360-Degree Training, Testing and Re-entry

In 2016, ATLO introduced its proprietary cloud-based secure internet portal through the Louisiana State Penitentiary’s (Angola Prison) Automotive Technology Program. Stakeholders soon realized that delivering this online professional and vocational education training and testing inside correctional facilities could not only be done, but was extremely important to helping these inmates succeed in the future.

Incarcerated students at Angola began training through the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) training course, hoping to earn ASE credentials in multiple areas that included engine repair, electrical, air-conditioning and heating, braking systems, front end and suspensions and more. Students began receiving ASE information in real time while also working hands-on with ASE Master Certified inmate instructors. Partnering with Prometric, the ASE online testing agency, ATLO was successful in a first-of-its-kind certification testing session launched in December 2016 when more than 36 students took ASE certification tests in the re-entry program’s computer lab inside the prison.

Incarcerated students at Angola began training through the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) training course, hoping to earn ASE credentials in multiple areas that included engine repair, electrical, air-conditioning and heating, braking systems, front end and suspensions and more. Students began receiving ASE information in real time while also working hands-on with ASE Master Certified inmate instructors. Partnering with Prometric, the ASE online testing agency, ATLO was successful in a first-of-its-kind certification testing session launched in December 2016 when more than 36 students took ASE certification tests in the re-entry program’s computer lab inside the prison.

Jorge Zavala

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Manager Jorge Zavala

“Offering inmates the opportunity to pursue a degree and make a better life for themselves makes me so proud to be an ATLO Software member.”

A native of Hammond, Louisiana, Tyler graduated from Northshore Community College in Information Technology and secured his first career job at The Livingston Parish School Board where he performed routine maintenance, new system setup, and a variety of other duties. Tyler moved to North Oaks Health Care System and worked as a service desk analyst where he responded, evaluated, and resolved user end issues.

Tyler’s passion for networking and fixing hardware and software-related issues led him to ATLO in 2020 where he loves working for a company that cares so much for the community and the inmates it serves.