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 / Introduction / The Value of I-CAR The Value of I-CAR I-CAR® was established to provide technical training to the collision repair inter-industry, allowing the industry to keep pace with continuously changing and advancing new vehicle models and technologies. Thus, I-CAR training contributes directly to performance of complete, safe and quality repairs. And there is more. Businesses committed to building and maintaining education and knowledge -- a learning culture -- can also leverage the benefits of I-CAR training to drive improved business performance, reduce the risk of improper repairs, provide a career development pathway to their teams, and enhance the overall professionalism of the business. Through high-quality training, industry leadership, and dedicated Volunteers and Instructors who represent some of the best talent in their fields, I-CAR plays a critical role in providing a complete resource for collision repair training, from entry level to advanced. This brings several key benefits: As training increases, technician performance improves. Being able to stay on top of the latest technology helps technicians perform better, including improvements to cycle time and touch time. As technician performance improves, business performance improves. Knowledgeable, well-trained technicians give businesses a competitive advantage. I-CAR training has been shown to increase important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for businesses, including cycle time, customer satisfaction and revenue. By promoting high standards of knowledge and training, we are moving the industry closer to the I-CAR vision that every person in the collision industry has the information, knowledge and skills required to perform complete, safe and quality repairs for the ultimate benefit of the customer.