three years experience as a collision repair and refinish technician is required);
2. have a B.A. or B.S. in Education from a college or university recognized for teacher training by the state; and
3. be a current ASE certified master collision repair and refinish technician (B2, B3, B4, and B5)

Or, if a state does not require collision repair and refinish instructors to have a B.A. or B.S. degree, the following qualifications will apply:

1. six years experience as a collision repair and refinish technician
2. four years collision repair and refinish teaching experience at the secondary, post- secondary or community college level
3. current ASE certified master collision repair and refinish technician (B2, B3, B4, and B5)

ETL training is valid for two years. However, automatic two-year renewal is granted each time an ETL conducts an on-site evaluation. ETLs are required to attend additional training sessions if they have not conducted an on-site evaluation in two years. This additional training is required even though the individual holds current ASE master certification.

Anyone interested in becoming an Evaluation Team Leader should contact the NATEF office at (703) 713-0100 or their state Trade & Industrial Supervisor for more details.