Collision Repair Training | Australia
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Current Events/News: E-newsletter: 2002 Archives
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I-CAR RESTRUCTURES INDUSTRY TRAINING ALLIANCE FEE TO BENEFIT CUSTOMERSI-CAR has restructured its Industry Training Alliance fee for the benefit of students that apply for Gold Class points for training completed through Alliance partners. The fee restructuring will also benefit the entire collision industry by making the Gold Class Professionals qualification more affordable. I-CAR is committed to increasing and optimizing collision repair training within the entire industry through the Industry Training Alliance.
Formerly, there was no maximum fee cap per application. A student can also save money by applying for I-CAR recognition of multiple Alliance training programs on a single Alliance student application; the same processing fee structure applies. Each student must submit a separate application. Please note that for I-CAR recognition of courses from career and technical schools and colleges participating in the Alliance, a different fee structure applies. Please refer to the career and technical school student application for more information. The new Industry Training Alliance fee helps encourage comprehensive, quality collision repair training through the resources of Industry Training Alliance members. The Training Alliance eliminates training redundancy and reduces the time and expense of technical training. It also enables training organizations and career and technical schools and colleges to work together to provide the collision industry with a coordinated and comprehensive training curriculum. By further encouraging training through the Training Alliance, I-CAR's vision statement of "Every person in the collision industry has the necessary technical knowledge and skills relevant to their position to ensure a complete and safe repair" becomes closer to realization. For more information call I-CAR Customer Care at 800.422.7872. |
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GENERAL MOTORS SERVICE TECHNICAL COLLEGE JOINS THE I-CAR INDUSTRY TRAINING ALLIANCE
General Motors Training Integration Manager, Jean Hart stated, "General Motors recognizes the industry-wide issue of training redundancy and desires to reduce the time and expense of technical training for its dealers and dealers' sublet body shops. We are pleased to have our courses recognized for the Industry Training Alliance and review courses from other training providers." Hart further commented, "Having Gold Class points awarded for our training classes means that shops can achieve DRP status without having to invest as much time and expense in training. This is good for the (collision repair) shops, and good for General Motors." The approved training programs from General Motors Service Technical College are:
The Gold Class points that students can receive for these programs apply toward both the I-CAR Gold Class Professionals and Platinum Individual programs. "I am very pleased to welcome the General Motors Service Technical College to the Industry Training Alliance," stated Tom McGee, I-CAR's Executive Vice President and CEO. McGee further commented, "Students' options for meeting their training needs are greatly increased as quality technical training programs continue to be added to the Alliance. This in turn benefits the consumer by having their vehicle repaired by trained professionals." A complete listing of Alliance training programs is available. |
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I-CAR PRESENTS: MR. HOLLYWOOD'S E-NEWSLETTER CONTEST!Hello all you movie lovers out there! Mr. Hollywood would like to be the first to introduce you to I-CAR's new e-newsletter contest. Feeling lucky about your movie knowledge? We'll just see about that!Below you will see a movie profile that has an automobile related theme to its plot. Character names and movie plot descriptions are your only clues to the movie and it is your job to guess the correct movie! Contacting Mr. Speilberg, Scorsese, or Eastwood for movie answers is strictly prohibited; however if you do have their phone numbers, please be sure to pass them along to Mr. Hollywood! Prizes: Contest entries must be received by 12PM Friday, October 11, 2002 (US Central Time Zone). After collecting all correct entries, three individuals will be randomly selected for prizes. The three lucky winners will each receive one free I-CAR e-coupon. Winners will be notified through e-mail and their names will be published in the following months e-newsletter contest. Contest Guidelines/Rules:
Good luck and let the movie guessing begin… Movie Profile #1: "Legendary ex car booster Randall Raines thought his criminal past was behind him, however, when his kid brother Kip gets into trouble with a foreign mobster, Randall is dragged back into his old habits. How hard can it be to heist 50 exotic cars in 24 hours? With bad guys nicknamed 'The Carpenter' and a 1967 Shelby GT 500 Mustang nicknamed 'Eleanor,' you know this is going to be one wild ride!" |
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9TH ANNUAL I-CAR EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA A SUCCESS
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Over 144 players participated, which is the maximum amount that can play at this course. Golfers came from every segment of the collision industry. There were more than 65 sponsors this year that provided funds for door prizes: the hole-in-one prize (which was a Cadillac SUV), closest to the pin competition, as well as individual hole sponsors. A banquet was held at the end of the day with 150 people attending. This year's event proved to be the best ever!
Congratulations to the Northern Virginia committee for their efforts to support the I-CAR Education Foundation. For more information about this event, please contact Southeast Field Manager Jerry Sopkowiak.
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Mark Olson was selected as the Instructor of the Year for the I-CAR Northwest Region.
Mark attended the original collision repair course in 1985. In 1993 Mark became an instructor and has been teaching ever since. Some of the aspects of the new Enhanced Delivery courses that Mark particularly enjoys are that they are more up-to-date and present valuable information to the students. While teaching, Mark enjoys remarking to the class "Today is today, but tomorrow will be different after taking the class." Mark states this because he notices that during a course, the students are being made aware of information they might not have had before and they will be able to use this knowledge in the future.
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Mark believes that each of the Enhanced Delivery courses is unique in their own way, however most of the classes that he is teaching now are the CR3000 courses. Mark noted that the broad base of collision repair information that the CR3000 course provides is very beneficial to the students.
Congratulations on your award Mark!
I-CAR Northwest Region Founders Award - Larry Hults
Congratulations to Larry Hults for receiving the I-CAR Northwest Region Founders Award!
Larry initially became involved with I-CAR in 1980 by attending one of the original plastics courses in Spokane, Washington. In 1987, Larry returned to take another I-CAR class. He noticed that the instructor helped create a neutral atmosphere for both the collision repair technicians and insurance company representatives. Larry began teaching I-CAR classes the next year!
Larry believes that there has been a change in the students' attitudes that attend I-CAR classes. Larry feels there may have been instances in the past where students felt that they were being forced to attend classes so they initially were difficult to teach. However, these days Larry believes that students walk into a classroom looking to be taught something new.
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In the Washington area, Larry said that the corrosion protection and adhesive bonding courses are the most popular. Larry particularly enjoys teaching the steering and suspension course because he had a hand in writing the current course and it is the most applicable to the insurance companies and collision repair businesses.
Larry was once scheduled to teach a steering and suspension course across town and after fighting traffic, there was one student in the class that was registered for 15. The conversation and interaction between Larry and the student was so involved and detailed about the course, that the concepts of that conversation have been implemented into the course content.
Thank you for your continued support Larry!
To help raise funds for the annual Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon, I-CAR South Pacific Instructor Joey Torres donated her time by becoming one of the 'inmates' for the Hawaii Executive Lock Up held on August 21 and 22, 2002. The event took place at the Sunset Grill Restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii. Each jailbird was asked to raise $1,250 for the cause, and in her normal style of exceeding expectations, Joey raised $1,410 from family and friends.
In total Hawaii raised $54,367 in pledges for the marathon this year. Besides the Hawaii Executive Lock Up, there were events such as a fireman's boot collection and a 7-Eleven golf tournament.
I-CAR and the South Pacific region are always proud of the way Joey gives her all, and to be sentenced to a jail cell goes over and above.
Another job well done, Joey!
In the upcoming months, new I-CAR Enhanced Delivery training programs and welding test sites will become available. The number of welding qualification test sites available for the I-CAR Automotive GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Tests continues to grow throughout the United States and Canada.
Steel GMA (MIG) welding qualification test sites planned to open in Winter 2002-2003:
Aluminum GMA (MIG) welding qualification test sites planned to open in Winter 2002-2003:
As I-CAR introduces new Enhanced Delivery training programs, updated schedules will be available on recently completed programs, as well as those in development. Enhanced Delivery training programs that will be made available to the public in the upcoming months include:
Please call I-CAR's Field Managers at 800.ICAR.456 for local schedules and availability for these courses. A complete listing of Enhanced Delivery courses and welding testing dates, times and locations are available or call I-CAR Customer Care at 800.422.7872.
As we introduce new Enhanced Delivery training programs, we will continue to update you on recently completed programs, as well as those in development. For a list of the latest Enhanced Delivery programs available, you can view or download the PDF below. Available programs are highlighted in red. You can also search our online class schedule to find an Enhanced Delivery program near you.
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Enhanced Delivery Courses and Programs Development -03/29/2007 ( 32K) in Adobe Acrobat Format | |
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When applying to I-CAR for recognition of Alliance provider training, the new fee structure in the United States is $20 per Gold Class point, with a maximum total fee of $100 per application. In Canada, the new fee structure is CDN $30 per Gold Class point, with a maximum total fee of CDN $150 per application.
