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Originally Posted by Tcoat
My Toyota shop is mostly older guys. Canada has a much stricter training and licensing program for techs though so most of the younger guys are a lot more careful. You do not want to lose your apprenticeship and several thousand dollars you have invested in schooling fees because you put a screwdriver through one too many rads.
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The US has zero regulation. No required schooling, training, certification, documents, nothing. A degree from a tech school certainly helps you get a job, but there are no federal requirements. I've worked with guys that didn't even have a drivers license.
Some states (cities?) have requirements. "Mechanics Licenses" and such. Never needed one myself, worked in 4 shops across 3 states. I held a State Inspectors License in VA until I moved out west, only required to perform state safety inspections.