You're paying a C-tech for 18-24 months before they're proficient enough to handle B-level work. That's nearly two years of waiting when some shops have figured out how to compress it by half.
The difference? Having a system that builds capability versus waiting and hoping it happens over time.
Your C-tech has been with you for 14 months. Still only capable on basic work: oil changes, tire rotations, some brake work.
Meanwhile, your B-tech has jobs stacked three deep and your master tech is turning away transmission work because he's booked solid.
You're not short on bays. You're short on techs who can handle more of the work coming through.
That's what 14 months of waiting looks like...capacity sitting unused.
Most shops have no structured way to build proficiency. No pathways showing what skills to master. No visibility into where each tech stands or how to track progress.
Without structure, a C-tech works on whatever comes in with no clear direction. By month 18, maybe 8-10 brake jobs total, not enough repetition to build real capability.
Random exposure instead of systematic skill building. That's why it takes 18-24 months.
Compressing tech development to 9-12 months requires two things:
When there's structure, C-techs reach B-level faster because proficiency gets built systematically instead of randomly.
When proficiency builds faster, work distributes across your team instead of concentrating on top performers.
Transmissions that fell to 2-3 techs? Within 12 months, 5 techs can handle them. Work that used to queue for your master tech can now flow to whoever's available and not just qualified.
That's 15-25% more capacity from the team you already have—$35K-60K in additional monthly labor revenue.
Mentor Mentee shortens time to proficiency by giving techs structured pathways and visibility into where they stand and what to master next.
You see:
As proficiency builds faster, work distributes better. Your capacity constraints disappear because more techs can handle more work.
Result: 15-25% more throughput within 9-12 months. $35K-60K additional monthly labor revenue from the team you have.
Eighteen to twenty-four months with no structure. Nine to twelve months with structured pathways and visibility.
The difference? One is waiting. The other is building.
Ready to build proficiency in 9-12 months? Schedule a demo and we'll show you how shops compress the timeline.