ASE Connects, formerly WrenchWay, is offering free memberships to the workforce platform in exchange for shops' pay and benefits data.
Now through Dec. 31, ASE will give a membership to any shop or dealership that completes the required sections of the Industry Data Exchange covering technician pay, benefits and company policies. The survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete, ASE says. Information is aggregated and kept anonymous before it becomes part of the dataset.
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"Shops have been making some of their biggest decisions around technician pay and benefits based on guesswork," says Dave Johnson, president and CEO of ASE. "The only way to fix that is to get enough real data into the system that shops can trust. This free trial removes any excuse not to participate."
Shops that complete the survey will receive full access to ASE Connects through the end of the year. That includes the Industry Data Exchange, School Assist, members-only content and student profiles, which will launch this fall.
"Every shop that contributes data makes the entire exchange more accurate for everyone in it," Johnson says. "This is the kind of industry-wide effort that only works if enough shops participate, and giving shops free access removes the biggest reason they might sit on the sidelines."
