Technician Training Expert: Improve Diagnostics by Sacrificing THIS (Darren Quinn, Mechanic Mindset)

Darren Quinn is regarded as one of the best technical trainers in the automotive industry. An ex-diagnostic technician himself, Darren runs MECHANIC MINDSET, a highly respected training programme available for technicians. Expert Diagnostics Trainer DARREN QUINN reveals his secrets to being a master level diagnostics technician. In this episode he explains why most technicians never truly improve at diagnostics, and the specific things that separate average techs from great techs. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Darren's Background 06:13 The Automotive Sector is Losing More People Than it's Gaining 07:23 Nobody is Around to Pass on Their Wisdom 10:25 Community in Dealers VS Independent 12:18 Should All Technicians Pay for Training out Their Own Pocket? 13:30 Your Business Needs to Find an Incentive to Get Techs to Pay For Their Development 17:11 Important Advice for Technicians Before Investing in Training 20:11 Don't Just Replace Off the Back of a Fault Code! 23:03 How Important are Technical Service Bulletins? 25:22 If You're Starting Today as a Technician, Get THESE Tools! 26:09 Is AI Putting the Technician's Job at Risk? 30:08 Future Tech & EV Adoption 31:12 If You Restarted as a Technician, Would you go Specialised or General? 37:22 The 6-STEP Process Every Diagnostic Tech Should Hear 42:54 The Danger of Bouncing Jobs Around Between Technicians 46:15 Where to Find Mechanic Mindset Follow Darren: Instagram -   / mechanicmindset   Facebook -   / mechanicmindset   YouTube -    / @mechanicmindset   Don't forget to subscribe to The Vehicle House Podcast, we release a new episode every two weeks.