Truth, in my (only 5 years working for pay, but 18 years working in a shop) I've never got to learn from an Import tech, and never taken a class in it. Which makes sense since my shop is a Euro Specialist, but we still work on a lot of import and domestic.
I should also say, that exact point is why I'm not quite sure why doctors make more then auto tech's. Yes they have to do more schooling, but their focus is so simplified and easy compared to working on cars. I mean if a doctor messes up, no big deal (overall, even if the patient dies), but if an auto tech messes something up, or even if something goes wrong with the car completely unrelated, all hell comes down on us.
Example, I have an issue with my foot, I figured I broke it due to some trauma I suffered, my GP agreed and I went to a specialist with X-rays, he said there was nothing wrong and I shouldn't be in pain (even though some days I can barely walk due to foot pain). After months of dealing with it I decided to go to a... skin doctor, figuring maybe it's a bunion or something. The skin doctor instantly identified the problem and got me on a path to fix it. So my question, the first specialist I went to makes 100k+, why couldn't he identify a simple skin issue? I mean that's grounds for termination depending on the severity in an auto shop. This is probably a small indie shop issue then an dealership issue, a dealership being more similar to a hospital.
I am slightly late to the party, but this can't be serious