From time to time, I've used this space to encourage readers to think of ways to leverage both fundamental and advanced knowledge from the educational and technical training systems of the automotive and light vehicle service segment. Briefly the rationale for this thinking proceeds along two lines: 1. The medium-/heavy-vehicle career and technical education system is not as large or robust as its light-duty counterpart, which makes it less capable of meeting the entry labor needs of looming technician shortages. 2. Much of the advanced vehicle technology, such as onboard diagnostics II (OBDII), has been in place in the light-duty segment for over a decade. What lessons can we learn from that experience?
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