Smog Program
Auto 54D Level 1 & 2 Training
This course is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of engine and emission control theory, design and operation. Students who successfully complete this training at a BAR-certified school will have met the BAR's training requirements to qualify to take the Smog Check Inspector state licensing examination.
Level 1 Training
This training provides students with basic knowledge of engine and emission controls needed to move forward with Level 2 Smog Procedures Training. The training is a minimum of 68 hours and must be completed at a BAR-certified school. To pass Level 1 training, a student must successfully complete a series of hands-on assessments and pass a written examination. *
Level 2 Training
This Smog Check Procedures Training must be completed by all Inspector candidates. This training provides students the procedural knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform Smog Check inspections. Students who complete and pass this training will have met the Bureau's training requirements to qualify to take the Smog Check Inspector state licensing examination. This training is a minimum of 28 hours and must be completed at a BAR-certified school. This training is a minimum of 28 hours and must be completed at a BAR-certified school.
Smog Check Inspectors are required to complete 4 hours of BAR license update training every two years for license renewal.
Watch the BAR Smog Check Video
Questions
If you have any questions about the Smog or Update class please contact the following:
Douglas Redman
dredman@collegeofthedesert.edu
760-776-7393
Dorothy Anderson
doanderson@collegeofthedesert.edu
760-776-7368
Updated 2017
