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June 23, 1997

TWENTY NEW TEST SITES OPENED FOR I-CAR WELDING QUALIFICATION TEST

(Rolling Meadows, IL) The I-CAR Automotive MIG Welding Qualification Test is now accessible to more technicians throughout the United States and Canada due to the opening of 20 new testing sites in the past year.

Sites opened include: No. Alberta Institute of Technology - Edmonton, AB
Pulaski Vo-Tech School - N Little Rock, AR
Metro Training Institute - Surrey, BC
Modesto Junior College - Modesto, CA
Cerritos College - Norwalk, CA
Manatee County Vo-Tech. Center - Bradenton, FL
Seminole Community College - Sanford, FL
Albany Technical School - Albany, GA
Des Moines Area Community College - Ankeny, IA
Carl Sandburg College - Galesburg, IL
College of Lake County - Grayslake, IL
Walker Career Center - Indianapolis, IN
Red River Community College - Winnipeg, MB
Tuscola Technology Center - Caro, MI
Breithaupt Career Technical Center - Detroit, MI
Kent Skill Center - Grand Rapids, MI
Ranken Technical College - St. Louis, MO
Nashville Auto Diesel College - Nashville, TN
Welding Machine & Torch Repair - San Antonio, TX
Stuart Career Center - Baytown, TX

The following testing sites are expected to open by the fall of 1997: Parkland College - Champaign, IL
Wichita Area Vo-Tech. College - Wichita, KS
MSU College of Technology - Billings, MT
Career Institute of Technology - Easton, PA
S.I.A.S.T.-Pallisar Institute - Moose Jaw, SK

The I-CAR Automotive MIG Welding Qualification Test measures a technician's ability to perform automotive welding repairs. Welds must pass both visual and destructive tests. To date over 5000 technicians throughout the United States and Canada have successfully completed the I-CAR Welding Qualification Test. During the next year, the primary focus for opening new sites will be the eastern United States. For information on testing at one of the test sites, call Customer Care at 800.422.7872 (800.422.7872) in the United States. In Canada, call 1-800-565-ICAR (1-800-565-4227).

I-CAR, founded in 1979, is an international, not-for-profit, training organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of auto collision repair for the ultimate benefit of consumers.

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