Introduction I-CAR Vision & Mission Who Is I-CAR? The Value of I-CAR I-CAR Volunteers I-CAR Instructors Collision Repair PDP Collision Repair PDP Overview What is the Collision Repair PDP? Training Recognition Training Benefits Training Costs Collision Repair Roles Roles Overview Estimator Non-Structural Technician Steel Structural Technician Production Management Refinish Technician Aluminum Structural Technician Electrical/Mechanical Technician Welding Training & Certification Welding Training & Certification Overview Scheduling Welding Training & Certification Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Steel Sectioning Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Benefits of Welding Training & Certification Costs of Welding Training & Certification Network Partners Platinum Recognition Platinum Overview Benefits of Platinum Achieving Platinum Maintaining Platinum Annual Renewal Dates Moving to a Different Facility Expiration of Platinum Gold Class Recognition Gold Class Overview Benefits of Gold Class Network Partners Cost to Achieve Gold Class Road to Gold Maintaining Gold Class Annual Renewal Dates Gold Class Organizations Employee Turnover Renewals During Turnover Expiration of Gold Class Insurance PDP Insurance PDP Overview What is the Insurance PDP™? Auto Physical Damage Appraiser Role Training Recognition Training Benefits Training Costs Platinum Recognition Platinum Overview Achieving Platinum Maintaining Platinum Annual Renewal Dates Expiration of Platinum Gold Class Recognition Gold Class Overview Road to Gold Maintaining Gold Class Annual Renewal Dates Year 2 Gold Class Renewals Year 2 Renewals: More Examples Year 3 Gold Class Renewals Year 3 Renewals: More Examples Expiration of Gold Class Managing PDP Training Getting Started Individuals Businesses & Training Managers Creating myI-CAR Account How to Find Your I-CAR ID Number myI-CAR Overview Online Class Registration User Guide Training Manager User Guide Course Catalog Launching an Online Class Virtual Classroom User Guide - Adobe Connect Training Formats Training Formats Overview Welding Training & Certification Live & Live Demo Training Virtual Classrooms Online Training Equivalency Testing Industry Training Alliance PDP Support & Reports Tools/Reports: Individuals Tools/Reports: Businesses All Training Report Collision Repair Progress Report Training Schedule Report ProLevel Budget Report Welding Status Report I-CARE Customer Support Team Home / PDP Manual / Collision Repair PDP Overview / What is the Collision Repair PDP? What is the Collision Repair PDP? The Collision Repair Professional Development Program (PDP) is role-relevant training that provides collision repair professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to perform complete, safe and quality repairs. The PDP has been developed in collaboration with the Inter-Industry, and neutral industry partner expertise has been integrated throughout the curriculum. This has led the PDP to become the industry standard for collision repair training. Roles & Training The PDP provides distinct training paths in industry-recognized Knowledge Areas for the following roles within a collision repair facility: Required Roles: Estimator Non-Structural Technician Steel Structural Technician Refinish Technician Specialty Roles: Production Management Aluminum Structural Technician Electrical/Mechanical Technician Knowledge Areas & ProLevels The Inter-Industry has identified specific Knowledge Areas that collision repair professionals in each role must learn in order to produce complete, safe and quality repairs. Working with the Inter-Industry, I-CAR has grouped these Knowledge Areas according to skill level, called ProLevels. Each ProLevel builds upon previous knowledge and training, to cover progressively more in-depth content. PDP Training Overview: Individuals progress from ProLevel 1® through ProLevel 3®, with ongoing annual training thereafter, to ultimately achieve and maintain advanced-level knowledge. Timeframes Based on an individual's prior training and commitment to achievement, completion of ProLevel 1 could be achieved in 3 - 12 months. Completion of all ProLevel 1 requirements qualifies the individual for Platinum™ recognition. To maintain Platinum recognition, the individual must complete all ProLevel 2® requirements, and subsequently all ProLevel 3 requirements, by the annual renewal date. Once ProLevel 3 has been achieved, to maintain Platinum recognition role-relevant ongoing training must be completed every 12 months. Click here for more details on Platinum recognition.