INFORMATION ABOUT EVALUATION TEAM LEADERS (ETLs)

Evaluation Team Leaders (ETLs) are educators who have been trained by NATEF to lead the on-site evaluation. The ETL will be assigned by the NATEF office once a program has been approved for an on-site evaluation. Every effort will be made to assign an ETL located closest to the school to reduce the cost for the evaluation. Two additional team members, selected by the program and approved by the ETL, are required for a CNG/LPG program on-site evaluation. (See the following page for additional information about team members.)

Persons selected as ETLs must:

1. have a minimum of six years of combined experience as an automobile technician and automobile instructor (at least three years experience as an automobile technician is required)
2. a B.A. or B.S. in Education from a college or university recognized for teacher training by the state, and
3. ASE certification in all automobile areas (certified master automobile technician) and F-1.

Or, if a state employs CNG/LPG instructors without the preceding requirements, the following qualifications apply:

1. six years experience as an automotive technician - with one of those years including experience with LPG and/or CNG,
2. four years automotive teaching experience at the secondary or post-secondary level,
3. ASE certification in all automobile areas (certified master automobile technician) and F-1.

ETL training is valid for two years. However, automatic two-year renewal is granted every time an ETL conducts an on-site evaluation. ETLs are required to attend additional training sessions if they have not conducted an on-site evaluation in two years. This additional training is required even if the individual holds current ASE certification.

Anyone interested in becoming an Evaluation Team Leader should contact the NATEF office at (703) 713-0100 or their State Trade & Industry Supervisor for more details