The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, or ASE, the ASE Education Foundation, and WrenchWay have partnered to promote School Assist as an industry solution connecting vehicle service employers and schools in finding classroom resources and creating a workforce pipeline of the future of the transportation industry.
WrenchWay, an online community dedicated to promoting and improving technician careers, created School Assist to make it easier for high schools and post-secondary schools to work with the industry. Schools can use WrenchWay to make requests for guest speakers, shop tours, tool donations, internships and more. Shops, dealerships and others can scroll through the requests, connect with schools, and start a relationship that will build their future workforces from students enrolled in the programs. School Assist also allows industry members to post available resources for educators, enabling schools to reach out on the platform and collaborate on opportunities to benefit students and potential employers.
The School Assist platform currently has over 1,100 participating schools across the country. Through the partnership, the ASE Education Foundation will invite its 2,000 ASE accredited training programs to join the platform for free.
Currently, 1,000 shops and dealerships have access to School Assist through WrenchWay’s Top Shop membership program. As part of the ASE partnership, a new lower-cost option will be available to dealerships, shops and other industry partners that want to connect with schools through School Assist but don't need the full WrenchWay Top Shop program.
ASE and WrenchWay will work together to continue growing School Assist as a solution for both schools and industry partners. That includes joint marketing efforts and collaborative product development.
"At ASE, we recognize the critical importance of connecting schools with the transportation industry to ensure the next generation of service professionals are well-prepared for the workforce,” said ASE President and CEO Dave Johnson. “Our partnership with WrenchWay, utilizing School Assist, allows us to super-charge those connections previously enabled by our Adopt-A-School program. It provides schools with the tools and resources they need in one centralized platform. This partnership underscores our commitment to solving the technician shortage by bringing industry and education together to create local solutions for a national problem.”
For more information and to sign up, visit WrenchWay or ASE's Adopt a School.
