Google's Chromebook self-repair program empowers schools to build an in-school CTE repair program for select Chromebook models. Manufacturer supported self-repair programs can give students valuable real-world technical certifications and experience and can lead to cost savings and faster repair turn around for IT departments.
“CTL has been about the repairability, self-service, parts availability, and circularity of electronics for decades,” noted CTL CEO Erik Stromquist. “We are excited to be part of the Google self-repair program and continue to look for new ways to reduce our environmental impact.”
CTL is committed to three tenets of self repair:
- Making spare parts easily available to our customers
- Designing Chromebooks that are easily repairable
- Providing training programs and materials to enable Chromebook self repair
CTL’s self-repair overview and full repair guide can be found on Google’s website here.
Google’s Chromebook self-repair program is designed to help IT reduce costs and workload while creating a tailor made CTE opportunity to help students develop valuable transferable skills in customer service, IT helpdesk, and IT break-fix repair.
Google’s Chromebook repair program has 3 pillars:
- Sustainability: keep devices in service longer
- Practical Skills: teach practical tech skills
- Learning Continuity: improve device repair turnaround time to reduce learning disruptions
Google works with manufacturers to establish which Chromebook models meet their repairability criteria. Here are some components that may be locally repairable:
- Display back panel
- LCD display
- Display bezels
- Palm rest & touchpad
- Keyboard
- Motherboard
- Battery
- Daughterboard
- Base cover
- Speakers
Google works with manufacturers to establish which Chromebook models meet their repairability criteria. Here are some components that may be locally repairable:
- Display back panel
- LCD display
- Display bezels
- Palm rest & touchpad
- Keyboard
- Motherboard
- Battery
- Daughterboard
- Base cover
- Speakers
