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Current Events/News: E-newsletter: 2005 Archives
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I-CAR EDUCATION FONDATION PROCLAIMS DECEMBER INDUSTRY TRAINING ALLIANCE MONTH Recently, the I-CAR Education Foundation marked a momentous occasion by welcoming the 100th career and technical school and college into the Industry Training Alliance. To celebrate the continued success of the Industry Training Alliance, the Education Foundation has proclaimed December as Industry Training Alliance month.
To recognize the December Alliance month, the Foundation will be offering several online meetings for all interested members of the industry to learn more about the Alliance and how it affects everyone, including schools, students, and businesses. The information sessions will be offered at 2:00 pm CST every Wednesday in December. Please contact the Foundation to sign up for one of these sessions. Beginning with the first school membership in 2001, the Alliance has directly affected the education of over 1,000 students and is continuing to grow in size and in the benefits that these schools offer to students. The 100 participating Alliance schools are located all across the United States and Canada and vary in size and the length of their program with ranges from nine months to four years. Some schools offer a secondary program, some offer post-secondary, and some of the schools provide both secondary and post-secondary programs. However, as different as they all are, what links all these schools together as Alliance members are the benefits that each school can offer to graduates and employers. As a participant, the student has the opportunity to begin earning I-CAR Gold Class points while still in the Alliance school program. The student may then apply for these points either immediately after graduation or at a later date. Students are encouraged to use these points as a resume builder when applying for employment or to use these points to achieve their Platinum designation. Over the past five years, students from these schools have applied for over 20,000 Gold Class points. The Alliance also benefits employers, especially those whose facilities maintain the I-CAR Gold Class Professionals designation. An Alliance graduate could enter the workplace with anywhere between 1 - 70 I-CAR Gold Class points, depending upon how many points a school builds into their curriculum. Those points can then be used to fulfill the point requirements required for a particular job description. The employer also has the option to purchase the Gold Class points for the graduates in order to fulfill the point requirements. This saves the employer both time and money because the student-employee has already fulfilled their training requirements in the career and technical school and college setting. The Education Foundation continues to accept applications from schools to become members of the Alliance. To become a member, a career and technical school or college must use the I-CAR Live curriculum (formerly known as the Enhanced Delivery), offered by the I-CAR Education Foundation. In addition, the school must either be ASE-certified to the NATEF standards or provide documentation to support proof of a Canadian Provincial apprentice program. Additionally, any school using the I-CAR curriculum may have its’ instructors successfully complete the I-CAR Instructor Qualification Workshop (IQW). The instructor must also successfully complete at least one Instructor Training Evaluation (ITE) to qualify for admission into the Alliance. For a list of schools participating in the Alliance or to download a school application to join, please visit the Foundation web site at www.ed-foundation.org or call 888.722.3787, Ext. 282.
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HALL OF EAGLES ON DISPLAY AT I-CAR WORLD HEADQUARTERS
The Hall of Eagles plaque is now on display at the I-CAR World Headquarters Facility in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Guests will have the ability to view the list of inductees into the collision industry’s version of the "Hall of Fame." Denny Kiyohara, Administrator of the Hall of Eagles, said "We are very grateful to I-CAR for providing a permanent home for the Hall of Eagles. It’s exciting to have our inductees displayed in I-CAR’s new World Headquarters." I-CAR President and CEO Tom McGee said, "The Hall of Eagles is one of the most prestigious awards in the collision industry. We are very proud to have the opportunity to display the Hall of Eagles plaque at the I-CAR World Headquarters and recognize the individuals that have been honored with their induction into the Hall of Eagles." |
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COLLISION TV AVAILABLE TO ENTIRE CANADIAN COLLISION INDUSTRY
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR I-CAR TRAINING PATH TASK AREAS: MECHANICAL
All collision industry professionals may now follow one I-CAR training paths document. Organized by task areas, the training paths allow individuals to select specific training programs and qualification tests that meet their needs. To select the training that is right for you:
Remember: a good training program teaches you new information while incorporating and reviewing some material you already know and use. Below are the I-CAR training programs listed under the Mechanical task area. Because Group I builds on the Core Training Programs, and programs in Group II build on Group I and so on, you need to have an understanding of materials found in the Core Training Programs as well as previous groups before beginning more advanced training. Mechanical Repair I
Mechanical Repair II
Mechanical Repair III
A complete listing of the I-CAR training programs and their I-CAR Recommended Training Paths task areas are available online.
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REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING QUALIFICATION TEST!Have you advanced your professional skills by successfully completing one of the three I-CAR qualification tests (QTs)? Recognized by many OEMs, insurance companies, and other collision industry segments, I-CAR QTs allow professionals the opportunity to demonstrate that they have the skills needed to perform the tasks required for proper, efficient, and safe collision repairs. Demonstrate your skills by registering for an I-CAR QT today! Click on a state/province below to view their full QT training schedule! Find Qualification Tests Located In:
Pre-registration and pre-payment are required for I-CAR QTs. Please contact I-CAR customer care at 800.422.7872 to check availability of QT dates and open seats. Need to view additional test dates or are you located in a different I-CAR region? Visit the QT specific web page and simply enter in your ZIP/postal code to find the most up-to-date class and qualification test schedules!
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PLAN ON ATTENDING AN I-CAR CLASS? ORDER YOUR I-CAR DISCOUNT COUPONS TODAY!Ordering I-CAR discount coupons allows you to prepay for classes at a discounted rate! Coupons also streamline class admittance and reduce paperwork at the class site.To save on the cost of I-CAR training classes, download a discount coupon order form, or call I-CAR customer care at 800.422.7872. I-CAR will process all coupon orders within 24 hours of receipt. However, please allow approximately seven to 10 days for standard delivery. Expedited delivery options are available on the order form, including e-mail delivery at no additional charge! All e-coupon orders received by 3 p.m. CST will be e-mailed the same business day; orders received after 3 p.m. will be e-mailed the next business day. Please note that only credit card payments will be accepted for e-coupon orders. *** Note: Purchasing coupons does not register you for a class; it is only a method of payment. ***
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