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Automotive Collision Repair

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FADA Certified Technician Test
The Florida Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) Certified Technician industry certification program was developed as a result of the need within the automotive industry for a trusted, reliable credential that could be used when hiring employees.  As a result, an industry-driven assessment, reflecting the skills and competencies necessary for success in the automotive career field was developed.  Whether you’re an employer who’s looking for competent and educated employees, or an individual looking to validate your knowledge and experience, the FADA Certified Technician industry certification can help you achieve that.
Certification Potential at SouthTech Academy:
  • Florida Automobile Dealer’s Association (FADA) Certified Technician


SouthTech Academy provides an opportunity for high school students to train for careers in the Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing Industries.

Click here to learn more about the Occupational Outlook
This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Automotive industry:
•  planning, management, finance
•  technical and product skills
•  underlying principles of technology
•  labor issues, community issues
•  health, safety and environmental issues, and
•  good citizenship.


The course content will include the following:
•  basic trade, refinishing, & sheet metal repair skills
•  frame and unibody squaring and aligning,
•  use of fillers, paint systems and undercoats
•  related welding skills
•  related mechanical skills
•  trim-hardware maintenance
•  glass servicing
•  and other miscellaneous repairs



WHY SETTLE FOR JUST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA?
All high school career academies are not created equal.
Imagine a  High School that offers:
  • A college-ready high school  diploma from the state of Florida
  • Thirty-two credits in a four-year program
  • Program Certificate of Completion
  • Classes that are normally 25 students or less
  • Small school atmosphere
  • Emphasis on learning rather than typical high school distractions
  • Caring, nurturing staff
  • Safe and productive learning  environment
  • A legacy of success in Career Education
  • A Career
Earning Power:
A graduate of this academy can expect to earn a competitive wage with unlimited growth potential.
Only SouthTech Academy offers these advantages and more!  Be a SouthTech Success Story.
With a twenty-eight year legacy of community service through career education, we’re not the “new kid on the block.”  Compare career academies, and you will find SouthTech continues to be far ahead of the pack.  We “create success stories, one student at a time.”
SouthTech Charter Academy, Inc. prohibits discrimination against students, employees, and applicants on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, marital status, age, parental status, or disability in all employment practices, programs, services or activities.
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SouthTech Preparatory
1325 Gateway Blvd
​Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Phone: (561) 318-8087
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SouthTech Academy
6161 W. Woolbright Rd.
​Boynton Beach, FL 33437

​Phone: (561) 369-7000
Fax: (561) 369-7024
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