The way I see it, STEP is just a ticket to a job. If you've already been offered the job, then I would strongly consider skipping it. But there's a lot of factors to consider, like starting pay now versus after step. Is this the dealership you want to work at? Have you planned on staying in your current location? STEP will open up a few more doors, but most people have to relocate unless you're in a market where there are more than one local dealerships, or just get lucky. Is this a large or small dealer? I started at a smaller dealership, and I had all my classes to be Master Tech in 3 years.
I didn't do STEP. It wasn't even on my radar because I didn't go to UTI, or Wyotech. Just a local community college. I graduated top of my class with honors, and all my ASE certifications. Which don't mean much to BMW, but it was also a ticket to a job because it proved I knew what I was talking about. I got lucky, and the closest dealer to me was looking for tech's, and was in contact with my tech school. Being I was top of my class and about to graduate, I was the obvious recommendation and I had the job lined up as soon as I finished school.
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