Last week our students helped out the West Chester Meineke.  Meineke offered free oil changes to all Veterans on Veterans day!  The students returned to class happy and humbled.  Thanks to all of our Veterans!

In March 2015, we received our NATEF Accreditation! Fewer than 3,000 schools in the country qualify for NATEF Accreditation. What does this mean for our students? Our Automotive Technician Training Program meets or exceeds the Standards set by the Automotive Industry. This accreditation is reviewed every two and a half years and renewed every five years. The logo says it all – NATEF Accreditation is the key to opening doors for our students to succeed in their automotive careers!

Ben Starcheski graduated on June 12, 2015 and started full time employment at Faulkner Buick/GMC of West Chester the very next day. Ben had been working part-time in the mornings at Faulkner’s a few weeks after he started his Program with TATI. He is the best example of how we envision our Program to work. Maintenance and Light Repair, Safety Inspection, Emission Inspection, Brakes, Steering and Suspension, etc… with every task he learned and performed his salary increased as his ability to do more increased. Ben applied himself in every area of automotive service; soft skills, attitude and perseverance and even received his first ASE Certification in Brakes. We are proud of you Ben. Best of everything as you start your automotive career.

We are happy to announce that Brett Compton is now working at Stillman Volvo. Brett came to us when he realized that his life’s passion was cars, learning how they work and how to fix them when they didn’t. Brett was our “non-traditional” student. He did not attend a vocational technical high school but came to us after some college. In our Technician Training Program he quickly learned the skills he needed to secure part time work at MacLaren while he was going to school and now he is full time at Stillman Volvo. Congratulations Brett! Stillman Volvo, who just underwent a complete remodel, the facility looks magnificant! Best of luck and continued success to Brett and Stillman.

Congratulations on your graduation!!!
We look forward to following your
career in the automotive industry.
The time flew by – with no previous training –
you applied yourself to the tasks at hand and
gained skills necessary to start your future!
All the best to you!

Your first impression of our student Brett Compton might be that he is quiet or shy. There was nothing quiet or shy about the way he supported the walkers in the Susan B. Komen 3 Day, 60 mile walk. Brett decorated his truck with a bunch of #60s and encouraged the walkers to cross the number off as they completed the 60 miles. He drove around the course encouraging the walkers to keep going. They saw him so much they affectionately, called him the “Walker Stalker”. Thanks for showing your support, Brett and reminding us that cancer effects all of us!

60 miles

Technician A says, “Turn up the radio”.
Technician B says, “Brake rotors are below discard!”

Automotive Training Program Starts
July 7, 2014

Class size is limited so save your seat now. Enroll online or give
us a call: 610 420 0879. Stop in during our Open House or make an
appointment to learn what makes us different!

Torchiana Automotive Training Institute (TATI) was launched in spring 2013 by Joe Torchiana, former owner of One Stop Tire & Automotive. TATI offers two forms of training:

1.) Automotive Technician Training Program: by successfully completing the program (July thru June of following year), students will receive a diploma and are prepared to take the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification exams.