Now that is an overstatement, right?
Well think about that again, AECS has been going since 2000, with leading up to that three years of delivering training in Africa, the Middle East and all over Europe.
I must say that out of all countries I worked in, I like NZ the best.
We have a good number of international visitors attending our trainings each year.
To stand up in this industry for more than 20 years, all without any government funding, you will have to bring the goods. No one will take time off to attend training which is below par, and you certainly will not get repeat business if the material presented is not current or applicable.
In the non-Covid years we had more than 700 trainees per year, if this year continues without any lockdowns we should by easily exceed that number, there is a lot of demand for AECS training. No, this is not grand standing.
After the EMS1-4 in Auckland
20th to 21st July ‘22 – Justin remarked:
“Very fine technical details you
won’t get anywhere else. A must-learn
for every EV technician.”
What is the value of training?
This varies for every attendee, but in general we can lift a few motivations out:
1) No guessing and a comfortable feeling that you know what you are doing during fault finding.
2) Learning how to interpret signals and live data values with top-class tools. Diagnose electronic and mechanical faults the easy way, in some cases without even touching a spanner.
3) Retention, diagnosing can be very satisfying, if it’s done correctly and with knowledge it ‘hits the spot’ in most technical people. Nothing is more satisfying than getting to a resolution of a complex fault the first time with 100 percent certainty.
Who does not want to be in a job with that level of skill satisfaction? See if laying a drain pipe or fitting gib board in a house gets you close to that feeling…
4) Efficiency. Being competent and confident has always generated generous income in workshops, certainly with the poor economic outlook we are facing. Automotive repair has always done well in uncertain times.
5) Adapting in the fast pace of changing automotive technology is a must. Adapting is easy through attending AECS training seminars.
After the AED 13th July ‘22 – Aidan remarked:
“Hamish is an excellent tutor, extremely helpful and knowledgeable.”
CAN Data bus training
So, let’s talk about CAN data bus training, for example.
This training was developed about seven years ago and has been upgraded several times. You learn about what to look at first, a quick and easy way to get an overall impression. We teach how to actually measure, and how to hook up to the wires. How to select the correct preset in the scope, all very low level simple stuff.
We also teach how to interpret the data you get from the CAN analyser in the scope, and what it all means from a diagnostic perspective. Medium level stuff.
The best and the last is how to find faults, for example how do you determine a control unit is not talking on the bus, or if its messages are not going past the boot mode. Nice top level stuff.
All that in just one very full, but enjoyable technical day.
After the EMS1-4 Auckland 20th to 21st July ‘22 – Bennie remarked:
“The trainer (Herbert) is very knowledgeable on the subject and
very direct about what is required to succeed in this field of work.”
YES!
Back in 2003 a group of ATS diagnostic scope users formed the YES (Your Electronic Specialist) association. This not for profit organization has been going very strong since its very first humble beginnings.
Below is a picture of the latest training we did at Hampton Downs. We hold a yearly high level workshop with members from throughout the country and Australia, which is always very well attended.
The age of these prime money makers varies from 22 to 64 years old and vary from employees to owners of multiple business.
It amazes me each year that this group of like minded people travel vast distances to attend the meeting and training with verve and enthusiasm. The training selected is always modified to cater for this top layer of diagnosticians. Also, for them the training needs to be satisfying and aid in efficiency. A number of the 60+ member workshops are still from the very first days. Most have become good friends. Even though on the Hampton track there was not a lot of friendship displayed, it was weirdly more trophy orientated.
After the DMS1-4 Hamilton 11th to 12th August ‘22 –
Mark remarked that of most value to him was:
“SCR+DPF operation knowledge
gained. It has changed my mindset
towards these items.”
And Mike remarked that:
“Real world examples at the end of the DMS 1-4” was of most value to him.
The whole team from AECS (Cunie, Hamish, Jade, Louise, Jade, Lisandro and Herbert) are incredible proud to be part of the YES association. During the seminars held we all played our role in assisting the YES members, like a well-oiled machine.
The slogan “Making diagnostics easy” we have made our AECS mission statement, even though we know it is never one thing only. Diagnostics is only valuable in your workshop if you approach it properly, the right equipment, the right training, and the right technical support.
We were privileged just a few weeks ago to read a shocking email send to a person asking us for technical assistance, even though he never bought equipment nor training from us. The email went like this (printed is verbatim):
“To maximise the full potential of your Pxxx scope I giving here a few useful recommendations/links.
Here is a link to nine essential videos which are perfect to start with: (link withheld). Also see attached is invoice for training sessions.
See you tomorrow at 8:30am. (person’s details withheld) Auckland, New Zealand.”
No need to say that the person who called us felt they wasted their money, but he has parted with his money, and for some outfits and one-man bands, that is all what matters.
Hard yards
We at AECS know what the hard yards are, we have worked very hard to make our own material, resulting in some very high-quality training, which we deliver throughout the country.
We are also proud to say that our training is recognised by the NZDF, Toyota NZ, MITO and some other very high level and large organisations.
The customer feedback and repeat business gives the AECS team the job satisfaction we need, just like how the team in your workshop needs job satisfaction to stick around.
AECS, training since 2001.
