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Gearbox
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/21/2019 : 4:47:58 PM
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Who has school bus certs and does your employer pay for the testing and are you rewarded for having passed the certs.
Deadline to sign up for summer testing is the end of the month.
Thanks for your input
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valleybusman
Top Member
USA
800 Posts |
Posted - 06/21/2019 : 10:05:17 PM
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| Does not req. ASE and won't pay more |
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baptistbusman1
Senior Member
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - 06/22/2019 : 2:42:31 PM
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We had a mechanic that worked for our company that was ASE certified. When he left we found buses that hadn't had the air filters changed in 100,000 miles. Brake rotors torn up where he didn't change brake pads, and then just threw new pads on with a rotor torn to pieces. Brand new buses with 15,000 miles that didn't have one oil change. Purple and green antifreeze mixed. Dry rotted tires. The moron was even to lazy to buy new washers, he would take a piece of 1/8 inch steel bar, cut it with the chop saw and drill a hole in it to make a washer.
It disgusts me when I see districts requiring ASE certifications. How about just not hiring idiots? I think the people hiring should have to have some sort of certification.... |
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Bluenozer
Top Member
Canada
644 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2019 : 05:30:00 AM
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| Sounds like it wouldn't matter what certs. that guy had he would still suck |
OEM trained in wiring and all engine platforms for over 20 years
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RonF
Top Member
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Posted - 06/24/2019 : 07:42:12 AM
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| My district does not require it, however will reward you in pay for it. About 8,000 more a year for it. They will not pay for the tested, but for $210 for all it, I'll pay that. |
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td083
Senior Member
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Posted - 06/24/2019 : 08:22:57 AM
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Originally posted by baptistbusman1
We had a mechanic that worked for our company that was ASE certified. When he left we found buses that hadn't had the air filters changed in 100,000 miles. Brake rotors torn up where he didn't change brake pads, and then just threw new pads on with a rotor torn to pieces. Brand new buses with 15,000 miles that didn't have one oil change. Purple and green antifreeze mixed. Dry rotted tires. The moron was even to lazy to buy new washers, he would take a piece of 1/8 inch steel bar, cut it with the chop saw and drill a hole in it to make a washer.
It disgusts me when I see districts requiring ASE certifications. How about just not hiring idiots? I think the people hiring should have to have some sort of certification....
The county i work for gives bonuses for certs along with higher starting salary i understand with certs you can get idiots from all over but for us its more for our customers and to make our department look good to the agencies we serve in the county and the public image of our dept. I think folks get it backwards thinking certs weed out all the bad mechanics or that theyre even meant to . This goes hand in hand with every trade when you have journeyman or master electricians or hvac i cant imagine all the masters in these fields are awesome in their trade im sure some are down right ignorant as they come but to then say these certifications are pointless i disagree customers feel much better highering a master in a field who also gets the job done correctly .
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scot1337
Senior Member
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Posted - 06/24/2019 : 09:24:15 AM
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| I worked for a district that would pay for you to get your ASE certs but would not bump up your pay. It wasn't required to get them either. We all figured that if they pay for it, might as well get it. |
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dferrell
Senior Member
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Posted - 06/25/2019 : 11:09:12 AM
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No requirements or any pay incentive for me to get certified.
My own observation from other local shops is that those certifications mean nothing when it comes down to their actual ability to do the job. All it means is that they passed a test. |
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ASE School Bus Certs
