News - I-CAR Press Releases 1998

(Rolling Meadows, IL) The number of sites available for the I-CAR Automotive GMAW (MIG) Welding Qualification Test continues to grow throughout the United States and Canada. Thirteen new test sites have opened in the past year, and nine more are scheduled to open this spring and summer.

Sites opened in the past year include:

Career Institute of Technology - Easton, PA
Elkhart Area Career Center - Elkhart, IN
John A. Logan College - Carterville, IL
Montana State University - Billings, MT
Shasta College - Redding, CA
Steel Center Area Vocational Technical School - Clairton, PA
Wichita Area Vocational Technical College - Wichita, KS
Metro Training Institute - Vancouver, BC
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) - Edmonton, AB
New Brunswick Community College - Moncton, NB
Nova Scotia Community College - Dartmouth, NSRed River Community College - Winnipeg, MB
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) - Moose Jaw, SK

Sites scheduled to open in the spring and summer of 1998:

Allan Hancock College - Santa Maria, CA
Augusta Technical Institute - Augusta, GA
Central Piedmont Community College - Charlotte, NC
Dorchester County Career School - Dorchester, SC
Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical School - New Bedford, MA
Hartnell College - Salinas, CA
Monroe Community College - Rochester, NY
Western Nevada Community College - Carson City, NV
Weldtech Training Inc. - Mississauga, ON

The I-CAR Automotive GMAW (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 5,000 technicians throughout the United States and Canada have successfully completed the test. For information on testing at one of the test sites, call I-CAR Customer Care at 800.422.7872 (800.422.7872) in the United States, or 1-800-565-ICAR (1-800-565-4227) in Canada. A current list of test dates and sites is also available on the I-CAR web site at www.i-car.com.

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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