Collision Repair Training | United States
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Current Events/News: I-CAR Press Releases: 2001 Press Releases
May 14, 2001 INDUSTRY TRAINING ALLIANCE HELPS BUSINESSES ATTAIN GOLD CLASS STATUS (Rolling Meadows, IL) I-CAR has recently joined with other collision industry technical trainers to form the Industry Training Alliance. I-CAR Gold Class points can now be awarded to students who have taken Alliance training programs. The Alliance has greatly strengthened the Gold Class Professionals and Platinum Individual programs by increasing the number of training sites and reducing the time and expense to attain Gold Class or Platinum status. “After striving to become Gold Class for so long, I am happy to say that I am sending in my Gold Class application tomorrow with confidence that I’ll pass,” said Mark Hunt, manager of The Body Shop in Kingsport, Tennessee. “I have five employees that may have been a little short on Gold Class points. Because of the Industry Training Alliance, the training they’ve received from Sherwin Williams and Chief has put us over the top.” The Body Shop is one of many businesses incorporating the Industry Training Alliance into their training plan. Businesses who complete technical training other than I-CAR courses to improve their skills and knowledge of the industry may not have been eligible for the Gold Class program in the past. However, these businesses now have another option to help them reach their goal of becoming Gold Class Professionals. “The Alliance is a great program, and it won’t stop us from taking I-CAR courses,” Hunt stated. “It just provides a great way to organize all our training in one place.” I-CAR maintains a student database, which includes all Alliance training programs. Once I-CAR receives documentation from the Alliance member that a student has completed a training course, that student can apply to I-CAR for Gold Class credit. The student’s I-CAR transcript will list all courses taken from I-CAR and Alliance members. I-CAR expects that within one year virtually all quality technical training organizations and vocational-technical schools will be members of the Alliance. As of this date, Sherwin Williams, Martin Senour, Chief Automotive, PPG and BASF are Alliance members. A listing of Alliance training providers and their courses is available on the I-CAR web site at www.i-car.com or by calling I-CAR Customer Care at 800.422.7872. 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 the consumer.
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