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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	TIA Contact: Roy Littlefield
May 1, 2007	301-430-7280

TIA Announces 2007 Fall Automotive Tire Service (ATS) and
Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Certified Instructor Program Schedule

Bowie, MD – (May 1, 2007) The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced its 2007 fall dates for the Automotive Tire Service (ATS) and Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Certified Instructor Programs. These programs certify individuals to become Certified Instructors and qualify them to return to their place of business and conduct Certified Technician courses for their employees.

Certified ATS combines in-depth classroom instruction with comprehensive hands-on education. Students who successfully complete the Instructor Program are prepared to return to their companies and impart that knowledge to their fellow employees by conducting in-house Certified ATS Technician or Instructor classes.

“The TIA CTS and ATS Instructor Programs continue to be our most requested training programs," said Roy Littlefield, TIA’s Executive Vice President. “We are extremely proud of the fact that TIA's ATS and CTS training programs have educated over 30,000 technicians and instructors throughout North America since its inception in 1997.”

The CTS Program also combines classroom instruction with hands-on learning and meets the requirements laid out by OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.177. Students who successfully complete the CTS Instructor Program are qualified to certify technicians in the field.

The scheduled dates for fall 2007 are:

Baltimore
ATS	CTS
Nov. 6-9, 2007	Nov. 27-30, 2007

Denver
ATS	CTS
Dec. 11-14, 2007	Oct. 9-12, 2007

For more information on these courses, please visit www.tireindustry.org , call 800-876-7372 x107 or email training@tireindustry.org.

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TIA is an international association representing all segments of the tire industry, including those that manufacture, repair, recycle, sell, service or use new or retreaded tires, and also those suppliers or individuals who furnish equipment, material or services to the industry. The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has a history that spans more than 80 years and includes several name changes. Originally known as the National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Association (NTDRA), the organization gave birth over the years to the American Retreaders Association (ARA) and the Tire Association of North America (TANA). ARA changed its name to the International Tire & Rubber Association (ITRA) and merged with TANA in 2002 to form the current Tire Industry Association (TIA), which now represents every interest in the tire industry.

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