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CONTENTS ARTICLES

06 Training is Here

By Darryl Simmons

The industry is ready to meet the challenges ahead

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By Erin McLaughlin

Cecile Bukmeier shows youth the power of autobody repair

14 OEM Specific Training

Information you need on OEM training opportunities

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Accreditation Programmes

on competing at WorldSkills

Apprenticeships by Province 24

How to complete an apprentice-

ship program in your province

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Navigating independent and third party accreditation

Canada Competes 21

Winnipeg’s Ashley Weber

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By Bill Speed

Reflecting on the 2018 WorldSkills competition

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80 Educator Insight

By Cecile Bukmeier

How to improve productivity by making lists

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A look inside SATA’s

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Tropicana Graduates Class of 2017 after months of training

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THE FUTURE IS HERE The collision repair industry is ready to meet the challenges ahead

BY DARRYL SIMMONS

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ll great journeys begin with a single step. This directory is significant step toward building a training culture throughout Canada’s collision repair industry.

What started out as a concept that existed only within our walls is now the reality that you hold in your hands—a comprehensive guide to available training in the collision repair industry today.

Our team has done a fantastic job of researching and compiling course listings from across all provinces from coast to coast, for your use.

With this directory, you will be able to compare the training offered by different colleges and manufacturers to discover the courses that are right for you. We invite you to take a look through the courses and examine the wealth of opportunity.

It is our sincere hope that you take a chance to better yourself by attending some of the training courses listed within.

By accepting this challenge, you will not only raise your own value as a collision repair professional, but also better the lives of your clients, colleagues and the industry as a whole. By taking the opportunity to ensure you are able to produce the most efficient and safest repairs, you will increase profitability of your shop and mark yourself out as an irreplaceable piece of your business’ continued success. From the beginning, we intended this directory to provide Canada’s collision repair industry with a much needed service. We certainly hope that we have succeeded in helping promote a training culture that will serve all industry stakeholders now, and in the future. The future is certainly here, and we must all take responsibility for it.

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outes les grandes aventures commencent par us pas devant. Ce répertoire représente le premier pas vers ce que nous espérons être un changement de paradigme qui inculquera une culture basée sur la formation, dans toute l’industrie de la collision au Canada.

Ce qui n’était qu’un concept est maintenant le document que vous tenez entre vos mains. Voici le premier guide canadien complet sur la formation dans l’industrie de la collision.

Notre équipe de rédaction a accompli un formidable travail de recherche et de compilation des listes de cours, dans tous les champs d’activités et dans toutes les provinces du pays.

Pour la première fois, vous pourrez consulter un seul document et comparer dans cet ouvrage, les formations offertes par différents fabricants afin de trouver le cours le plus approprié à vos besoins.

Nous espérons sincèrement que vous en profiterez et choisirez de vous perfectionner en vous inscrivant à des cours de formation répertoriés dans les pages suivantes. En vous améliorant, les autres autour de vous progresseront et adopteront des techniques de réparations améliorées et plus efficaces ce qui, en retour, pourrait augmenter la rentabilité de votre atelier.

Depuis le début, notre intention était de produire un répertoire qui colmaterait une lacune importante de l’industrie canadienne de la collision et lui fournirait un service essentiel.

Nous croyons honnêtement avoir réussi à combler le vide et nous veillerons à le maintenir rempli pendant bien des années à venir.

IT IS OUR SINCERE HOPE

THAT YOU TAKE A CHANCE

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TO BETTER YOURSELF.

EDUCATOR Profile

The POWER of

CONFIDENCE Cecile Bukmeier shows youth the magic of autobody repair BY

ERIN MCLAUGHLIN

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he climb is never easy; especially when it feels like the mountain you’re ascending was never meant for you. This is exactly how Cecile Bukmeier, today an accomplished National Skills Champion, teacher at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and skilled autobody technician felt when she first stepped onto the Everest that is collision repair.

“I was always drawn to the auto trades. My dad was a mechanic, and when I was a kid I would help him with jobs,” Bukmeier fondly recalled, when recounting her first glimpses into the world of collision repair. When she was fifteen years old, she started working for a shop every day after school for twoand-a-half hours through a program at her school. Despite the program’s initiatives to help students learn more about prospective trades, she found herself gaining no knowledge at all.

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Bukmeier hopes to use her position to help female students deal with challenges uniquely encountered by women working in the industry.

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“When I first came in to work, the manager was surprised to see me,” said Bukmeier. “He told me he usually didn’t get women in the shop, and offered a reception job instead.” She persisted, and managed to get a job in the shop regardless. However, Bukmeier worked for nine months and never touched a vehicle once. She didn’t even wash one. “I thought maybe this wasn’t for me,” Bukmeier recalled.

She then, after completing that job, spent about eight months searching for a new place of employment. “I would get turned down over and over again,” she said. The shops she visited would tell her they didn’t have enough funds to take on a new hire, or didn’t have the time to train her. Eventually, she landed an interview with Shield Autobody, an independent shop owned by Jeff Hicks. “I was hopeful, but I wasn’t sure if he would be interested because Jeff wouldn’t have known I was a girl until I came for the interview. My name is pretty gender neutral. I assumed he thought I was a boy.”

When Bukmeier first started applying for autobody repair technician jobs, she would get turned town “over and over again.”

Bukmeier speaking with an instructor at the 2013 National Skills Competition in Canada. That year, Bukmeier won nationals.

students who’ve inspired her. “There’s nothing like hearing a student say, ‘I never thought I could do this, and now I can.’ They’re so ecstatic about the work they do. Just seeing them begin to understand certain things and be open to learning, it’s so rewarding.”

Bukmeier wants to give young female students the opportunity to do something she never got to do—that is, talk to other women about their struggles, challenges and questions as young women trying to get a start in this industry. “There weren’t a lot of other females for me to talk to early on, and I want to be able to give that to my students,” said Bukmeier.

With Bukmeier’s rich experience in working in the industry, she can help her female students prepare for unique issues they may encounter, such as dealing with being asked whether they are physically capable of doing particular jobs, or not receiving the same opportunities as their male colleagues.

Stephanie Fuhrer, student engagement facilitator and women in technology and trades coordinator at NAIT, pointed out how Bukmeier contributes to closing the gender gap, and how other teachers can start to do this. “Increasing knowledge when they are in junior and senior high school can show [students] how fun and rewarding a career

It didn’t matter: Bukmeier was offered the job, and she began to learn autobody techniques such as prep and detailing. “I made so many mistakes in those first six months,” she said. That’s natural when starting out, but Bukmeier got better quickly.

Many more winding roads, carved out by seeking out new challenges and opportunities led Bukmeier to where she is today: teaching at NAIT. It should be noted that she is the first female autobody teacher at the school.

“It’s such a great opportunity to be in my position,” she said. What she aspires to do with this opportunity is simple: be a positive role model and inspire her students. She wants to be able to give every student she has an opportunity to grow and prove themselves, something that she had to work so hard to be able to do herself. No person who is passionate, or dedicated to something should be denied the opportunity to try, is a mindset Bukmeier lives by.

“I want to show students, men and women both, that by working hard, you can do whatever you want in a trade—you can take it as far as you want.

Nothing is impossible to achieve, you just need time and practice,” she said, also mentioning the

Working with two students.

Bukmeier is the first woman to teach autobody repair at NAIT.

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in the trades and technologies can be.

Witnessing Cecile in the class, the love of her trade and watching her work really helps young girls see themselves in that role,” said Fuhrer.

With the opportunity to inspire and mould the brains of youth that comes along with teaching, Bukmeier works to be a positive role model and demonstrate that choosing a career in the trades is not a “back up option.” There are multiple types of intelligence, and they’re all equally valuable.

“There are so many opportunities beyond university,” Bukmeier said. “Youth, as well as their parents, need to know that working in the trades is a viable career option. I think that in the media, tradespeople are portrayed as dumb or not capable. But some of the smartest people I know are in the trades.”

Hilary Noack is the owner of Ink and Iron, an all-women bodyshop in Toronto, and a former autobody instructor at Centennial College. She too sees a

Bukmeier working with a student. “There’s nothing like hearing a student say, ‘I never thought I could do this, and now I can’,” said Bukmeier.

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Bukmeier at the National Skills Competition in 2013.

real value to bringing female autobody teachers into schools. “It’s good for female technicians going through the program to see other women who have gone through the same thing, and to have good female role models in the industry,” she said.

Bukmeier is still on the great climb, and with her she is bringing the students she inspires every day, inside and outside the classroom. Dedicated teachers like Bukmeier are helping show that not only is the automotive industry exciting and rewarding, but that it is a career worth fighting for.

Original Equipment

Manufacturer Specific Training

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t seems likely that car manufacturers have the biggest total presence when we look at all of the companies and organizations making up the global automotive claims economy. Even a relatively small car company is a massive undertaking, and big car manufacturers are some of the largest companies in the world.

For a long time, it didn’t seem like these giants were really paying much attention to the collision repair industry, even down to the dealership level. Collision repairers were left to improve their own operations. But then, the wheel turned. Today we’re seeing the growth of dealer-only collision networks and the OEMs themselves have either rolled out their own certification and recognition programs or will likely do so in the near future.

It was the luxury brands that started the trend towards certifying repair centres. The reasoning was clear: high-tech cars needed high-tech repairs. While those brands are constantly pushing ahead, many of the mass-market manufacturers now offer features that also demand this high-tech approach.

Repairers need as much information about the OEMs as they can get, and not just on repair procedures. The relationship is only going to get closer. Below you will find information on both general websites and the technical information sites maintained by each company. Most of the technical information sites are only open to fee-paying subscribers.

FIAT

ALFA ROMEO

FORD / LINCOLN

ASTON MARTIN

GENERAL MOTORS 800-263-3777 gm.ca acdelcotds.com

877-696-2737 mymaserati@maseratiusa.com maserati.ca maseratitechinfo.com

SUBARU

AUDI

HYUNDAI

MAZDA

SUZUKI

888-946-6329 honda.ca serviceexpress.honda.com 800-521-9900 alfaromeo.ca techauthority.com 866-278-6661 astonmartin.com astonmartintechinfo.com

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LAND ROVER

ACURA / HONDA

800-822-2834 audicarecanada@audi.ca audi.ca erwin.audi.com

BENTLEY

800-777-6923 bentleymotors.com bentleytechinfo.com

BMW

800-567-2691 customer.service@bmw.ca bmw.ca bmwtechinfo.com

CHRYSLER 800-361-3700 chrysler.ca techauthority.com

DODGE

800-361-3700 dodge.ca techauthority.com

FERRARI

+39-0536-949-111 ferrari.com techinfo.ferrari.com

800-361-3700 fiatcanada.com techauthority.com 800-565-3673 ford.ca motorcraft.com

888-216-2626 hyundaicanada.com hyundaitechinfo.com

ISUZU

800-255-6727 isuzu.com isuzusource.com

JAGUAR

800-668-6257 jaguar.ca topix.jaguar.jlrext.com

JEEP

800-361-3700 jeep.ca techauthority.com

KIA

877-542-2886 kia.ca kiatechinfo.snapon.com

LAMBORGHINI

866-681-6276 lamborghini.com serviceinformation .lamborghini.com

800-346-3493 landrover.ca topix.landrover.jlrext.co

LEXUS

800-265-3987 lexus.ca techinfo.toyota.com

MASERATI

800-263-4680 mazda.ca mazdaserviceinfo.com

MERCEDES-BENZ

800-387-0100 cac.canada@mercedes-benz.ca mercedes-benz.ca startekinfo.com

MINI

RAM

800-361-3700 ramtruck.ca techauthority.com

ROLLS-ROYCE

877-877-3735 customer.relations@rollsroycemotorcarsna.com rolls-roycemotorcars.com 800-894-4212 subaru.ca techinfo.subaru.com 866-828-7252 customerservice@suzuki.ca suzuki.ca suzukipitstopplus.com

TESLA MOTORS

888-518-3752 nasales@tesla.com teslamotors.com service.teslamotors.com

866-378-6464 customer.service@mini.ca mini.ca minitechinfo.com

TOYOTA

MITSUBISHI

VOLKSWAGEN

888-576-4878 mitsubishi-canada@mmcan.ca mitsubishi-motors.ca mitsubishitechinfo.com

NISSAN

800-387-0122 nissan.ca nissan-techinfo.com

PORSCHE

800-767-7243 porsche.ca techinfo2.porsche.com

888-869-6828 toyota.ca techinfo.toyota.com 800-374-8389 vw.ca erwin.vw.com

VOLVO

800-663-8255 vovlvocars.com volvotechinfo.com

ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF INDEPENDENT AND THIRD-PARTY ACCREDITATION

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ACCREDITATION

ou know you’ve got great staff that do quality work, but can you prove it?

Providing the evidence that your shop is up-to-date is the essential purpose of any independent third-party accreditation program. An OEM certification or recognition program tells the world that you are qualified to repair a particular company’s vehicles. In theory, third-party accreditation programs show exactly what you’re capable of, regardless of make and model.

We’ve seen the rise of these programs fairly recently in the Canadian collision repair space.

Below we’ve compiled information on four of the programs that are currently available.

CCIAP The Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) is administered by AIA Canada, the same asso ciation that administers I-CAR Canada and the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF).

The CCIAP offers two levels of accreditation.

The first is “Core,” which re q u i re s t h e s h o p t o successfully demonstrate compliance with both the Business Operations and the Structural Repair Capabilities requirements. A complete list is available at cciap.ca.

The Business Operations requirements deal with ensuring your shop has the right insurance,

is in compliance with regulations and hits certain marks in regards to customer-facing facilities such as the waiting room and bathroom.

cciap.ca The Structural Repair C apabilities section deals primarily with training and equipment. On the training side, the facility must either be I-CAR Gold Class or Gold Class in Progress, with Gold

Class achieved by the first accreditation renewal date. The equipment list is considerably longer. It includes electronic 3-D measuring capability, access to OEM procedures, an above ground lift and much more.

The CCIAP “Advanced” accreditation is optional.

It requires the shop to successfully demonstrate compliancy with ever y guideline for “C ore,” plus several other requirements.

The entire list is too long to replicate here, but a lot of it focuses on ensuring your shop has the equipment and training needed for aluminum repairs.

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Certified Collision Repair The Certified Collision Repair (CCR) program is administered by the Automotive Retailers Association (ARA) of British Columbia.

In brief, the program certifies collision repair service providers who have demonstrated commitment to service excellence through investment and training to achieve the highest levels of industry standards.

The program differentiates industry members through the use of Silver, Gold, and Gold Plus level identifiers.

It leads consumers to those facilities that have achieved the highest levels of industry standards for quality, safety, and service for the repair of a collision-damaged vehicle.

According to ARA of BC, the CCR program is also part of a national solution to establish and

ara.bc.ca/certified-colli sion-repair-program

publicize the repairer’s credentials as a world-leading repair facility and their ability to meet the requirements of industry partners and their customers. It ensures that customers receive the best in collision repair

by recognizing facilities that are qualified, competent, and fit to complete repairs on the complex vehicles of today and the future.

The ARA and the AIA have synchronized their programs through a memorandum of understanding so that industry members who adopt either CCR or CCIAP will be recognized on both websites as having achieved the levels of equipment and training in-line with the accreditation needs of OEM certification programs.

According to AR A, b oth of these programs have been developed to complement the OEM certification programs, not compete with them.

Certified Collision Care

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Certified Collision Care is the Canadian arm of Assured Performance Network, an organization headquartered in Laguna Hills, California. The organization also administers several OEM collision certification programs.

Becoming a “Certified Collision Care Provider” currently certifies the facility with FCA, Ford and Nissan.

The program’s requirements are spelled out in detail on their website under the “Requirements” tab. The

certifiedcollisioncare.ca basic requirements are broadly similar to that of CCIAP and CCR, split into both General Business Requirements and General Technical Repair Capability.

From there, Certified Collision Care also looks in Advanced Material Repair Technical Capabilities.

These are split into three sections: Steel/Ferrous Material Technical Repair Capability Composite Material Technical Repair Capability (which is optional) A l u m i nu m R e p a i r C ap a b l e Requirements or Non-Ferrous Required for Ford Certification Canada.

VeriFacts Automotive VeriFacts Automotive offers its Verified Quality (VQ) shop status program. To become VQ, the shop must first undergo a “Quality Calibration” to see precisely where the shop is in regards to various items of equipment, training and repair quality.

VeriFacts provides feedback to the shop, possibly with a list of items to improve. A VeriFacts coach then returns to the shop for unannounced monthly visits.

verifactsauto.com After each monthly visit, a report of the coach’s feedback will be delivered to shop management. Once a shop has demonstrated that they perform

the proper repairs based on that feedback, a shop will be invited to become a VQ shop. It takes a minimum of two monthly visits for a shop to achieve VQ status.

A statement from VeriFacts Automotive says there are some equipment requirements for shops to participate in its VQ program, based on specification, but the most important requirement is to have a culture of quality that leads to correct and safe repairs.

INSIDE Scoop

Ashley Weber (middle) winning Gold in the post-secondary level of the Skills Canada national competition in 2016. To her right is Brodie Gibson, winning Silver, and to her left is Gheorghe Apopie, winning Bronze.

Canada

Competes Winnipeg’s Ashley Weber is painting for Canada at WorldSkills

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retty incredible and unexpected things can happen in your life. “Incredible,” and “unexpected” sum up Ashley Weber’s experiences over the past two years, ever since she found herself holding the Gold medal for Auto Body Painting at Manitoba Skills, 2016. Since then, she has travelled to Abu Dhabi to compete at the WorldSkills competition, where she finished 15th out of 20. We sat down with Weber, to get some insight on her growth, inspirations and challenges throughout her journey with Skills Canada and WorldSkills.

Automotive graphic design is a portion of the competitions, and an important part of Weber’s training.

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Training Directory: How has your experience with Skills Canada and WorldSkills enriched your life, personally and professionally?

Ashley Weber: Professionally, it has put me very far ahead in my career. I now know things that I wouldn’t have known for another three or four years.

The biggest thing personally is that it has given me a lot of confidence because I’m travelling all over Canada and to different places like Australia and Abu Dhabi, and I’m learning a lot and meeting lots of new people.

TD: How do you feel about the state of the the competition right now?

AW: The trip is nerve-wracking. There are 26 other competitors, and we’re all at similar skill levels, so it’s up in the

air—it’s a matter of who is going to do that one little thing just a little better.

TD: How are you preparing for the competition?

AW: I work at Urban Autobody in Winnipeg right now, so every day is training for me.

I paint all day, and I train for three to four hours once a week after work with my trainer, Dan Labossiere, focusing on things I wouldn’t normally do. My trainer and I also work at my high school sometimes, so I’m not always training at work.

TD: What techniques do you focus on in your training after work?

AW: I work on things like graphic design, mixing colours from scratch without a scale, and painting each side of a car door different colours at the same time. For the

graphic design, I am given a picture of a design with all sorts of dimensions and measurements on it. I have to take what is given to me and use my knowledge to transfer it onto a panel of a vehicle, like a door, fender or hood. All the designs use up to five colours and include a decal that has to be applied as well. I’m feeling least confident about mixing colours, so that’s what I’ve mostly been working on lately.

At the beginning of my training I focused on graphic design, because I had never done that before.

TD: What have been your biggest challenges throughout this experience?

AW: The biggest challenge has been confidence. Sometimes when I’m working I’ll feel like I have no idea what I’m doing, even though I do know how to do what I’m doing. Finding time to

not only work on skills but to also do other things in my life has been hard, too.

TD: Why did you choose the collision repair path? What are the experiences or people that have influenced you?

AW: My interest in cars came from my parents.

I was pretty much born into cars as my parents still have a collector’s car to this day, which led me to having my own. Along with my family’s interests and hobbies, I was given the option to take vocations at my high school at Kildonan East Collegiate, where I took autobody and carpentry. After my first year, I had to choose a major, and it was a toss up between automotive and autobody. I chose autobody because it was more me,and I already did autobody at home with my dad. After that, it’s all pretty much history and I knew this is was I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

TD: What are your objectives or plans for the future?

AW: After WorldSkills, I’ll mainly be focused on getting my Red Seal. I’m a Level 2, and

Ashley’s interest in autobody came from her parents.

“I was pretty much born into cars,” she said.

I should be graduating in 2019. I don’t have any goals for the long-term right now because I want to keep doors open and wait to see what’s offered to me.

TD: Was there anyone who was vital to getting you to where you are today, through encouragement or inspiration?

AW: My local trainer, Dan Labossiere.

I would have never gotten to where I am today if he hadn’t dragged me out of bed and driven me to that first competition. He was also my high school teacher for three years in autobody, and I’m very glad that he is in this part of my life now.

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he Red Seal Program, formally known as the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, was established in 1966 to make it easier for skilled tradespeople to find jobs anywhere in Canada. Through this program, apprentices who have completed their training and certified journeypersons, can obtain a “Red Seal” endorsement on their Certificates of Qualification and Apprenticeship by successfully completing an Interprovincial Standards Examination.

The “Red Seal” allows qualified tradespersons to practice the trade in any province or territory in Canada where the trade is designated without having to write further examinations. Both Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) and Automotive Painter are among the 45 designated Red Seal trades, meaning that any certified collision repair professional can challenge the Red Seal exam in order to qualify to work in all provinces.

For more information on the Red Seal Program please visit www.red-seal.ca.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

To qualify for a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship you need to find a shop able you take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program to do so. You must work four years (7,200 hours) in the shop and complete four technical training sessions in order to complete your apprenticeship. The technical exam for the apprenticeship in Newfoundland and Labrador is held at the College of the North Atlantic and a pre-apprenticeship program is offered at Academy Canada.

NOVA SCOTIA

You first need to find a shop that is able to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program to do so. To complete your Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship, you must work 7,200 hours in the shop. You will be required to complete a four to six week technical training sessions. The technical training is available in-class or online through the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

To start a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship you must find a shop willing and able to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program to do so.

You must spend four years (7,200 hours) total working in the shop in order to complete your apprenticeship.

The technical training sessions are currently not offered in P.E.I. so you will be sent to a school in New Brunswick.

NEW BRUNSWICK

To qualify for a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship, you need to find a shop that is able to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program first. You must spend four years (7,200 hours) working in the shop in order to complete your apprenticeship. The classroom portion of the apprenticeship is offered in English at New Brunswick Community College’s Saint John campus and in French at Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick’s Bathurst campus.

QUEBEC

Autobody repairer and painter certification is compulsory in Quebec. To become certified, completion of a three to four year motor vehicle body repair apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the motor vehicle body repair trade and completion of a high school or college automotive body repair program is usually required.

ONTARIO

To start an Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer apprenticeship, you need to find a shop willing to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program first. You must work a total of 7,280 hours in the shop, and complete 720 hours of technical training sessions in order to complete your apprenticeship. The classroom portion is available at Algonquin, Canadore, Centennial, Fanshawe and Mohawk College.

MANITOBA

To qualify for a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship, you need to find a shop that is willing to take you on. You may need to complete a preapprenticeship program. You must spend four years (7,200 hours) working in the shop and complete four six to seven week technical training sessions. The training sessions and a pre-apprenticeship program are available at Red River College.

SASKATCHEWAN

In order to qualify for a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship, you need to find a shop that is able to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a preapprenticeship program first. You must spend four years (7,200 hours) working in the shop and complete four six to seven week technical training sessions. The classroom sessions are available at Saskatchewan Polytechnic at Kelsey and Wascana campuses.

ALBERTA

In order to qualify for an Auto Body Technician apprenticeship, you need to find a shop that is willing to take you on as an apprentice. You must spend four years working in the shop and complete four six to seven week technical training sessions. Technical sessions are available at Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Red Deer College and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).

BRITISH COLUMBIA

In order to qualify for an Automotive Collision Repair Technician apprenticeship, you need to find a shop that is able to take you on as an apprentice.

You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program first. You must spend four years (6,750 hours) working in the shop and complete three five to six week technical training sessions. Training is available at 100 institutions across B.C.

NUNAVUT

In order to qualify for a Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint) apprenticeship in the Yukon, you first need to find a shop that is willing and able to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program to do so. You must spend four years (7,200 hours) working in the shop and complete four 4-7-week technical training sessions in order to complete your apprenticeship. There are currently no colleges in the Yukon that offer the technical training component of the apprenticeship program. You will be sent to a college out of province in order to attend trade school.

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

To qualify for an Auto Body Technician apprenticeship in the N.W.T., you need to find a shop that is to take you on as an apprentice. You may need to complete a pre-apprenticeship program first.

You must spend four years (9,000 hours) working in the shop and may need to complete technical training sessions. There are currently no colleges in the N.W.T. that offer the technical training component of the apprenticeship program. You will be sent to a college out of province in order to attend trade school.

YUKON

If you wish to start a collision repair apprenticeship in the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, or Nunavut you first need to find a shop willing to take you on as an apprentice, and you will be sent to a college out of province in order to attend tradeschool. There are a total of four technical training sessions lasting 4 to 7 weeks each. There are currently no colleges in the territories that offer the classroom component of a collision repair apprenticeship.

You must spend four years (7,200 hours) combined working in the trade in order to complete your apprenticeship.

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2018

3330-22nd Avenue Prince George, BC, V2N 1P8 cnc.bc.ca trades@cnc.bc.ca 800-371-8111, 778-349-0650

COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA

Centennial College

75 Ashtonbee Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1L 4C9 centennialcollege.ca dsamalea@centennialcollege.ca 416-289-5000

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE

100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5001 North Bay, ON, P1B 8K9 canadorecollege.ca, admissions@canadorecollege.ca 705-474-7600, 855-495-7915

CANADORE COLLEGE

Building SW 1, First floor 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby BC V5G 3H2 604-456-8100

BCIT

Assiniboine Community College

E M A N

1035 1st Street North Brandon, MB, R7A 2Y1 assiniboine.net trades@assiniboine.net 204-725-8715, 800-862-6307

E RS U CO From fender benders to major body work, you’ll learn to fix brakes, repair electrical systems, understand steering systems, perform preventative maintenance, and fulfill other industry needs.

No

No

The automotive service technician apprenticeship offers you excellent working knowledge of all of a vehicle’s systems.

Automotive Service Technician

Automotive Technician Apprenticeship

No

No

No

No

Product description, operation, diagnostics and repair. Training on a wide range of automobiles and components in fully equipped automotive labs. Access to factory training from the college’s various partners (as applicable), advanced diagnostics and hybrid/alternate fuels training.

Welding, layout and fitting techniques used in the industry. Earn while you learn. This is a day release program. Students can work and earn an income while in class. Level one is common with the welder apprenticeship.

Contact trainer for more information.

Gain essential skills for the automotive service industry while learning in ACC’s hands-on environment.

Learn to service, repair and replace damaged or worn components for electrical and electronic controls, fuel systems, emission systems, steering and suspension systems, cooling and heating systems, transmissions, differentials, drivelines, axles and shift braking systems.

No

Automotive Service Technician Co-Op Diploma Apprenticeship

Metal Fabricator Apprenticeship

Varies

Automotive Technician

Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship

Designed by General Motors (GM) to prepare for a career with GM dealerships. alternate between formal in-class training and hands-on work experience in a dealership. The opportunity to work on new vehicles, training components and various aids.

N TIO P I R SC E D

ASSINIBOINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

E RS U CO

Automotive Service Technician

AR CE

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

I-C N IA

1385 Woodroffe Avenue Nepean, ON, K2G 1V8 algonquincollege.com askus@algonquincollege.com 613-727-4723

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AL

TRAINING PROVIDER

H GT N LE

APPRENTICESHIP

varies by level

2 weeks

36 weeks

3 weeks

9 weeks

4 weeks

32 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

CONESTOGA COLLEGE

Lakeland College

5707 College Drive, Vermilion, BC , T9X 1K5 lakelandcollege.ca dana.gard@lakelandcollege.ca 780-853-8400, 780-871-5451

LAKELAND COLLEGE

8115 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, AB, T9H 2H7 keyano.ca registrar@keyano.ca 780-791-4800, 800-251-1408

KEYANO COLLEGE

Fanshawe College

Fanshawe College

1001 Fanshawe College Blvd London, ON, N5Y 5R6 fanshawec.ca CMendonca@fanshawec.ca 519-452-4430 800-717-4412

FANSHAWE COLLEGE

1450 Nakina Drive, P.O. Box 398, Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 4W1 confederationcollege.ca pbailey@confederationcollege.ca 807-472-6284, 800-263-9415

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON, N2G 4M4 conestogac.on.ca trades@conestogac.on.ca 519-748-5220, 866-463-4484

Work practices, engine systems, electrical, electronic, emissions, and fuels, drive train systems and suspensions, steering and brake systems and air conditioning systems.

Learn cutting-edge General Motors (GM) vehicle repair techniques, how to diagnose, repair and maintain GM cars and trucks from bumper to bumper. Because of the apprenticeship component of the program, you’ll earn real cash while refining your skills working at a sponsoring GM dealership. It’s as close to the real deal as you can get.

Diagnose, repair and maintain engines and electrical and electronic systems in cars, trucks and buses.

You’ll also have the opportunity to specialize in engines and fuel systems, electrical and electronic systems, suspension or brakes. Complete an apprenticeship component of the program and earn real cash while testing your skills out in the real world, on real vehicles.

Restore, repair and replace autobody parts and interior finishing. Assess damage and estimate the cost of repairs. Operate welding equipment, prepare and refinish today’s high-end top coats. An apprenticeship component where you’ll solve real vehicle problems in a real working garage, auto body shop or dealership.

Approximately 80 percent of an apprentice’s time is spent on the job under the tutelage of a certified journeyman. The other 20 percent involves attending technical training at their technical training provider of choice.

You’ll do preventative maintenance, diagnose faults and repair automotive vehicles and light trucks.

Learn on the job as well as during the required training periods.

Learn on the job as well as during the required training periods. A welding apprenticeship period is three years including a minimum of 1,500 hours of on-the-job training and eight weeks of technical training each year.

Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship

Automotive Service Technician (GM-ASEP) [Apprenticeship]

Automotive Service Technician (Day Release) [Apprenticeship]

Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer (Branch I - Block Release) [Apprenticeship]

Welder - Apprenticeship

Automotive Service Technician

Welder – Vermilion Campus

APPRENTICESHIP

240-hour level 1, 240-hour level 2, and 240-hour level 3, is designed with theoretical knowledge of all aspects of automotive repair, as well as practical training.

Automotive Service Technician (Apprenticeship)

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TRAINING D I R E C TO R Y

2018

4 years

3 years

No

720 hours

No

No

Varies by level

Varies by level

Varies by level

Varies by Level

32 weeks

No

No

No

No

No

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

E RS U CO

collegeoftrades.ca 655 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2K4 647-847-3000

ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TRADES

11401-8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4G2 nlc.bc.ca rmcaleney@nlc.bc.ca 866-463-6652, 250-782-5251

NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE

140 Government Rd E, Kirkland Lake, ON, P2N 3L8 northernc.on.ca trades@northern.on.ca 705-567-9291, 705-568-8186

NORTHERN COLLEGE

11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5G 2R1 nait.ca brycen@nait.ca 780-378-7271, 780-378-7205

NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

2300 Ryan Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 8N6 nic.bc.ca questions@nic.bc.ca 800-715-0914

NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE

Niagara College Canada

E M A N Varies

Contact the training provider for more information.

Welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals in all positions, on both plate and/or pipe, using SMAW, GTAW, and FCAW processes. Welders use manual or semi-automatic welding equipment for flame-cutting, brazing and air-arcing. Brakes, shears and other metal straightening and bending machines. Custom fabrication, ship building and repair, pressure vessel welding, pipeline construction welding, structural construction welding or machinery and equipment repair welding. Workers use blueprint symbols to determine machining operations.

Automotive service technician is a compulsory certified trade regulated by the trades qualification and apprenticeship act. A person working in this trade must hold a valid certificate of qualification or be registered as an apprentice.

Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship Program

Welding – Apprenticeship

Repair and replace damaged motor vehicle structures and body components, prepare for refinishing, and apply interior and exterior finishes. Specialize in prepping, refinishing, sheet metal and plastics repair or frame straightening.

All NIC training programs follow the criteria set by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) to ensure your trade qualifications meet current industry standards.

NIC offers the following apprenticeship technical training levels: WLA-100, level 1, 8 weeks, WLA-200, level 2, 8 weeks, WLA-300, level 3, 8 weeks, WSM-400, specialty metals endorsement, 5 weeks.

A compressed schedule of in-school courses a winning combination of Automotive Trade Preparation and all 3 levels of in-school apprenticeship instruction.

Mechanical diagnostics, cost estimations, customer relations and servicing a wide range of vehicles.

Upon completion of this program, you may seek provincial certification.

Auto Body Technician

Welder Apprenticeship Training

Automotive Service Technician MAP 32 Apprenticeship

Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship

N TIO P I R SC E D To become an apprentice, you must be registered with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development and work for an employer who accepts full responsibility for your instruction in all aspects of the trade. Your in-class learning is completed at Loyalist.

CE

NIAGARA COLLEGE CANADA

N IA

100 Niagara College Boulevard, Welland, ON, L3C 7L3 niagaracollege.ca myfuturenc@niagaracollege.ca 905-735-2211

E RS U CO

Automotive Service Technician Apprenticeship

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LOYALIST COLLEGE

I-C AR

376 Wallbridge-Loyalist, Belleville, ON, K8N 5B9 loyalistcollege.com mpfp@loyalistc.on.ca 613-969-1913

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

H GT N LE

APPRENTICESHIP

8 weeks per level

32 weeks

32 weeks

32

3 years

720 hours

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV DE

2 St. Lawrence Drive, Cornwall, ON, K6H 4Z1 stlawrencecollege.ca dreamit@sl.on.ca 800-463-0752, 613-933-6080

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

1301 - 16 Avenue, Calgary, AB, T2M 0L4 sait.ca transportation.info@sait.ca 403-284-8471, 403-284-7112

SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

443 Northern Ave E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B 4J3 Saultcollege.ca studentrecruitment@saultcollege.ca 705-759-2554, 800-461-2260

SAULT COLLEGE

Red Deer College

100 College Blvd, Red Deer, AB, T4N 5H5 rdc.ab.ca apprenticeship.registration@rdc.ab.ca 403-342-3100, 888-475-1101

RED DEER COLLEGE

4500 - 50th Street, Olds, AB, T4H 1R6 oldscollege.ca apprentice@oldscollege.ca 403-556-8281, 800-661-6537

OLDS COLLEGE

Okanagan College

Okanagan College

1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4X8 okanagan.bc.ca trades@okanagan.bc.ca 877-755-2266, 250-862-5457

OKANAGAN COLLEGE

Join or sever metals in beams, girders, vessels, piping and other metal components used in construction and manufacturing. Utilize electric arc, MIG, TIG and gas welding (oxy-acetylene).

To learn the skills required of an automotive service technician in Alberta and be issued an Alberta Journeyman Certificate, a person must find a suitable employer who is willing to hire and train an apprentice.

To learn the skills required of a welder in Alberta and to be issued an Alberta Journeyman Certificate, one must find a suitable employer willing to hire and train an apprentice.

Welder Apprenticeship

Automotive Service Technician, Apprenticeship

Welder Apprenticeship

Engines, fuel and electrical systems, power trains, steering, suspension and brakes, and applied shop practice, including safety, welding, air conditioning, and more.

This program is funded in part by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development.

Automotive Service Technician

APPRENTICESHIP

Repair and replace damaged motor vehicle structures and body components, prepare for refinishing and apply interior and exterior finishes. Prepping, refinishing, sheet metal and plastics repair, or frame straightening. Journeyman certification is available as a prepper, refinisher, or repairer; or by combining these three areas you can become a fully certified autobody technician.

Auto Body Technician Apprentice

Sound theoretical training to meet the challenges presented by the more complex designs and testing techniques. Acquisition of fundamental and specific skills of the trade through the training of practical applications. Strengthening the apprentices’ high standards of craftsmanship, problem-solving skills and personal pride in their respective trades. Strengthening desirable work attitudes and a keen sense of responsibility.

Repair, adjust and replace sheet metal and allied parts of automobiles, trucks and buses. Apprentices are required to attend a total of sixteen weeks of technical training over the four years.

Motor Vehicle Body Repairer

Automotive Service Technician

Remove parts, masks, perform chemical cleaning, apply putty, sands, prime and prepare an automobile, truck or bus for the automotive refinishing technician.

Apprentices are required to attend four weeks of technical training in this apprenticeship.

Remove, install, repair and generally service all types of stationary and movable glass in motor vehicles and associated equipment. Apprentices are required to attend a total of two weeks of technical training courses over this two year apprenticeship.

Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician Apprenticeship

Automotive Glass Technician Apprentice

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TRAINING D I R E C TO RY

2018

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

8 weeks per level

varies by level

8 weeks per level

56 weeks

16 weeks

22 weeks

4

22

1

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

E RS U CO

ASSURED AUTOMOTIVE

FIX AUTO

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

• Inspecting HVAC Systems • Inspecting Electrical Systems • Inspecting Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Vehicles • Inspecting Electro-Mechanical Vehicle Options • Inspecting Drivetrain Inspecting Brake Systems.

Module 1 - Steering and Suspension Overview: What to look for when identifying types of steering systems, steering systems parts and parts of front and rear suspension systems.

Module 2 - Damage Analysis: Examine several damage analysis considerations. Properly analyze steering and suspension issue.

DAM03 Mechanical Systems Analysis (IL English Only)

DAM06 Steering And Suspension Damage Analysis (IL English and French)

Yes

• Interpreting Damage Reports • Understanding Industry Definitions • Identifying Types of Finishes • Obtaining Vehicle Information • Writing a Damage Report

DAM01 Vehicle Identification, Estimating Systems, and Terminology (IL English Only)

Yes

ALT03 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Damage Analysis and Safety (IL English Only)

E M NA

I-CAR

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

E

Module 1 - Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Parts: Different types of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. High voltage parts associated with these vehicle types, including batteries, motors, inverters, chargers, cables, and more.

Module 2 - Approaching a Damaged Electric Vehicle: Understanding of how, and when, to access various information sources, and avoiding hazards specific to electric vehicles.

Module 3 – Hybrid-Electric and Electric Vehicle Features: High voltage disabling, electric vehicle features, cooling systems, and service notes.

Module 4 - Alternative Fuel Vehicles: New features by European vehicles makers: Alfa Romeo, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. Some of the key vehicle models and features shared are the 2015 BMW i8 and its carbon fibre structure and the 2015 Volkswagen eGolf Electric.

Module 5 - Future Trends: Other types of alternative fuel vehicles and their impact to the collision repair industry. Upon completion of the course, the student will better understand diesel-fueled, CNG, and LPG, including unique characteristics for each alternative fuel vehicle type.

Varies

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

C AN

I-CAR

fixauto.com 99 Emilien - Marcoux, suite 101, Blainville Quebec J7C 0B4 450-433-1414

Varies

E RS U CO N IO T P RI SC E D

assuredauto.ca 2360 A Southfield Road, Mississauga Ontario L5N 2W8 905-363-0125

Varies

AR

ALLY BUSINESS COACHING

I-C

jayperry@a-b-c-inc.com allybusinesscoaching.com 416-587-1748

H GT N LE

TRAINING PROVIDER

LI

AL

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

3 hr

PDF course

Online

Online

PDF course

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Identify advanced materials used for vehicle construction and describe their characteristics and applications • Explain how advanced vehicle construction materials affect collision energy management • Understand damage analysis considerations for advanced materials • Make repair vs. replace decisions for specific advanced materials and understand general damage analysis considerations • Describe the effects of heat and straightening on different advanced materials • Explain advanced materials recycled parts considerations, joining methods, corrosion protection, and refinishing considerations.

Module 1 – Damage Analysis Consideration: Types of steel, as well as their differing characteristics and attributes. Considerations for inspecting the front portion of the vehicle for damage, including bumpers, grilles, and lighting. Proper damage analysis procedures and how to build a comprehensive repair plan.

Module 2 - Side Body Inspection: How to identify damage on side and outer panels, including fenders and doors. How to identify damage to movable glass, such as door glass, quarter glass, and sunroofs.

Module 3 - Rear Body and Aftermarket Parts Inspection: Identifying damage to rear parts of a vehicle.

Parts of rear bumper assemblies, rear lighting systems, pickup truck box, and aftermarket parts.

• Various mechanical and electronic parts that are used to protect vehicle occupants during a collision • Important safety precautions, scan tools, how to determine replacement items, and various information sources • Different sensors, information about their specific locations, repair versus replace considerations, and key areas to check when inspecting for damage • Restraint systems control modules • How to check for faults, understand replacement considerations, and various methods that are used to calibrate Occupant Classification System • Various types of vehicle airbags and what each type is designed to do • Collapsible steering columns, which are energy absorbing and designed to collapse during a collision, as well as proper inspection procedures.

Module 1 - Vehicle Structures: How a vehicle is designed and how it collapses under collision forces.

Different vehicle body types and their characteristics. Different types of damage and how they are created. How to take quick measurements to verify potential structural problems and understand three-dimensional computerized measuring results.

Module 2 – Structural Damage Analysis: Specific criteria needed for determining if a structural part should be repaired or replaced, as well as repair considerations, such as whether heat can be used, or if a part can be partially replaced. Which parts make up the front, rear, and side structures and provides damage analysis considerations for each of these sections.

DAM07 Damage Analysis of Advanced Automotive Systems (IL English and French)

DAM08 Advanced Material Damage Analysis (IL English and French)

DAM10 Exterior Panels Damage Analysis (IL French and English)

DAM11 Restraint Systems Damage Analysis (IL English Only)

DAM12 Steel Structures Damage Analysis (IL English and French)

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

Yes

Module 1 – Stability Control and Automatic Braking Systems: Advanced safety systems available on today’s vehicles. Electronic stability control systems, rollover protection, hill start assist, as well as other safety systems.

Module 2 – Driving Assist Safety Systems: Blind spot detection, parking assist, cross-traffic alert, and includes video demonstrations of these systems.

Module 3 – Vision Assist and Advanced Restraint Systems: Lighting systems designed to provide improved vision assistance, as well as advancements in passive restraint systems.

Module 4 – Convenience Systems: Passive keyless entry, push-button start, and other systems that are becoming popular as conveniences to the vehicle owner.

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TRAINING D I R E C TO R Y

2018

4 hr

4 hr

4hr

4 hr

4 hr

Online

Classroom

Online

Online

Online

E RS U CO Yes

Yes

Yes

Module 1 - Trends Highlight: OEMs commitment to making automatic braking standard to the use of composite reinforcements.

Module 2 - North American Vehicle Manufacturers: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica and the 2017 Fiat Spide, new material colour codes. Ford Motor Company: collision repairs for the 2017 Ford Escape and 2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, Gorilla Glass used on the new Ford GT. General Motors Company: collision repairs on the 2017 Buick LaCrosse and 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, Lean to Steel with the Cadillac XT5.

Module 3 - Asian Vehicle Manufacturers: Honda and Acura: 2017 Honda Ridgeline and its acoustic side glass, revisions to Hondas weld-through primer recommendations, the new Acura NSX. Kia: collision repairs for the 2017 Kia Sportage. A collision position statement from Nissan and Infiniti. The 2017 Lexus LC 500 from Toyota and Lexus.

Module 4 - European Vehicle Manufacturer: Jaguar: The 2017 F-Pace. Volvo: The S90.

Module 5 - Near Future Trends: Intelligent Damage Detection Systems, Resistance Spot Riveting Technology, Ethanol Fuel Cell Vehicles, The End of 12-volt Systems.

Module 6 - Evolving Vehicle Technology: Diagnostics and scan tools, the importance of performing preand post-scans based on the required trouble codes and calibration requirements of each system.

Module 7 - Diagnostic Overview: This module will supply an SOP that can be used by a facility to ensure a streamlined and repeatable process when performing diagnostics.

Module 8 - Scan Tool Capabilities: Comparisons will be made between basic scan tools and advanced aftermarket tools as well as a discussion on why OEM scan tools may be required.

Module 9 - Options for a Repair Facility: The options for a repair facility as it relates to properly incorporating diagnostics into a repair.

Module 1 – Stationary Glass Issues - How stationary glass reinforces a vehicle structure and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that apply to stationary glass.

Module 2 – Removing and Installing a Windshield - How to prepare the vehicle for windshield replacement and how to properly remove trim and mouldings. OEM installation and information regarding removing a windshield using hand and power tools.

Module 3 – Glass Repair and other Stationary Glass Installation – Repairing minor glass defects and damaged laminated glass, replacing gasket-set installations, and replace stationary side glass.

• Understand the automotive recycling industry and organizations • Describe the considerations for using recycled parts • Identify parts that are commonly recycled and those that are not • Explain considerations for ordering parts • Determine if a part has been previously repaired • Understand the steps for preparing and installing recycled parts.

GE001L01 Understanding Cycle Time Process

GLA02 Stationary Glass

RCY01 Recycled Parts for Collision Repair (IL English Only)

DAM15 Advanced Steering and Suspension Systems Damage Analysis (English and French) Yes

E M A N Module 1 - Electronically Controlled Systems: Electronically controlled steering and suspension systems, parts and considerations for damage analysis.

Module 2 - Electronically Controlled Steering: Electronically controlled steering systems such as hydraulic variable assist steering, electro-hydraulic power steering, electric assist power steering and electric steering.

Module 3 - Electronically Controlled Suspension: Types of electronic suspensions and damage analysis considerations. Air shock absorber height control systems, air spring height control systems, hydraulic height control systems, computer controlled dampers, computer controlled stabilizer bars and tire pressure monitors.

N TIO P I R SC E D

I-CAR

E RS U CO CE

I-CAR

L

AL N IA

I-CAR

TH G N LE

I-CAR

I-C AR

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

4 hr

4 hr

3 hr

4 hr

Online

Online

Online

PDF course

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Module 1 – The I-CAR® Study - The I-CAR study and the importance of the results that were discovered through this study. How repair facilities that embraced a learning culture improved on key performance indicators (KPIs) to a much greater degree than repair facilities that did not embrace one.

Module 2 – Establishing a Learning Culture - Define what a learning culture is and address its key principles. How a learning culture can maximize everything a repair facility does while helping to minimize liability issues and customer complaints.

Module 1 – Job File Documentation - A job file review process in accordance with industry practices and shop standard operating procedures (SOPs). Documentation that makes up a typical job file and examine how the staff of a collision repair facility uses these documents.

Module 2 – Insurance Needs – The direct repair program (DRP) and non-DRP insurance needs, taking into consideration SOPs, insurance guidelines, and industry practices. Additional repair approval processes and the proper disassembly process to meet insurance guidelines before starting the repair.

Module 3 – Vehicle Mapping - The importance of mapping a customer’s vehicle according to shop SOPs and industry practices. How to use a job file to identify the work to be performed, differentiate prior damage, and reveal upsell opportunities.

Module 1 – Technical Assignment - A look at the industry standard capabilities each technician or team in a repair facility has. Using a computer management system to determine current workload and doing spot checks to keep track of a technician’s skill set.

Module 2 – Estimate Review - How to perform estimate and vehicle reviews with assigned technicians using shop standard operating procedures (SOPs). The importance of identifying and following OEM procedures and accessing service information, as well as how to confirm the repair method expected completion date using a job file.

Module 3 – Keeping the System Current - How to communicate the current job status and how to identify workflow availability by the technician or team.

Module 1 – The Hidden Cost of Supplements - Supplements and how they affect costs and key performance indicators (KPIs). Identifying missing items, time management, technician selection, and wrap-up with making repair or replace decisions.

Module 2 – Survey the Shop Floor - Evaluate the work in process with an introduction to the tools used by a production manager. Next, videos and interactive elements explore quality control topics and common roadblocks that occur during production.

Module 3 – Determine Facility Capacity - Determining what the capacity of their shop is by looking at the big picture first. Identify the right technicians for the available jobs through examples and video.

Module 1 – Review and Maintain Daily Departmental Lists - Key points on what the technician needs to know. The tools a production manager will use, as well as how to conduct review and release meetings with the technicians.

Module 2 – Review Previous Day’s Performance - Conducting technician cycle time reviews and the reports needed for them. Participate in a game-show style activity that will engage them with quality control terms and the team reviews associated with them.

PM101E01 Learning Culture Overview

PM105E01 Before the Repair Starts

PM110V01 Matching the Repair to the Team

PM115E01 Workflow Essentials

PM120L01 Synchronizing Workflow through Team Communication

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

Yes

• Electronically Controlled Systems Overview • Understanding Electronically Controlled Steering Systems • Understanding Electronically Controlled Suspension Systems • Identifying Tire Pressure Monitor Systems and Parts.

STE05 Electronically Controlled Steering and Suspension Systems

33

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

2 hr

1 hr

2 hrs

1 hr

1 hr

3 hr

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

Classroom

LI

I-C AR AL

H GT N LE

C AN

E RS U CO Yes

Yes

Yes

Module 1 – Visual Quality Assurance - The importance of the Production Manager role in verifying that technicians complete quality control checklists using SOPs, and that OEM repair procedures are followed. Examples of how knowing and verifying shop SOPs help ensure quality control.

Module 2 – Repair Order Quality Assurance - The importance of matching the parts and paperwork to verify that the repair order is accurate. The importance of recording customer requests as well as verifying supplements and sublet work.

Module 3 – Post-Repair Quality Assurance - The importance of quality checks after the repair as well as using a pre-repair checklist for a walk-around before final inspection.

Module 4 – Final Inspection Quality Assurance - The final inspection before delivery, stressing the importance of a complete, safe and quality repair for the benefit of the customer. Customer service index (CSI) and quality control checks.

Module 1 – Optimizing Workflow - What is required, to ensure that a collision repair shop is efficient, properly maintained, and how to follow good inventory practices. Lean processes associated with 5S and how this management philosophy can be used to optimize workflow, shop organization, and tool location. The importance of shop cleanliness and how it relates to increased productivity.

Module 2 – Building and Shop Maintenance - How to inspect the building and determine potential maintenance issues. Parking lot maintenance and how it should be organized to maximize flow. Measures that can be taken to ensure the security of the parking lot, building, and any vehicles on the property.

Module 3 – Maintenance Schedules and Facilities Compliance - The importance of maintaining equipment and using specific maintenance schedules. Why it is important to maintain the safety equipment located throughout the shop. Regulatory compliance and why it is important to ensure your shop stays up-to-date.

Module 1 – Coaching Team Members - The value of employee mentoring for both the employee and the business. How to create an environment for open dialogue throughout the collision repair facility. Different ways to encourage teamwork through employee performance feedback. Team member time management.

Module 2 – Performance Review - Learn how to prepare, track, and perform employee reviews, and learn different ways to document employee performance.

Module 3 – Measuring Workflow Interruption Costs - Common workflow interruption costs for a collision repair facility, such as tracking vehicle comebacks and equipment downtime. Review technician attendance, internal turn backs, and finally, part failure rates.

Module 4 – Shop KPIs - The tools to monitor shop KPIs, starting with what to monitor and why, then moving on to root cause analysis of KPI deficiencies and how to use root cause analysis to benefit the business.

Module 5 – Interacting with the Leadership Team – Learn different ways to communicate shop metrics to all levels of the business. Employee recognition and how to make it a valuable team building tool.

PM130E01 Quality is Your Business (IL English Only)

PM135E01 Optimizing Processes, Equipment, and Compliance (IL English Only)

PM140V01 Developing the Team and the Business (No IL Version)

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

E M NA

I-CAR

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO Module 1 – Workflow Assessment - Common types of workflow disruptions. How to manage a proper workflow when problems arise and how to evaluate the need for workflow changes.

Module 2 – Implementing Workflow Changes - Making workflow changes according to staffing availability. Students will learn how to adjust for sublet work and supplements, as well as what to do regarding waiting for parts and working through equipment maintenance.

E

PM125V01 Problem Solving for Workflow Changes (No IL Version)

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

1 hr

1 hr

1 hr

2 hr

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D Online

Online

Online

Online

CARSTAR

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

Solera Canada (Audatex)

1210 Sheppard Ave East, Toronto, ON, M2K 1E3 1-877-693-1299 autodex.ca/training

SOLERA CANADA (AUDATEX ONLINE TRAINING CENTRE)

https://miportal-mitchell.force.com/miPortal/ Home_miportal

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL

Georgian College

One Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9 georgiancollege.ca inquire@georgiancollege.ca 7057281968

GEORGIAN COLLEGE

carstar.ca 1-800-227-7827

Online

Learn how to best manage and write estimates with Mitchell Cloud Estimating

Guides Audatex Estimating users through using APU PartsNetwork to supplement their estimates with alternative parts. The training walks through the PartsNetwork workflow and allows ADXE users to practice completing PartsNetwork searches.

Learn how to use the integrated Motorcycle Estimating feature.

A virtual class that discusses how to read the Estimate Report in Audatex Estimating.

Information designed for repairers participating in DRP partnerships with insurers. Workflow guides and webinars are available.

Training and documentation for a powerful system that analyzes Canadian shop stats, for both Multi Store and Single Store operators.

Instruction for Multi Store Repair Organizations on the proper procedure for dispatching estimating/ repair assignments to their individual repair facilities.

Insight into the Audatex estimating database, plus included operations, formulas and calculations.

Includes: cars, small, medium and heavy trucks, and motorcycles.

How to write estimates in the Essentials software version of Audatex Estimating.

A series of web seminars providing training about the inspection process for construction and heavy equipment.

Optional Features: Virtual class training. This session provides information on optional features such as PDR, Frame Dimensions, Tire Database, Estimate Check and Claims Element.

Estimating with Mitchell Cloud Estimating

APU for Audatex

Motorcycle estimating

Estimate reading

DRP workflow processes Audatex Insight Claims Manager

Database reference manuals

Basic ADXE Estimating

Motorcycles, ATVs & Snowmobiles Inspection

Estimating Optional Features Training

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

Online

No

A degree-level education in business management with an applied focus for the automotive industry. Current issues, trends and technologies and adopting proactive approaches in identifying and responding to changes in the automotive industry. Instruction, lecture and discussion delivery promotes critical thinking and problem solving.

Less than a week

4 years

Classroom

Classroom

Bachelor Of Business (Automotive Management)

2 years

No

• Opportunities to explore possibilities of entrepreneurship within the automotive industry • Introductory business courses and specific automotive courses • The co-operative work experience is a vital component of the program allowing students to confirm their career choice • Develop a network to establish their career path.

Online

Automotive Business

2 hr

Yes

Courses may vary. Contact training provider for more information.

Varies

35

TRAINING D I R E C TO R Y

2018

1155 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 4V5 vcc.ca apprentice@vcc.ca 604-871-7000, 866-565-7820

VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

180 Brunel Road, Mississauga, ON, L4Z1T5 david.j.lalonde@sherwin.com www.sherwin-automotive.com 9058904222

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AUTOMOTIVE FINISHES

E RS U CO

E M NA

Solera Canada (Audatex)

E RS U CO Earn while you learn. Designed for apprentices, this program will allow you to return to industry with an increased, comprehensive skill set.

No

Yes

The theory and mechanics of lean productions, understanding and implementing process improvement. Methods to utilize people, space, and equipment for the maximum bottom line impact.

How to reduce variation and to identify and fix the root causes of problems.

Improving Workshop Efficiency

Automotive Collision Repair Apprenticeship

Yes

This webinar will show you how to set up and use Paintless Dent Repair in your estimates.

Paintless Dent Repair Estimating

The skills, information, and tools necessary to provide a memorable customer interaction process.

The methods one must have in order to receive, understand, help, and keep customers. The SherwinWilliams Achieving Service Excellence course teaches skills and practices that intentionally and consistently provide impeccable service.

In this online class recording, clients will learn about the labour database in Audatex Estimating releases, as well as listen in on an open forum discussion of general Q&A related to Audatex Estimating.

Advanced Database Operations Training

Estimating Solutions For Profit

How to use the Audatex Database Reference Manual, how to identify what is included and not included in operations.

Database Operations Training

Recording of an Audatex live online training class on understanding the estimating database and how it calculates refinish operations

N IO T P RI SC E D

Solera Canada (Audatex)

AR E

Solera Canada (Audatex)

I-C C AN

Refinish Operations Training

H GT N LE

Solera Canada (Audatex)

LI

AL

MANAGEMENT/ ESTIMATING

5 weeks per level

1 day

1 day

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

I-CAR

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services

Workplace Safety & Prevention Services

5110 Creekbank Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 0A1 http://www.wsps.ca customercare@wsps.ca 905-614-1400, 1-877-494-WSPS (9777)

An overview of the content in the WSPS half-day course, WHMIS 2015 for Workers: Instructor-Led Training while briefly touching on adult learning principles. Facilitation methods for successfully delivering the training. Suggestions and tips for personalizing the content to their own workplaces and for preparing to deliver the training.

16247 Supervisor Responsibilities and Due Diligence

20014 WHMIS 2015: Train the Trainer

HEALTH & SAFETY

Supervisor duties as defined in the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act • Worker rights • Supervisors as a role model and leader of health and safety definition of a “competent person” • Upon completion, you will be able to understand your duties as defined in the Act and how these duties link with employer and worker duties • Learn about the rights of workers and be able to explain how supervisors support these rights • Identify how you can contribute to making the workplace healthy and safe • List sources of information about health and safety • Learn the importance of being a role model and leader of health and safety in the workplace.

Yes

Yes

HAP01 Online - Hazardous Airborne Pollutant Reduction (English Only) (IL English Only)

• How to prevent workplace accidents/incidents • How to stay in compliance with the law • Due diligence • Upon completion, you will be able to understand investigation principles and techniques • Identify relevant legal requirements for investigations • Understand the steps in investigations and the skills required • Practice conducting an investigation and writing a report

Yes

Explaining the requirements of the EPA regulations, evaluating the EPA regulations and how they may apply to a specific business, identifying hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and how they can affect public health and the environment, using the appropriate personal protection equipment, identifying how to reduce the amount of methylene chloride (MeCl) paint stripper that is used, identifying equipment that reduces the amount of HAP, identifying spray application techniques and gun adjustments that reduce the amount of HAP released into the environment, identifying spray gun cleaning requirements, identifying spraybooth requirements and filter maintenance schedules.

17888 Investigating Accidents and Incidents

Yes

Intro to Safety Systems

Yes

ISS00 Intro to Safety Systems (IL English Only)

AL

Intro to Personal Safety

E

WORKPLACE SAFETY & PREVENTION SERVICES

NC

I-CAR

A LI

IPS00 Intro to Personal Safety (IL English Only)

N TIO P I CR ES D E RS U CO

I-CAR

SE UR O C

E M NA

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

H GT N LE

TRAINING PROVIDER

I-C AR

HEALTH & SAFETY

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

1 hr

Online

Online

Online

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom / on-site

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

37

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

SE UR O C

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

CAMOSUN COLLEGE

www.ciia.com/training.php

CIIA

21 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury, ON, P3A 6B1 collegeboreal.ca info@collegeboreal.ca 800-361-6673

COLLÈGE BORÉAL

Centennial College

Centennial College

Centennial College

75 Ashtonbee Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1L 4C9 centennialcollege.ca dsamalea@centennialcollege.ca 416-289-5000

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE

4461 Interurban Rd, Victoria, BC, V9E 2C1 camosun.ca tradesinfo@camosun.ca 250-370-8322

No

No

No

No

General automotive practices, fuel and electrical/electronic systems, engine performance and repair.

The skills and knowledge that make you highly employable within many areas of the automotive industry, including lube technician, tire repair technician, brake & muffler installer, parts person, and a broad range of other positions.

With an emphasis on motor vehicle technology, this program prepares you for work within the transportation industry. Through various theoretical and practical courses, you acquire trade-relevant skills and knowledge that helps you undertake positions in a variety of employment opportunities.

The highest level of apprenticeship technical training Centennial College offers, with the added value of a college diploma. The Fiat Chrysler Automotive Service Technician Co-Op program also balances theoretical and practical elements. You spend eight months in class, eight months as a registered apprentice at a paid work placement in a FCA dealership and a final eight months back at school.

(Automotive) Motive Power Technician

Automotive Service Technician Co-Op Apprenticeship (Partnered With Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)

No

Automotive diagnostic and repair skills, the inspection of mechanical, electrical, and electronic elements. Detect problems as well as repair and maintain automobiles and light trucks. Perform computer diagnostics and will be familiar with the functioning of highly sophisticated tools.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

No

The focus of the Automotive Service Technician Ford Asset (MAP 32) program is on teaching you Ford’s latest technology, with a specific emphasis on electronics and the diagnosing of vehicle management systems.

Automotive Service Technician Ford Asset (MAP 32)

Motive Power Technician

No

Earn level 1 automotive service technician training, receive assistance in finding a short work placement, and get on-the-job experience.

Automotive Service Technician Pre-Apprenticeship

Automotive Service Technician Foundation

Automotive Service Technician

Completes the in-class requirements, as determined by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Individuals who are currently working in the automotive repair industry can continue their education in this program. Work practices; engine systems; electrical, electronics, emissions, and fuels, drive train systems.

N TIO P I CR ES D E RS U CO No

AL

A provincially-accredited apprenticeship developed by government and approved by the provincial apprenticeship and certification board. Skills that are needed to work as a first-year apprentice, including safety, engine systems, drive lines, electrical, HVAC, steering, braking systems, suspension, body components, trim, restraint systems, hybrid/alternative fuel systems and many others. Students spend time divided equally between the classroom and automotive shop.

E

1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1V8 algonquincollege.com askus@algonquincollege.com 613-727-4723

E M NA

Automotive Service Technician (Pre-employment)

NC

ACADEMY CANADA

A LI

167-169 Kenmount Rd, St John’s, NL, A1B 3P9 academycanada.com info@academycanada.com 709-739-6767, 800-561-8000

I-C AR

TRAINING DIRECTORY

TH G N LE

CORE TRAINING

16 weeks

32 weeks

36 weeks

2 years

2 years

30 weeks

24 weeks

34 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA

98 Water Street, Summerside, PE, C1N 4N6 hollandcollege.com info@hollandcollege.com 902-888-6448, 902-629-4217

HOLLAND COLLEGE

1001 Fanshawe College Blvd, London, ON, N5Y 5R6 fanshawec.ca CMendonca@fanshawec.ca 519-452-4430, 800-717-4412

FANSHAWE COLLEGE

1450 Nakina Drive, P.O. Box 398, Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 4W1 confederationcollege.ca pbailey@confederationcollege.ca 807-472-6284, 800-263-9415

CONFEDERATION COLLEGE

Conestoga College

Conestoga College

299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, ON, N2G 4M4 conestogac.on.ca trades@conestogac.on.ca 519-748-5220, 866-463-4484

CONESTOGA COLLEGE

College of New Caledonia

3330-22nd Avenue, Prince George, BC, V2N 1P8 cnc.bc.ca trades@cnc.bc.ca 800-371-8111, 778-349-0650

A solid grounding in the computers, networks, electronics, and other non-mechanical systems that make up today’s automobiles. Learning theory in the classroom, then hands-on practice in the shop.

An industry work placement—hones your abilities and introduces you to potential employers.

Automotive Technology

CORE TRAINING

A strong understanding of the technologies and techniques used, perfect craftsmanship through actual repairs in our state of the art repair shop.

Combines in-class learning with practical demonstrations and hands-on instruction. You start building in the first semester, taking your new skills and using them to design and create assigned projects.

Mechanical practices, machine shop, welding practices, trades science, engineering graphics and industrial design.

The basics of maintaining and repairing vehicle systems such as electrical/electronics, fuels, brakes, gear trains steering and suspension on motor vehicles and light trucks. Hands-on instruction on workplace skills such as communication strategies to help you find and keep a job in today’s modern work environment.

Auto Body Repair Techniques

Mechanical Techniques

Motive Power Techniques Automotive

For students who are interested in opening their own shop, becoming a parts manager or working with specialized technology. Motive power business, shop management and parts management.

General and specific trade-related academics, safety training, technical skills, and business skills.

Safe working practices in the use of machinery, tools and equipment, basic communication, documentation, information technology and computers.

A combination of training at the pre-apprenticeship level and at the apprenticeship level provides a great pathway to level 1 and level 2 of the apprenticeship program. The opportunity to be exempt (ministry exam) should you choose to pursue an apprenticeship in the automotive service trade.

Mathematics, computer applications, communications, basic electricity and precision measuring.

Motive Power Fundamentals Automotive Service

Motive Power Technician Automotive Service

If you are mechanically inclined, a critical thinker, good at task planning and organization, you may want to consider this career. Vehicle repair technicians review damage reports and hammer out dents, buckles and defects. Remove damaged fenders, panels and grills; straighten bent frames; and repair and replace exterior and interior components.

Learn the latest painting techniques and technology that will take your skills to a higher level.

Autobody (Motor Vehicle Body Repair)

Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician

39

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

2 years

30 weeks

34 weeks

34 weeks

2 years

1 year

30 weeks

22 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

SE UR O C

1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 4X8 okanagan.bc.ca trades@okanagan.bc.ca 877-755-2266, 250-862-5457

OKANAGAN COLLEGE

11401-8th Street, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 4G2 nlc.bc.ca rmcaleney@nlc.bc.ca 866-463-6652, 250-782-5251

NORTHERN LIGHTS COLLEGE

11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5G 2R1 nait.ca brycen@nait.ca 780-378-7271, 780-378-7205

NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

2300 Ryan Rd, Courtenay, BC, V9N 8N6 nic.bc.ca questions@nic.bc.ca 800-715-0914

NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE

950 Grandview Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2J 4C5 nbcc.ca collegeworks@nbcc.ca 888-796-6222, 506-856-2220

NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

E M NA

LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE

Collision Repair/Refinishing Prep Technician

Automotive Service Technician – Foundation

Pre-Employment Auto Body Repair

Automotive Service Technician Foundation

Automotive Service Technician

Automotive Systems

N TIO P I CR ES D E RS U CO Removal of parts, masking, chemical cleans, applying putty, sanding, priming and preparation of cars and trucks; along with classroom and hands on training in our well equipped industry style shops.

Examine, test and repair the parts, components and systems on cars and light trucks, often using computerized diagnostic equipment. Reassemble and test repaired items against manufacturer standards, perform preventative maintenance such as wheel alignments, oil changes and tune-ups.

Industry regulations, component removal and installation, substrate preparations, welding, and basic sheet metal repair. Graduates of the program can challenge the first period apprenticeship related theory examination for the auto body technician program.

You will train in a shop similar to that found in a normal work environment in order to develop the necessary skills to succeed. Special emphasis is placed on brake system servicing; steering, suspension service and wheel alignment; scheduled vehicle service; vehicle electrical and electronic systems; safety; and troubleshooting techniques.

Diagnose, service and repair a wide range of vehicle issues, including: steering, electrical, suspension, brakes, engines, fuel, exhaust, electronics and accessories for these systems. Brazing, cutting, and welding.

A practical understanding of automobiles and trucks and what makes them tick. From simple components to advanced computerized vehicle systems, you’ll learn it all.

Repairing customer vehicles in a fully operational auto repair shop. Shop safety, inspection, diagnostics, repair and servicing of mechanical, electrical and electronic systems for automobiles and light trucks.

AL

3000 College Drive South, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 1L6 lethbridgecollege.ca tradeslc@lethbridgecollege.ca 403-320-3411, 403-394-7348

I-C AR E

Automotive Service Technician: Certificate (Foundation)

NC

12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC, V3W 2M8 kpu.ca study@kpu.ca 604-599-2000

A LI

KWANTLEN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

H GT N LE

CORE TRAINING

38 weeks

21 weeks

14 weeks

30 weeks

1 year

1 year

30 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

PARKLAND COLLEGE

900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5 programs.viu.ca info@viu.ca 888-920-2221

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY

805 Tru Way , Kamloops, BC, V2C 0C8 tru.ca admissions_trades@tru.ca 250-828-5000

THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY

2 St. Lawrence Drive, Cornwall, ON, K6H 4Z1 stlawrencecollege.ca dreamit@sl.on.ca 800-463-0752, 613-933-6080

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

1130 Idylwyld Dr N, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3R5 saskpolytech.ca reginbox.saskatoon@saskpolytech.ca 866-467-4278, 306-659-4067

SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC

Red River College

2055 Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0J9 rrc.mb.ca register@rrc.ca 204-632-2327, 800-903-7707

RED RIVER COLLEGE

273 Dracup Ave North, Yorkton, SK, S3N 4H8 parklandcollege.sk.ca w.wilson@parklandcollege.sk.ca 306-786-2590, 866-783-6766

CORE TRAINING

Daily lectures, seminars and demonstrations of current servicing techniques, as well as extensive practical training in a functioning automotive shop setting. The instructors are all highly trained automotive technicians with at least ten years’ trade experience.

25 weeks

General shop practice, automotive fundamentals, engines, basic test equipment, electrical systems, running gear, clutches, transmissions, rear axles, steering systems and braking systems, applied mathematics and safety education will be covered.

Automotive Service Technician

Automotive Service Technician Foundation

2 years

Upon completion graduates will receive an Ontario college diploma as a mechanical technician.

Mechanical Technician

10 months

36 weeks

Diagnose, repair, service and maintain advanced mechanical and electrical systems in today’s vehicles.

Automotive Service Technician

1 year

1 year

35 weeks

Broaden your knowledge in the automotive electronics area and will also cover engine management, fuel injection, and ABS brakes.

This program gives you an understanding of the basic purpose, construction, operation, and service of component parts and assemblies of an automobile. You will develop the knowledge and skills required to disassemble, inspect, machine, calibrate and reassemble motor vehicle units and components.

You will study internal combustion engines, automatic and standard transmissions, brakes, steering, electrical circuits, wiring, and fuel systems.

Skills on operating welding equipment and performing basic welding operations. Cutting processes, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, shielded metal arc welding, operating fabrication equipment and oxy/acetylene fusion welding. General shop practice and shop safety, quality assurance and using blueprints.

Automotive Technician – Diploma

Automotive Technician – Certificate

Welding Certificate Enhanced

41

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Identify service information sources, restraints, and steering and suspension systems for GM vehicles • Explain construction materials and general repair processes for GM vehicles • Understand repair and replacement considerations and procedures for specific GM models • Identify GM position statements and technical service bulletins.

Acura NSX Construction and Considerations.

Acura NSX Aluminum Repair and Refinishing.

Acura NSX Plastic Repair and Refinishing.

Acura NSX Damage Analysis.

Module 1 – Models and Vehicle Information - Current Honda and Acura models, including passenger cars, SUVs, CUVs, minivans, and trucks. Honda hybrid electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles.

Accessing Honda’s technical information site and electronic ordering though their Collision Select Program. Honda and Acura position statements, construction materials and features in Honda vehicles, including the widespread use of high-strength steels, as well as aluminum, carbon-fibre, and magnesium parts. Identify the types of plastics found in the Honda and Acura line-up.

Module 2 – Repairs and Considerations - An explanation of complete and partial replacement repair considerations for exterior and structural panels. Additional repair considerations, including those for mechanical and electrical features and hybrid electric and alternate fuel vehicles. Features such as batteries, one-time use fasteners, and tires.

• State why using factory service information is critical and recognize the possible consequences of not using it • Identify Honda and Acura service publications that may be helpful during the repair • Navigate ServiceExpress to find basic information • Locate frequently used Honda and Acura repair information in body repair and service manuals.

GEN03 Collision Repair for General Motors Vehicles (IL English Only)

HNC01E01 Acura NSX Construction and Considerations (IL English and French)

HNC02E01 Acura NSX Aluminum Repair and Refinishing (IL English and French)

HNC03E01 Acura NSX Plastic Repair and Refinishing (IL English and French)

HNC04E01 Acura NSX Damage Analysis (IL English and French)

HON01 Collision Repair for Honda and Acura Vehicles (IL French and English)

HON10e Using Honda and Acura Service Information (IL French and English)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

E M NA • Locating GM Service Information • Identifying the Construction Materials • Making Non-Structural Repairs • Using GMA (MIG) Pulse Welding Equipment • Making Structural Repairs.

N TIO P I CR ES D E RS U CO

GEN01 Collision Repair Overview for the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (IL English Only)

AL

I-CAR

SE UR O C E

I-CAR

NC

I-CAR

A LI

1400-180 Elgin Street,, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

H GT N LE

TRAINING PROVIDER

I-C AR

OEM SPECIFIC TRAINING

1 hr

3 hr

3 hr

3 hr

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

PDF course

PDF course

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Locate the Honda and Acura service information necessary for restraint systems post-collision repairs • Identify repair and inspection procedures required to restore Honda and Acura restraint systems after deployment • Obtain and confirm that the correct Honda and Acura restraint system replacement parts are installed • Describe basic Honda and Acura restraints system troubleshooting procedures and understand when dealer assistance with repairs may be necessary.

• Identify parts related to the repair procedure • Inspect vehicle by checking for primary, secondary, and pre-existing damage • Understand considerations around straightening steel parts • Identify required materials and equipment • Understand procedures for full-part replacement • Identify mechanical and electrical parts that need to be removed and must be disconnected before repairs begin • Understand welding preparation procedures • Identify removal and installation procedures Module 1 – Introduction to Ford - The evolution of the F-150, leading up to the 2015 model. What Ford is doing to achieve CAFE standards, how to access 2015 F-150 online service information, and understanding the vehicle certification label.

Module 2 – Aluminum - Aluminum and its application on the 2015 F-150. Stampings, extrusions, castings, galvanic corrosion and damage analysis. Ford recommendations on working with aluminum, including heating and straightening for the material.

Module 3 – Aluminum Joining Methods - In-depth information on clinches, fasteners, rivets, aluminum flanges, and aluminum welding as they relate to the 2015 F-150. Clinch applications; threaded fasteners, including their corrosion-resistant coatings and flow drill screws; a demonstration on different types of rivets and their usage, including self-piercing rivets removal and installation, and rivet bonding; riveted part replacement; and hem flanges and door panel considerations. Aluminum GMA (MIG) welding and its application on the 2015 F-150, including equipment, consumables, electrode alloys, shielding gas, and surface preparation. Information on 2015 F-150 welded panel replacements.

Module 4 – Body Design and Construction - The body assembly materials. Students then learn details about the exterior body, cab repair options, box assembly, and key information such as proper electrode wires for welding repairs. The proper processes for refinishing aluminum parts on the 2015 F-150 and proper stationary glass installation.

Module 5 – Frame Repairs - The final module in the course is devoted to the steel frame on the 2015 F-150. Key information such as proper electrode wires for welding repairs, control arm bracket options, and front and rear extension replacements.

• Determining Vehicle Service Information and Identification • Working with Trim, Hardware, and Glass • Identifying Construction Materials. Replacing and Aligning Exterior Panels • Understanding Mechanical and Restraint Systems • Making Frame Repairs.

• Explaining the structural role of the windshield in vehicle design • Listing the safety standards set forth by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards • Identifying GM adhesive recommendations • Identifying pinchweld inspection and repair • Explaining windshield removal procedures • Explaining pinchweld and windshield preparation • Explaining the steps required for installing the windshield • Identifying troubleshooting procedures after windshield installation.

HON12e Honda & Acura Restraints Collision Repair

DTS01e Cadillac DTS Front Lower Rail Replacement

FOR06 2015 Ford F-150 Structural Repair Training Course

FRD01 Collision Repair Overview for the Ford F-150

GMC02 Online - General Motors Stationary Glass Replacement

OEM SPECIFIC TRAINING

Yes

• Identify the different grades of high-strength steel parts used in Honda and Acura vehicles • Identify high-strength steel parts and located repair instructions using Honda and Acura service information • Clearly define approved repair methods for different grades of high strength steel when repairing Honda and Acura vehicles.

HON11e Honda & Acura High-Strength Steel Repair

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TRAINING D I R E C TO RY

2018

1 hr

3 hr

8 hr

1 hr

1 hr

1 hr

PDF course

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

I-C AR

E RS U CO L

AL

E RS U CO N IA Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PPG - Nexa Recertification (Aquabase Plus)

Surface Preparation (Aquabase)

Presta Products-Sanding & Buffing • Identifying Construction Materials • Making Non-Structural Body Repairs • Identifying Non-Structural Straightening Techniques • Removing and Replacing Non-Structural Body Panels • Replacing Movable and Stationary Glass • Identifying Refinishing Considerations • Restoring Corrosion Protection.

• Identifying Body Structure Materials and Designs • Straightening and Replacement of Structural Parts • Using Sectioning Procedures • Making Sectioning Joints • Restoring Corrosion Protection on Structural Parts.

• Explaining Damage Analysis Issues for Electromechanical Systems • Explaining the Parts and Damage Analysis of Volvo HVAC Systems • Diagnosing and Repairing Volvo Electronic Systems • Understanding the Damage Analysis and Replacement Procedures for Volvo Steering and Suspension Assemblies • Explaining Volvo Brake Systems. Explaining Common Volvo Restraint System Parts • Explaining the XC90 Model Identification and Construction • Describing Trim, Hardware, and Glass on the XC90 • Demonstrating Non-Structural Repairs on the XC90 • Demonstrating Structural Repairs on the XC90 • Describing XC90 Electrical/Mechanical Systems • Deciphering the VIN and Product Labels for the S40/V50 Models • Explaining How Trim and Lamps are Replaced on the S40/V50 Models • Explaining the Unique Front Deformation Zones on the S40/ V50 Models • Demonstrating How Front Rails on the S40/V50 Models are Replaced or Sectioned • Explaining the Advanced Restraints System on the S40/V50 Models • Describing the Adaptive Steering Column on the S40/V50 Models.

NAPM-00004 Nexa Recertification (Aquabase Plus)

NAPM-00005 Surface Preparation (Aquabase Plus)

PEPM-0001 Presta Products-Sanding & Buffing

VLV02 Volvo Non-Structural Repair (No IL Version)

VLV03 Volvo Structural Repair (No IL Version)

VLV04 Volvo Damage Analysis and Electromechanical Repair (No IL Version)

VLV05 Collision Repair Overview for the Volvo XC90 (No IL Version)

VLV06 Collision Repair Overview for the Volvo S40/V50 (No IL Version)

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

PPG – NAPM-00002 Eye for Colour (Aquabase Plus)

NAPM-00002 Nexa Eye for Colour (Aquabase Plus)

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PPG - NAPM-00001 Nexa Certification (2K HS, Aquabase)

NAPM-00001 Nexa Certification (2K HS, Aquabase Plus)

E M A N

I-CAR

N TIO P I R SC E D PPG - NAPM-00001 Nexa Certification ( 2K HS, Aquabase)

CE

NAPM-00001 Nexa Certification (2K HS, Aquabase Plus) Yes

H GT N LE

I-CAR

OEM SPECIFIC TRAINING (U.S. ONLY)

3 hr

3 hr

3 hr

3 hr

3 hr

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV DE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

VT240E01 Understanding Volvo Collision Repair (English Only)

VT230E01 Understanding Volkswagen Collision Repair (English Only)

VT225E01 General Motors (GM) Company Collision Repair Overview (English Only)

VT205E01 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Collision Repair Overview (English Only)

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OEM SPECIFIC TRAINING

Module 1 – Volvo Body Structure and Repair Information Source - VIDA, Volvo’s repair website, including how to download and the subscriptions available. Construction material information including steel, aluminum, magnesium, and plastics.

Module 2 – Collision Repair Practice - Spot weld replacement, partial replacements, sectioning procedures, outer body panel partial replacement, corrosion protection methods, stationary glass replacement and heated glass repair.

Module 3 – Safety and Other Special Systems – Ranging from lane assist to whiplash protection.

Volvo’s plug-in hybrid system will also be discussed.

Module 1 – Volkswagen Collision Repair Requirements - A listing of the simple, but strict requirements that Volkswagen demands of collision repair shops for repairing their vehicles. The erWin website and what you can expect to find there. Definitions of some of the common terms and symbols used in the repair information.

Module 2 – Volkswagen Positions and Collision Repair Training - Current collision repair position statements that have been issued by Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Training Academy, which provides Volkswagen-specific training and describes the role I-CAR plays in those training requirements. The requirements for becoming a Volkswagen Certified Collision Repair Facility.

Module 3 – Collision Repair Practices - A list of the construction materials used by Volkswagen, and how Volkswagen wants spot welds to be replaced. The opportunities to use MIG brazing depending on technician’s skill level and equipment. Partial replacement procedure requirements, and other types of body repairs, such as stationary glass repairs and replacement, corrosion protection, and how to drill bumper covers for parking assist sensors.

Module 4 – Passive Restraints and Calibration Requirements - Volkswagen requirements for passive restraint repairs and calibration procedures for advanced driver-assist systems. Information includes replacement requirements after an airbag deployment including the passenger/occupant detection system. Calibration requirements for front-facing camera, front radar, and blind spot systems are also included in the final module.

Module 1 – History and Repair Information - A brief history of where to go for GM repair information.

GM websites and specialty magazines. Positions GM has taken for collision repair, including a requirement for doing pre- and post-scans. A look at the new format for the collision repair website and an interview with GM on the reasons for the changes.

Module 2 – Collision Repair Information Today - The top questions collision repair shops have about repairing any model vehicle, specific to GM vehicles. How to replace spot welds, when to use adhesive, documented partial replacement procedures, MIG brazing requirements, and GM’s use of materials.

GM’s requirements for stationary glass replacement and laser-brazed roof replacements.

Module 3 – Other Repair Issues - Diagnostics and passive restraint system repairs, addresses GM’s use of R1234yf refrigerant, and how GM wants their high voltage battery systems protected. Calibration requirements for various ADAS.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1 hr

1 hr

1 hr

1 hr

Online

Online

HTML Course

HTML Course

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

• Instruction, hands-on practice, and testing for welds used in repairing aluminum vehicle structures • How to set up and tune a welding machine, address safety issues, prepare metal surfaces, and perform proper welding techniques • Hands-on practice welds include GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds • Welds are practised in both vertical and overhead positions • The required visual inspections and destructive tests for each type of welded joint • Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all three welds in both vertical and overhead positions •

Varies

WCA05 Ford Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding (No IL version)

E M A N Various

N TIO P I R SC E D

I-CAR

E RS U CO CE

CELETTE

E RS U CO N IA

630-396-6100 www.celette.com

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AL

CAR-O-LINER

I-C AR

29900 Anthony Drive Wixom, MI 48393 www.car-o-liner.com 800-521-9696

Yes

H GT N LE

STRUCTURAL

8 hr

Classroom

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

I-CAR

TRAINING PROVIDER

Yes

Module 1 – Corrosion Origins and Prevention - The causes of corrosion and how coatings protect vehicles against corrosion. The various types of corrosion protection methods such as zinc coating and topcoats. Variations in OEM applications.

Module 2 – Corrosion Protection During Repairs - The functions of corrosion protection while the repair process is taking place. Emphasis is given to cleaning, part preparations, primers, and seam sealers.

Module 3 – Corrosion Protection After Repairs - The steps required to properly protect the vehicle against corrosion after the repair has been completed. Included in this module are discussions on undercoating and corrosion protection comparative testing.

Module 4 – OEM Recommendations - The corrosion protection recommendations of the major automobile manufacturers.

AIR03e Air Conditioning - Part 2

CPS01 Corrosion Protection

FOM01 Automotive Foams

STRUCTURAL

Module 1: Foam Uses - The uses for vehicle foams and common structural locations. The student will be introduced to vehicle maker application and curing methods.

Module 2: Automotive Replacement Foam Types - Collision repair foam materials, their chemical makeup, and structural foam characteristics.

Module 3 – Foam Safety and Repair - Coverage on safety issues surrounding working with different forms of foam and considerations around determining replacement models.

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot air conditioning system operations • Identify HVAC systems.

AIR02e Air Conditioning - Part 1

• Understand OEM repair procedures for many current full-frame vehicles • Identify various full-frame designs, construction methods and repair considerations • Understand partial replacement at factory seams and sectioning options for full-frame vehicles • Differentiate welding requirements for fullframes vs. unibody parts • Describe repair and replacement considerations for full-frame attachments.

Yes

Module 1 – System Operation - The basics of refrigerant flow and air conditioning system parts as well as diagnostic techniques and repair methods.

Module 2 – Refrigerant and Oils - Identify R134 and gain an understanding of the uses of refrigerant oils through the various system parts.

Module 3 – Air Conditioning Tools and Equipment - Air conditioning tools and refrigerant recovery/ recycle/recharge equipment. Single-pass and multi-pass equipment and learn information relevant to their use.

ADH01 Adhesive Bonding

FFR01 Full Frame Partial Replacement

Yes

Module 1 – Adhesive Bonding Materials -Adhesive bonding material such as epoxy, acrylic, and urethane. An explanation of the differences between adhesive and cohesive failure as well as considerations for working with adhesives. Identify vehicle makers that use adhesives.

Module 2 – Attachment Processes - Types of weld bonding and types of rivets used for rivet bonding.

Considerations for using adhesives in aluminum repairs.

Module 3 – Two-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs - Considerations for separating panels, describing when primers may be required, and preparing parts for adhesive bonding. The proper method to re-position parts after attachment to the adhesive.

Module 4 – One-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs - Part removal and cleaning considerations for onepart adhesive bonding repairs, as well as describing the processes for preparing one-part adhesive bed.

Preparing a replacement part for one-part urethane.

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TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

2 hr

2 hr

4 hr

Classroom

Online

Classroom

Online

Online

Online

E RS U CO

E M A N

SPS05 Structural Parts Steel Qualification Series

MEA01 Measuring

I-CAR

I-CAR

HEA03e Working with Coolant and HVAC Controls

I-CAR

E RS U CO Yes

Yes

• Identify types of engine coolant • Understand HVAC parts and controls.

• Identifying Point-to-Point Measuring Equipment and Operation • Identifying Three-Dimensional Measuring Equipment and Operation • Understanding Vehicle Dimension Specifications • Making Vehicle Measurements.

Yes

Yes

• Understand cooling system operation and how to properly inspect parts • Understand the function of radiators and water pumps, plus considerations for repairing different types of water pumps • Identify auxiliary coolers and temperature controls.

In order to take SPS05 you must have a current WCS03 - Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification as a prerequisite. (The WCS03 Qualification expires every five years.) Successful completion of SPS05 brings an automatic renewal of WCS03.

The principles and techniques of structural steel sectioning, builds on fundamentals covered in the Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Series. Welding principles, equipment setup, and preparation are briefly reviewed. Measuring, cutting, and part alignment before hands-on practice and testing.

Practice includes plug, open butt, and butt joint with backing welds on a multiple thicknesses of steel.

After practice welds are made the welds are visually inspected and destructively tested.

The Steel Sectioning Qualification Test to demonstrate the technician’s ability to perform proper steel part sectioning.

Yes

Module 1 – Stationary Glass Issues - How stationary glass reinforces a vehicle structure and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that apply to stationary glass. Identify the different types of glass and understand the properties of urethane adhesive required for stationary glass installations.

Module 2 – Removing and Installing a Windshield - How to prepare the vehicle for windshield replacement and how to properly remove trim and moldings. How to identify an OEM installation and information regarding removing a windshield using hand and power tools. How to properly prepare the pinchweld and glass for windshield installation. How to properly apply urethane adhesive, install a windshield, and leak-test a windshield following installation.

Module 3 – Glass Repair and other Stationary Glass Installation – Repairing minor glass defects and damaged laminated glass, replacing gasket-set installations, and replace stationary side glass. In addition, the student will also learn how to replace a backlite and repair a backlite defogger grid.

N TIO P I R SC E D

HEA02e Cooling System Operation and Parts

AR

I-CAR

I-C CE

GLA02 Stationary Glass

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AL N IA

I-CAR

H GT N LE

STRUCTURAL

8 hr

4 hr

1 hr

2 hr

4 hr

Online

Online

Online

Online

Classroom

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

SSS01 Structural Straightening Steel (IL English and French)

SPS11 Sectioning of Steel Unitized Structures (IL English and French)

SPS10 Replacement of Steel Unitized Structures (IL English and French)

SPS07 Steel Unitized Structures Technologies and Repair (IL English and French)

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TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

STRUCTURAL

Module 1 - Equipment Overview, Repair Planning, and Anchoring - How to identify types of damage and initial steps in developing a repair plan. Considerations around removing the part versus keeping it attached are explained in this module. The importance of anchoring and how to locate anchoring points.

Module 2 - Straightening Equipment - Describing various types of straightening equipment and their uses, as well as pulling equipment and hardware. Proper positioning of pulling attachments is also explained.

Module 3 - Processes and Techniques - Various processes and techniques for setting up pulls.

Monitoring the pulling progress, and proper stress-relieving techniques are also discussed.

Module 4 - Considerations for Full-Frames - Anchoring systems for full-frame vehicles. The student will learn methods for straightening common types of full-frame damage.

Module 1 – Sectioning Overview - Defining sectioning and explaining why some parts are replaced. The difference between sectioning and partial replacement at factory seams. Benefits of sectioning and when appropriate as a procedure. How today’s new construction technology is affecting sectioning procedures.

Module 2 – Sectioning Preparation - A classroom-based vehicle-specific sectioning activity. How to begin sectioning repairs, including what to do before sectioning repairs, preparing the vehicle, understanding adjacent part removal, and verifying the correct replacement part. Information will also be presented on measuring for cut line, cutting techniques, welding, and working with adhesive bonded joints.

Module 3 – Joint Types - Examining the various types of sectioning joints used by vehicle makers. Props and discussions to understand the similarities and differences between these common joints. What is involved with finishing a sectioning repair.

Module 4 – Sectioning Considerations - Detail many part-specific sectioning considerations, such as radiator core supports, front rails, A-, B-, C-Pillars, rocker panels, floor pans, rear body panels.

Sectioning joint considerations, including cutting outer panels for access, hydroformed parts, sectioning in foam-filled areas, and drivetrain removal.

Module 1 – Weld Removal and Replacement: Removing and replacing spot welds on a collisiondamaged vehicle. Different options for replacing spot welds, such as repair spot welds, GMA (MIG) plug welds, and MIG brazing, which is gaining in popularity among vehicle makers. Replacement at factory seams, such as removing parts for access or protection, the importance of corrosion protection.

Interactive exercises that stress the importance of locating and using vehicle maker repair information.

Module 2 – Part Replacement at Factory Seams- Using actual vehicle maker procedures for replacing parts at factory seams and explores reasons why some parts need to be completely replaced.

Module 3 – Separating Assemblies- Disassembling an assembly at the factory seams, comparing it against installing a complete part assembly. Disassembling an assembly when the vehicle maker doesn’t provide procedures for doing so, or warns against it altogether. What factors go into the decision for separating an assembly.

Module 1 – Steel Strength and Unitized Structures Repair - New types of steels used in unitized vehicle structures. The mechanical properties of some of the new, advanced high-strength steels and how typical repair processes can affect steel strength.

Module 2 – New Construction Processes - Identifying new construction processes used in steel unitized structures such as tailor welding and multiple layer construction. How new construction processes have altered traditional repair procedures.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

HTML course

E RS U CO

E M A N

800-633-3047 www.polyvance.com

POLYVANCE

950 Grandview Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2J 4C5 nbcc.ca collegeworks@nbcc.ca 888-796-6222, 506-658-6600

NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

481 Barton Street, Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 2L7 mohawkcollege.ca bob.cook@mohawkcollege.ca 905-575-1212 ex. 5000

MOHAWK COLLEGE

I-CAR

I-CAR

• Repair and restore damaged motor vehicle body parts and interior finishing components • Repaint body surfaces and repair and replace automotive glass • Prime, paint, weld, apply body filler application • Conduct fibreglass repair, operate manual, electric and pneumatic tools.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Varies

Auto Body & Collision Damage Repairer – 310B

Motor Vehicle Body Repairer And Painter

• Repair dents in body panels, fenders and skirting, file, sand grind and spray paint • Explore shrinking or stretching metal panels with heat treatment and welding breaks in body panels or structures • Test for and correct faulty frame alignment, and install trim and body parts • Sound theoretical knowledge and practical applications to complement on-the-job experience of this trade • Develop craftsmanship, problem-solving skills, personal pride, desirable work attitudes and a keen sense of responsibility in public and personal safety.

WCS03 Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Series (No IL version)

• Performing Wheel Alignments • Understanding Diagnostic Measurements • Measuring and Adjusting Caster • Measuring and Adjusting Camber • Measuring and Adjusting Toe.

• Diagnosing Steering Wheel and Column Damage • Identifying Parallelogram Steering Systems • Identifying Rack and Pinion Steering Systems • Understanding Power Steering Systems.

• Understanding Front Suspension Designs and Repair Issues • Understanding Rear Suspension Designs and Repair Issues • Understanding Ride Dampeners

• Machine set up and maintenance of steel GMA (MIG) welding, weld defect identification and correction, and how welds will be visually and destructively testing for qualification • GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, open butt, and butt joint with backing welds • The Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all ten welds as specified • All ten welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests • The use of different thicknesses of material to help refine welding techniques • Work with two different thicknesses of automotive-grade, 16-gauge (1.4-1.6 mm) and 22-gauge (0.68-0.81 mm) zinc-coated steel • Performing a series of 10 welds in vertical and overhead positions on varying thickness combinations • Welds are visually inspected according to strict guidelines as explained during the practice sessions • If the welds pass the visual inspection, they are destructively tested.

STE04 Wheel Alignment and Diagnostic Angles (IL English and French)

I-CAR

E RS U CO N TIO P I R SC E D

STE03 Rack and Pinion and Parallelogram Steering Systems (IL English and French)

L

AL CE

STE02 Suspension Systems (IL English and French)

I-C AR N IA

I-CAR

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

H GT N LE

STRUCTURAL

1 Year

48 weeks

4 hr

8 hr

4 hr

4 hr

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC

wedgeclamp.com #170 21320, Gordon Way Richmond, British Columbia V6W 1J8 604-207-9595

WEDGECLAMP

224-772-6374 www.spanesi.com

SPANESI

1130 Idylwyld Dr N, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3R5 saskpolytech.ca reginbox.saskatoon@saskpolytech.ca 866-467-4278, 306-659-4067

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Varies

Varies

STRUCTURAL

• The entire program is also offered online through distance learning • Combining classroom theory with practical assignments and labs, you’ll learn how to serve different customers, dispense parts and sell related goods

Parts Management Technician

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TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

0

30 weeks

Classroom

I-CAR

E RS U CO Yes

Yes

Yes

Module 1 – Aluminum Overview - Aluminum and uses on today’s vehicle models. Considerations concerning stampings, extrusions, castings, galvanic corrosion and damage analysis will be discussed.

The small group activity will commence during the first module, where the students will make repair procedure decisions on a simulated aluminum-intensive vehicle.

Module 2 – Working with Aluminum - Best practices for working with aluminum, and details heating and straightening considerations for the material. Small groups will continue to build their repairs decisions on simulated aluminum-intensive vehicles.

Module 3 – Attachment Methods and Processes – Vehicle maker attachment methods, threaded fasteners, and rivets. The module continues as the class discusses hems, clinches, and welding procedures for aluminum. Small student groups within the class will complete their simulated repair decisions and discuss topics from the decisions made throughout the activity.

Module 1 - Cosmetic Aluminum Panel Overview - Where aluminum is used and its characteristics.

Techniques and certain differences between repairing aluminum and steel are given. Damage considerations, panel straightening, painless dent repair (PDR) straightening techniques, and corrosion protection. Techniques to remove damage such as hammer and dolly use, using heat with aluminum, PDR, weld-on and glue-on dent removal, and preventing corrosion.

Module 2 - Attachment Methods – Panel attachment and removal methods including, adhesive bonding, threaded fasteners, bolted-on parts, and rivet types and use. Preparation and application, including rivet bonding, hem flange removal, hemmed door skin replacement, welded exterior panel removal, and joint preparation. Aluminum welding considerations such as welding tears and dressing the weld.

Module 3 – Surface Preparation and Refinishing - Prepping the surface for body filler, types of body fillers, primers, and refinishing aluminum parts.

ADH01 Adhesive Bonding (IL English and French)

ALI01 Aluminum Intensive Vehicle Repairs (IL English and French)

APR01 Aluminum Exterior Panel Repair and Replacement (IL English and French)

E M NA Module 1 – Adhesive Bonding Materials - Epoxy, acrylic, and urethane. Differences between adhesive and cohesive failure as well as considerations for working with adhesives. Identify vehicle makers that use adhesives.

Module 2 – Attachment Processes - Types of weld bonding and types of rivets used for rivet bonding.

Using adhesives in aluminum repairs.

Module 3 – Two-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs -Separating panels, describing when primers may be required, and preparing parts for adhesive bonding. Re-position parts after attachment to the adhesive. The proper technique for making two-part adhesive repairs.

Module 4 – One-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs - Part removal and cleaning considerations for one-part adhesive bonding repairs, the processes for preparing one-part adhesive bed. Preparing a replacement part for one-part urethane.

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO

I-CAR

AR E

I-CAR

I-C C AN

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

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TRAINING DIRECTORY

H GT N LE

NON-STRUCTURAL

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

Online

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

FOR06 2015 Ford F-150 Structural Repair Training Course (IL English and French)

NON-STRUCTURAL

Module 1 – Introduction to Ford - The evolution of the F-150, leading up to the 2015 model. What Ford is doing to achieve CAFE standards, how to access 2015 F-150 online service information, and understanding the vehicle certification label.

Module 2 – Aluminum - Aluminum and its application on the 2015 F-150. Stampings, extrusions, castings, galvanic corrosion and damage analysis.

Module 3 – Aluminum Joining Methods - Clinches, fasteners, rivets, aluminum flanges, and aluminum welding as they relate to the 2015 F-150. Clinch applications; threaded fasteners, including their corrosion-resistant coatings and flow drill screws; a demonstration on different types of rivets and their usage, including self-piercing rivets removal and installation, and rivet bonding; riveted part replacement; and hem flanges and door panel considerations. Aluminum GMA (MIG) welding and its application on the 2015 F-150.

Module 4 – Body Design and Construction - An overview of the body assembly materials. Exterior body, cab repair options, box assembly, and key information such as proper electrode wires for welding repairs. Refinishing aluminum parts on the 2015 F-150 and proper stationary glass installation.

Module 5 – Frame Repairs - The final module in the course is devoted to the steel frame on the 2015 F-150. Key information such as proper electrode wires for welding repairs, control arm bracket options, and front and rear extension replacements.

Yes

Yes

8 hr

4 hr

EXT04e Bolted-On Exterior Panels Part 2 (IL English and French) Module 1: Foam Uses - The uses for vehicle foams and common structural locations. Vehicle maker application and curing methods.

Module 2: Automotive Replacement Foam Types - Collision repair foam materials, their chemical makeup, and structural foam characteristics.

Module 3 – Foam Safety and Repair - Coverage on safety issues surrounding working with different forms of foam and considerations around determining replacement models.

2 hr

• Identify and understand considerations around working with bolted-on exterior panel replacement parts • Understand considerations around replacing bumpers, hoods, and fenders • Understand considerations around removing and installing rear closure panels.

EXT03e Bolted-On Exterior Panels Part 1 (IL English and French)

FOM01 Automotive Foams (IL English and French)

2 hr

• Identify and understand considerations around working with bolted-on exterior panel replacement parts • Understand removal and installation procedures for doors • Analyze and diagnose the source of leaks and understand how to install weatherstripping.

EXT02 Welding and Adhesively Bonded Panel Replacement (IL English and French) 4 hr

Module 1: Exterior Panel Replacement - Panel construction and attachment methods. Learn to analyze exterior panels for damage and gain an understanding of panel removal and installation procedures.

Module 2: Door Skin and Welded-On Hinge Replacement - Door panel construction materials and parts.

How to perform damage analysis to door areas and repair plan considerations. Preparation procedures for door skin replacement, removal and installation of door skins, and installation of door hinges.

Module 3: Quarter Panel, Box Side, Side Panel Replacement - Quarter panel parts and joint designs.

Planning a quarter panel repair are given, including complete removal and installation. How to replace truck box sides and cab corners.

Module 4: Roof Panel Replacement - Explaining roof panel design and repair considerations, as well as attachment, removal, and installation procedures of roof panels.

Module 5: Rear Body Panel Replacement - An explanation of rear body panel joining design and repair plan considerations as well as rear body and rear cab removal and installation procedures.

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TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

Online

Classroom

Online

Online

Classroom

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SE UR O C CE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

Module 1 – Steel Strength and Unitized Structures Repair - New types of steels used in unitized vehicle structures. The mechanical properties of some of the new, advanced high-strength steels and how typical repair processes can affect steel strength.

Module 2 – New Construction Processes - Identifying new construction processes used in steel unitized structures such as tailor welding and multiple layer construction. How new construction processes have altered traditional repair procedures.

Module 1 – Steel Used in Vehicle Construction- The characteristics of steel, different types of steel used in vehicle makeup, and tools used for steel repairs.

Module 2 – Repairing Damage -Damage analysis and repair methods. Preparation metal straightening, and body filler application.

Module 3 – Paintless Dent Repair – Repair considerations and tools used for paintless dent repair.

SPS07 Steel Unitized Structures Technologies and Repair (IL English and French)

STS01 Cosmetic Straightening Steel (IL English and French)

PLA03 Plastic and Composite Repair (IL English and French)

Module 1 – Plastics Identification and Repair Considerations - Different plastics, including Polypropylene (PP), Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), and FiberReinforced Plastic (FRP). Plastics families, the relevance of ISO codes, how to identify varying characteristics of plastics, and the correct preparation procedures for repair. Considerations around repairs done with plastics and FRP. Module 2 – Adhesive Bumper Repair - Adhesives used in plastics repairs including when to use adhesion promoters. One- and two-sided adhesives repairs, how the level of plastic identification can affect a repair. Performing mounting tab repairs and refinishing plastics after repairs.

Module 3 – Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Repair - The third module of the course discusses common FRP used on today’s vehicles and explains correct repair methods when working on FRP. Proper preparation of FRP and important information on performing one- and two-sided FRP repairs, as well as FRP refinishing considerations.

Module 4 – Plastic Welding Repairs - Plastic welding equipment and its uses. The different types of plastic welds in automotive applications, including fusion welds and adhesion welds.

Identify interior and exterior lamps, as well as different types of headlamps • Describe repair considerations around operation and repair of headlamps • Understand collision related problems in exterior and interior lighting.

LSC04e Automotive Lighting (IL English and French)

E M NA

I-CAR

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO

GLA01 Movable Glass (IL English and French)

N IA

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

H GT N LE

Module 1 – Movable Glass Overview - Information on the role of movable glass in vehicles and types of drive mechanisms. Replacement glass ordering and considerations around repair plans for movable glass.

Module 2 – Side Door Glass - Different styles of roll-up side door glass and processes for replacing and adjusting door glass. Different parts involved in window regulators and design considerations of window channels and runs.

Module 3 – Rear Body Movable Glass: Location and style of rear body removable glass and important considerations around removal and replacement.

Module 4 – Sunroofs and Removable Glass Panels - Types of sunroofs found in vehicles. Removal and replacement procedures, plus proper inspection methods. Alignment and adjustment concerns in replacing sunroofs.

Module 5 – Inspection and General Troubleshooting - Post-collision inspection processes of movable glass. Troubleshooting for glass and electrical problems.

NON-STRUCTURAL

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

1 hr

4 hr

Online

Classroom

HTML course

Online

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

Algonquin College

1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1V8 algonquincollege.com askus@algonquincollege.com 613-727-4723

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

24 weeks

The in-class requirements, as determined by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Apprentices who have completed the commercial vehicle and equipment level 01 and are currently working in the industry can continue their education in this program.

Truck And Coach Technician

8 weeks

No

No

The basic level in-class portion for four motive power trades: truck and coach technician, farm equipment mechanic, heavy duty equipment mechanic and powered lift truck technician, based on the skills and competencies common to these related occupations.

3 hr

8 hr

8 hr

3 hr

3 hr

Commercial Vehicle And Equipment

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

• Identifying Causes of Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Understanding the Effects of Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Diagnostic Procedures for Locating Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Using Diagnostic Tools Used for Locating Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Repairing Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Identifying Repair Materials Used for Wind Noise and Water Leaks • Preventing Wind Noise and Water Leaks.

Module 1 - Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding (STRSW) Process - The history of collision repair welding processes and defines the squeeze-type resistance spot welding (STRSW) process. The student will learn about the considerations for using STRSW and identify the stages of a resistance spot weld.

Module 2 - STRSW Equipment and Settings In the second module, the student will learn about STRSW power sources and inverter-type equipment. Types of STRSW arm sets, electrode tips, electrode tip maintenance, and machine settings.

Module 3 - Making Resistance Spot Welds - Prepare a panel for spot welding and provides information for panel fit-up and alignment of the electrode tips. How to determine the correct pitch and edge distance for STRSW welds, and how to visually inspect and destructively test STRSW welds.

Module 4 - Weld Bonding - The weld bonding process and how to prepare mating flanges for weld bonding. Learn how to make and inspect weld bonding test samples. Vehicle-maker recommendations for STRSW and how to choose STRSW equipment.

This class can only be taken if you have passed WCS03 - Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification within the past 5 years. Machine set up and maintenance of steel GMA (MIG) welding, Weld defect identification and correction, and how welds will be visually and destructively testing for qualification.

Combinations of GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, open butt, and butt joint with backing welds. The time spent practising, will be based on the students skill level and visual and destructive testing results. The Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all ten welds as specified. All ten welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests. The use of different thicknesses of material to help refine welding techniques. Students will work with 16-gauge (1.4-1.6 mm) and 22-gauge (0.68-0.81 mm) zinc-coated steel. The testing portion of the class will include performing a series of 10 welds in vertical and overhead positions on varying thickness combinations.

Welds are visually inspected according to strict guidelines as explained during the Steel GMA (MIG) Welding training and practice sessions. If the welds pass the visual inspection, they are destructively tested. Welds are graded and results are determined immediately.

• Describe methods for application and removal of pinstripes and decals • Explain processes for installing door trim panels, handles, and lock cylinders • Identify interior and exterior parts and understand how to remove and replace them.

• Identify hardware and understand correct uses • Understand how to work with trim and mouldings.

WNW01 Wind Noise and Water Leaks (IL English and French)

WCS04 Squeeze-Type Resistance Spot Welding (IL English and French)

WCS03 – R Re-Qualification - Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Series (No IL version)

TRM03e Removing and Installing Exterior Trim, Pinstripes, and Decals (IL English and French)

TRM02e Removing and Installing Hardware Interior Trim (IL English and French)

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

HTML course

In Class

SE UR O C

100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5001, North Bay, ON, P1B 8K9 canadorecollege.ca admissions@canadorecollege.ca 705-474-7600, 855-495-7915

CANADORE COLLEGE

Cambrian College

E M NA

Cambrian College

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO

Mechanical Technician – Machinist

Heavy Equipment Technician (HDTN)

After learning the basic fundamentals of diesel engines, power trains, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, and brake systems for heavy equipment in first year, you’ll undertake training in second year that will enable you to meet the challenges of the trade. In-class work is complemented by extensive shop training.

Motive Power Technician Truck And Coach (TCTN)

Manual machines as well as automated computer numerical control (CNC) machining equipment, gain skills to produce custom parts for virtually any type of vehicle or machinery. Mechanical technicians are sought after in a number of industries including automotive, mining, forestry and aviation, to name a few.

After learning the basic fundamentals of diesel engines, power trains, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, and brake systems in first year, you will be introduced to diesel engine construction and classification, power trains, traction controls and wheel final drives, electrical and electronics, and air conditioning. Courses will also include an emphasis on shop safety, basic hand and power tools, fasteners, measuring instruments, starting aid, and starting methods.

• Diagnose and repair complex wiring systems • Understand serial data communications, and perform quality repairs • Emissions systems, automatic transmissions, abs brakes, air conditioning, computer applications, scan tools, lab scopes, and gas analyzers • Special focus on electrical and electronic components.

Motive Power Technician Service And Management (VMTN)

Students complete all three levels of the apprenticeship training curriculum, earn a college diploma, and gain invaluable working experience through a paid cooperative placement in the automotive industry in only 16 months through this Co-Op Diploma Apprenticeship program (CODA).

AL

CAMBRIAN COLLEGE

IR CA E

1400 Barry Downe Rd Sudbury, ON, P3A 3V8 Cambriancollege.ca info@cambriancollege.ca 705-566-8101

NC

Motive Power Technician

A LI

Algonquin College

No

No

No

No

No

H GT N LE

NON-STRUCTURAL

42 weeks

2 years

2 years

2 years

45 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

2055 Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0J9 rrc.mb.ca register@rrc.ca 204-632-2327, 800-903-7707

RED RIVER COLLEGE

273 Dracup Ave North, Yorkton, SK, S3N 4H8 parklandcollege.sk.ca w.wilson@parklandcollege.sk.ca 306-786-2590, 866-783-6766

PARKLAND COLLEGE

75 Ashtonbee Rd, Scarborough, ON, M1L 4C9 centennialcollege.ca dsamalea@centennialcollege.ca 416-289-5000

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE

Canadore College

Canadore College

Collision Refinishing

NON-STRUCTURAL

• Working with minor sheet metal damage including aluminum substrates • Minor panel replacement, interior and exterior trim, moulding removal and installation • Proper methods of substrate preparation and refinishing, repair estimating.

Assemble, repair, service and maintain all types of heavy equipment and truck/transports through a combination of classroom instruction and hands on shop time. A two week, on the job work experience component. in an industrial setting. Students may apply for level 1 and 2 technical training credit and trade time upon indenturing as an apprentice with the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission in one of the above trades.

Facilitated by the school of transportation, the program combines in-depth classroom and hands-on lab training with a four-week, on-the-job work placement experience.

Automotive Service Technician Canadian Tire (MAP 32)

Heavy Equipment Truck & Transport Technician

This offering is based on the level 1 apprenticeship curriculum, with some valuable additions that lead to a Centennial College certificate. The theoretical knowledge and practical skills to ensure you have a competitive edge in the auto body repair field.

Operate, diagnose and service all types of vehicles, from standard automobiles to industrial heavy-duty equipment, and have the opportunity to work on the latest technology by way of vehicle donations.

Perform actual service procedures on a wide variety of components found in the power train of heavy vehicles, install and set up clutches, and tear down and assess the condition of manual transmissions.

Auto Body Repair Techniques

Motive Power Technician

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TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

36 weeks

1 year

No

32 weeks

1 year

40 weeks

No

No

No

No

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

ARSLAN AUTO

CAR-O-LINER

I-CAR

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1800-808-2920

I-CAR

760-407-1414 info@prospot.com prospot.com/support/training/

PRO SPOT

800-445-9262 www.chiefautomotive.com/Chief-University/

CHIEF AUTOMOTIVE

29900 Anthony Drive Wixom, MI 48393 www.car-o-liner.com 800-521-9696

WCA05 Ford Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding

WCA05 Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Series

Varies

Varies

Varies

Varies

Yes

Yes

• Set up and tune a welding machine, address safety issues, prepare metal surfaces, and perform proper welding techniques • Hands-on practice welds include GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds • Welds are practiced in both vertical and overhead positions • Perform the required visual inspections and destructive tests for each type of welded joint • The Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all three welds in both vertical and overhead positions • All six welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests • About Testing Performance-based testing includes GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds in both vertical and overhead positions • Welds are made on two types of aluminum alloys: 5052H32 and 6061-T6 and on two different thicknesses of aluminum: 1mm and 2.5mm. Welds are visually inspected according to strict guidelines as explained during Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding training and practice sessions • If the welds pass the visual inspection, they are destructively tested. Welds are graded and results are determined immediately.

• Instruction, hands-on practice, and testing for welds used in repairing aluminum vehicle structures • How to set up and tune a welding machine, address safety issues, prepare metal surfaces, and perform proper welding techniques • Hands-on practice welds include GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds • 5052-H32 and 6061-T6 and on two different thicknesses of aluminum: 1mm and 2.5mm • Welds are visually inspected according to strict guidelines as explained during Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding training and practice sessions • If the welds pass the visual inspection, they are destructively tested • Welds are graded and results are determined immediately.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

N IO T RIP SC E D SE R U CO

1-800-465-8575 arslan@arslanauto.com www.arslanauto.com/auto/main_fs.htm

E RS U CO

E M NA Varies

AR E

ABSOLUTE SOLUTIONS

I-C C AN

647-702-7326 seanslaven@yahoo.ca

LI

AL

TRAINING PROVIDER

H GT N LE

WELDING

8hr

8hr

Classroom

Classroom

D HO ET M RY E V LI DE

100 College Drive, P.O. Box 5001, North Bay, ON, P1B 8K9 canadorecollege.ca admissions@canadorecollege.ca 705-474-7600, 855-495-7915

CANADORE COLLEGE

4461 Interurban Rd, Victoria, BC, V9E 2C1 camosun.ca tradesinfo@camosun.ca 250-370-8322

CAMOSUN COLLEGE

1400 Barry Downe Rd, Sudbury, ON, P3A 3V8 cambriancollege.ca info@cambriancollege.ca 705-566-8101

CAMBRIAN COLLEGE

Algonquin College

1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1V8 algonquincollege.com askus@algonquincollege.com 613-727-4723

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

I-CAR

Welding And Fabrication Technician

Mechanical Technician – Welder Fitter

WELDING

• Learn multiple welding processes at one of the 33 individual welding stations, including shield metal arc welding (SMAW), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), gas metal arc and gas tungsten arc welding, fusion welding, brazing, and cutting techniques • Skills learned are highly transferable in several trades including electrical, and automotive • Graduates will have completed all position welding training and possible Canadian Welding Bureau certification.

This full-time program conforms to industry standards, practices and procedures to prepare you for entry-level employment and to begin a welding apprenticeship.

• You will take metal fabrication projects from engineering drawing, through cutting and forming, to welding and inspection • You have the option to start your apprenticeship and will also have unique opportunities to put your welding skills into practice by working on real community and applied research projects.

Welding And Fabrication Techniques

Welder Foundation

Offered on weekends with theory and shop work to enable students to develop the skills necessary to work independently and as a team member in the welding and fabrication field.

Welding And Fabrication Techniques

• Machine set up and maintenance of steel GMA (MIG) welding, weld defect identification and correction, and how welds will be visually and destructively testing for qualification • Next, students will apply their knowledge through practice with combinations of GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, open butt, and butt joint with backing welds • The time spent practicing will be based on the students skill level and visual and destructive testing results • The Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrates the ability to perform all ten welds as specified • All ten welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests • The use of different thicknesses of material to help refine welding techniques • The new materials being used for welding qualification in the I-CAR class are representative of the thicknesses of steels being used on todays high-tech vehicles • Two different thicknesses of automotivegrade, 16-gauge (1.4-1.6 mm) and 22-gauge (0.68-0.81 mm) zinc-coated steel • Performing a series of 10 welds in vertical and overhead positions on varying thickness combinations • Welds are visually inspected according to strict guidelines as explained during the practice sessions • If the welds pass the visual inspection, they are destructively tested.

• A combination of theory and shop work to develop the skills necessary to work independently and as a team member • ACCE is fully outfitted with up-to-date equipment and tools allowing Algonquin to teach both traditional, as well as advanced technology used in today’s industry • Students learn key welding concepts including reading and interpreting engineered drawings, metallurgy and joint and metal preparation • Oxy-Acetylene welding, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, fluxcore arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding and plasma arc cutting • Learn various welding and welding fabrication techniques, basic welding inspection methods, mathematics, communications and ethics • Qualified students with a minimum GPA of 3.6, apply for paid co-op employment.

WCS03 Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Series

59

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

42 weeks

28 weeks

2 years

45 weeks

45 weeks

8hr

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

COLLÈGE DE L’ÎLE

74 Townsend Street, Sydney, NS, B1P 5C8 mckenziecollege.com registrar@mckenziecollege.com 902-562-8549, 902-567-2003

MCKENZIE COLLEGE

One Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9 georgiancollege.ca inquire@georgiancollege.ca 705-728-1968

GEORGIAN COLLEGE

599 Brealey Drive Peterborough, ON, K9J 7B1 flemingcollege.ca Darryl.Madussi@flemingcollege.ca 705-479-5530, 866-353-6464

FLEMING COLLEGE

212 McAllister Dr Saint John, NB, E2J 2S5 easterncollege.ca info@easterncollege.ca 877-297-0777

EASTERN COLLEGE OF ATLANTIC CANADA

1610 Champlain Avenue Whitby, ON, L1N 6A7 durhamcollege.ca dccares@durhamcollege.ca 905-721-2000

DURHAM COLLEGE

432 Massachusetts Dr, Stephenville, NL, A2N 2Z6 www.cna.nl.ca 888-982-2268

E M NA

Basic Welding

Welding Techniques

Welding Techniques

Welder / Metal Fabricator

Welding Engineering Technician

Welder

Welding

AR AN CE

LI

AL

The inter-provincial program guide for welding • Level one objectives of the apprenticeship curriculum standard, plus additional instruction to develop each student to the level that they are employable in the field • Canadian Welding Bureau testing provides industry-recognized certification.

The theoretical and practical training to perform most basic welding techniques • Test for welding tickets based on their level of expertise.

Entry level employable skills for the welding field • The basic requirements for level one apprenticeship for welding fabrication • The welding techniques program will introduce you to numerous welding processes and you will gain extensive hands-on experience on the most common processes used within the industry.

The field of welding offers many specialties and diverse workplaces including factories, infrastructure projects, construction sites, and power plants • Graduates may use this training as a credit towards apprenticeship. Graduates will be eligible to complete the Apprentice level 1 exam.

Teach students to create and read blueprints • Fitting metals and understanding their characteristics • Work safely in the industry • Practical experience in weld shop and inspection methods • During the second year of this program students will manage a capstone project that will test their skills and knowledge.

• Fabricate or make metal parts used in construction and manufacturing, from small intricate parts to huge offshore oil rigs • Learn to read layouts, blueprints and work orders, and clean and check parts for defects • Work with powerful, specialized equipment and place a high priority on safety and prevention of accidents.

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

LE NG TH

Welding is offered in partnership with the Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick. About 30% of the course is theory, taught by videoconference. Students also do projects in the shop and work terms in businesses in their region.

N TIO P I R SC E D

COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

E RS U CO

48 Mill Road. P.O. Box 159 Wellington, PE, C0B 2E0 Collegeacadieipe.ca info@collegedelile.ca 902-854-3010, 877-854-3010

E RS U CO

WELDING

I-C

40 weeks

1 year

32 weeks

32 weeks

64 weeks

36 weeks

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Satellite

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

MOHAWK COLLEGE

2055 Notre Dame Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3H 0J9 rrc.mb.ca, register@rrc.ca 204-632-2327, 800-903-7707

RED RIVER COLLEGE

760-407-1414 info@prospot.com prospot.com/support/training/

PRO SPOT

Northern College

Northern College

140 Government Rd E, Kirkland Lake, ON, P2N 3L8 northernc.on.ca trades@northern.on.ca 705-567-9291, 705-568-8186

NORTHERN COLLEGE

nitroheat.com 7360 A SW Bonita Road Tigard Oregon, 97224 1-503-501-9106

NITROHEAT

New Brunswick Community College

950 Grandview Avenue, Saint John, NB, E2J 4C5 nbcc.ca 888-796-6222, 506-856-2220

NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE

481 Barton Street, Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 2L7 mohawkcollege.ca bob.cook@mohawkcollege.ca 905-575-1212

Welding professionals are concerned with all activities related to the design, production, performance and maintenance of welded products. To adequately design a weldment, the welding professional understands the material being joined, and the effect of welding variables of many welding processes on the final product. To achieve this, lab time is intertwined with a curriculum of metallurgical science.

Welding Engineering Technician – Inspection

Welding

Varies

WELDING

• Safely and effectively perform the oxyacetylene, arc, tungsten inert gas (TIG), and metal inert gas (MIG) welding processes and related operations • You will spend the majority of class time on practical shop work, and instruction in welding, mathematics, science, industrial communications, and blueprint reading.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

• Identical to the first two years of the Welding Engineering Technologist program • Two options, the first being immediate entry into the work force, the second is to continue their studies for one more year • A third year option allows those graduates, wishing to specialize in welding technology, to receive a greater depth of training and knowledge in welding processes, welding metallurgy, welding physics.

Diagnose, install and maintain plant machinery in a systematic manner with a high degree of efficiency.

Fabricate, and weld various parts and structural steel, and install, repair, and fabricate cones, chutes, hoppers and other shapes.

Mechanical Technician – Welding Fitter

Welding Engineering Technology

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

• Read blueprints, plan and implement welding and fabrication processes • Cutting and layout through to fitting and fabrication, common welding processes such as shielded metal arc, flux cored arc, and gas metal arc • In-depth coursework with hands-on welding and fabricating experience in order to get you job-ready.

• Welders use electric arc and oxy-fuel to heat and meld metal • The forms created by welders benefit a wide range of industries, including: aerospace, automotive, construction, and manufacturing • You’ll learn a technical understanding of arc welding, welding safety, power sources, and electrode classifications and selection • Welding is a skilled trade that has been perfected throughout history • Knowledgeable welders remain integral to factory and building teams.

• Thorough knowledge of arc, gas and resistance welding theory • Obtain an understanding for reading and interpreting blueprints, plasma cutting and tig welding • Ensure quality of product/process before, during and after welding through certification testing • Fit sub-assemblies and assemblies together and prepare assemblies for welding.

Varies

Welding And Metal Fabrication

Welding

Welder – 456A

61

TRAINING DIREC TORY

2018

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

7 months

64 weeks

64 weeks

48 weeks

40 weeks

1 year

3

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

ST. CLAIR COLLEGE

2 St. Lawrence Drive, Cornwall, ON, K6H 4Z1 stlawrencecollege.ca dreamit@sl.on.ca 800-463-0752, 613-933-6080

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE

E M NA

Welding & Fabrication Technician

Welding Techniques

Welding And Fabrication Technician/Welding Techniques (Diploma)

• Graduates of this two-year program are eligible to receive an Ontario college diploma • They also receive the equivalent of all the in-school training necessary to meet the requirements of the provincially administered welder apprenticeship program • Students also have the opportunity to challenge the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification in several different welding processes • This allows graduates to provide employers with proof of CWB certification.

Comprehensive theoretical knowledge and extensive practical hands-on skills to find employment in small and large organizations.

Experienced and connected instructors, state-of-the-art facilities, small class sizes, hands-on experience and practical training in welding techniques.

Experienced and connected instructors, state-of-the-art facilities, small class sizes, hands-on experience and practical training in welding techniques.

N TIO P I R SC E ED RS U CO

3403 St. Etienne Blvd, Windsor, ON, N8W 5B1 stclaircollege.ca tmcwhinnie@stclaircollege.ca 519-972-2727

E RS U CO CE

SHERIDAN COLLEGE

N IA

1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 2L1 academics.sheridancollege.ca 905-845-9430, 905-459-7533

AR

Welding And Fabrication Technician/Welding Techniques (Certificate)

I-C

SHERIDAN COLLEGE

L

AL

1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6H 2L1 academics.sheridancollege.ca 905-845-9430

0

0

0

0

H GT N LE

ALUMINUM

2 years

1 year

2 years

1 year

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

D HO T E YM R E LIV E D

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca 1-800-808-2920

I-CAR

TRAINING PROVIDER

Yes

Yes

Module 1 – Aluminum Overview - Aluminum and uses on today’s vehicle models. Stampings, extrusions, castings, galvanic corrosion and damage analysis. Students will make repair procedure decisions on a simulated aluminum-intensive vehicle.

Module 2 – Working with Aluminum - Best practices and heating and straightening considerations for the material. Build a repairs decisions on simulated aluminum-intensive vehicles.

Module 3 – Attachment Methods and Processes – Vehicle maker attachment methods, threaded fasteners, and rivets. Hems, clinches, and welding procedures for aluminum. Complete a simulated repair decisions.

Module 1 – Corrosion Origins and Prevention - The causes of corrosion and how coatings protect vehicles against corrosion. Corrosion protection methods such as zinc coating and topcoats. Variations in OEM applications.

Module 2 – Corrosion Protection During Repairs - The functions of corrosion protection while the repair process is taking place. Emphasis is given to cleaning, part preparations, primers, and seam sealers.

Module 3 – Corrosion Protection After Repairs - The steps required to properly protect the vehicle against corrosion after the repair has been completed. Undercoating and corrosion protection comparative testing.

Module 4 – OEM Recommendations - The corrosion protection recommendations of the major automobile manufacturers.

AIR03e Air Conditioning - Part 2 (IL English and French)

ALI01 Aluminum Intensive Vehicle Repairs (IL English and French)

CPS01 Corrosion Protection (IL English and French)

ALUMINUM

Yes

Yes

Identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot air conditioning system operations. Identify HVAC systems.

AIR02e Air Conditioning - Part 1 (IL English and French)

FOM01 Automotive Foams (IL English and French)

Yes

Module 1 – System Operation - The basics of refrigerant flow and air conditioning system parts as well as diagnostic techniques and repair methods.

Module 2 – Refrigerant and Oils - Identify R134 and gain an understanding of the uses of refrigerant oils through the various system parts.

Module 3 – Air Conditioning Tools and Equipment - Tools and refrigerant recovery/recycle/recharge equipment. Single-pass and multi-pass equipment and learn information relevant to their use.

ADH01 Adhesive Bonding (IL English and French)

Module 1: Foam Uses - The uses for vehicle foams and common structural locations. Vehicle maker application and curing methods.

Module 2: Automotive Replacement Foam Types - Collision repair foam materials, their chemical makeup, and structural foam characteristics.

Module 3 – Foam Safety and Repair - Safety issues surrounding working with different forms of foam and determining replacement models.

Yes

Module 1 – Adhesive Bonding Materials - Epoxy, acrylic, and urethane. The differences between adhesive and cohesive failure as well as working with adhesives. Vehicle makers that use adhesives.

Module 2 – Attachment Processes - Weld bonding and types of rivets used for rivet bonding. Using adhesives in aluminum repairs.

Module 3 – Two-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs - Separating panels, describing when primers may be required, and preparing parts for adhesive bonding. The proper method to re-position parts after attachment to the adhesive. Proper technique for making two-part adhesive repairs.

Module 4 – One-part Adhesive Bonding Repairs - Part removal and cleaning considerations for onepart adhesive bonding repairs, preparing one-part adhesive bed. Preparing a replacement part for one-part urethane.

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4 hr

4 hr

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2 hr

4 hr

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Online

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MEA01 Measuring (English and French)

HEA03e Working with Coolant and HVAC Controls (English and French)

Yes

Yes

Identify types of engine coolant. Understand HVAC parts and controls.

Identifying Point-to-Point Measuring Equipment and Operation. Identifying Three-Dimensional Measuring Equipment and Operation. Understanding Vehicle Dimension Specifications. Making Vehicle Measurements.

4 hr

1 hr

2 hr

PDF course

Online

Online

Yes

Understand cooling system operation and how to properly inspect parts. Understand the function of radiators and water pumps, plus considerations for repairing different types of water pumps. Identify auxiliary coolers and temperature controls.

HEA02e Cooling System Operation and Parts (English and French)

4 hr

8 hr

I-CAR

FOR06 2015 Ford F-150 Structural Repair Training Course (IL English and French)

Online

I-CAR

Yes

Yes

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GLA02 Stationary Glass (English and French)

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Module 1 – Stationary Glass Issues - How stationary glass reinforces a vehicle structure and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards that apply to stationary glass. Identify the different types of glass and understand the properties of urethane adhesive required for stationary glass installations.

Module 2 – Removing and Installing a Windshield - How to prepare the vehicle for windshield replacement and how to properly remove trim and mouldings. How to identify an OEM installation and information regarding removing a windshield using hand and power tools. How to properly prepare the pinchweld and glass for windshield installation. How to properly apply urethane adhesive, install a windshield, and leak-test a windshield following installation.

Module 3 – Glass Repair and other Stationary Glass Installation – Repairing minor glass defects and damaged laminated glass, replacing gasket-set installations, and replace stationary side glass. In addition, the student will also learn how to replace a backlite and repair a backlite defogger grid.

E M NA PDF course

N TIO P I R SC E D Module 1 – Introduction to Ford - The evolution of the F-150, leading up to the 2015 model. What Ford is doing to achieve CAFE standards, how to access 2015 F-150 online service information, and understanding the vehicle certification label.

Module 2 – Aluminum - Aluminum and its application on the 2015 F-150. Stampings, extrusions, castings, galvanic corrosion and damage analysis.

Module 3 – Aluminum Joining Methods - Clinches, fasteners, rivets, aluminum flanges, and aluminum welding as they relate to the 2015 F-150. Clinch applications; threaded fasteners, including their corrosion-resistant coatings and flow drill screws; a demonstration on different types of rivets and their usage, including self-piercing rivets removal and installation, and rivet bonding; riveted part replacement; and hem flanges and door panel considerations. Aluminum GMA (MIG) welding and its application on the 2015 F-150, including equipment, consumables, electrode alloys, shielding gas, and surface preparation. 2015 F-150 welded panel replacements.

Module 4 – Body Design and Construction - Body assembly materials. The exterior body, cab repair options, box assembly, and key information such as proper electrode wires for welding repairs. The proper processes for refinishing aluminum parts on the 2015 F-150 and proper stationary glass installation.

Module 5 – Frame Repairs - The steel frame on the 2015 F-150. Proper electrode wires for welding repairs, control arm bracket options, and front and rear extension replacements.

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I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

I-CAR

• Performing Wheel Alignments • Understanding Diagnostic Measurements • Measuring and Adjusting Caster • Measuring and Adjusting Camber • Measuring and Adjusting Toe.

STE04 Wheel Alignment and Diagnostic Angles (English and French)

WCA05 Ford Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding

WCA03 Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Series

• Diagnosing Steering Wheel and Column Damage • Identifying Parallelogram Steering Systems • Identifying Rack and Pinion Steering Systems • Understanding Power Steering Systems.

STE03 Rack and Pinion and Parallelogram Steering Systems (English and French)

ALUMINUM

Instruction, hands-on practice, and testing for welds used in repairing aluminum vehicle structures. How to set up and tune a welding machine, address safety issues, prepare metal surfaces, and perform proper welding techniques. Hands-on practice welds include GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds. Welds are practised in both vertical and overhead positions. The required visual inspections and destructive tests for each type of welded joint. The program concludes with the Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all three welds in both vertical and overhead positions. All six welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests.

Instruction, hands-on practice, and testing for welds used in repairing aluminum vehicle structures.

Participants are instructed how to set up and tune a welding machine, address safety issues, prepare metal surfaces, and perform proper welding techniques. Hands-on practice welds include GMA (MIG) plug, fillet, and butt joint with backing welds. Welds are practised in both vertical and overhead positions. Participants also perform the required visual inspections and destructive tests for each type of welded joint. The Aluminum GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Test demonstrating the technicians ability to perform all three welds in both vertical and overhead positions. All six welds must pass both visual inspection and destructive tests.

• Understanding Front Suspension Designs and Repair Issues • Understanding Rear Suspension Designs and Repair Issues • Understanding Ride Dampeners.

Module 1 - Equipment Overview, Repair Planning, and Anchoring - Identify types of damage and initial steps in developing a repair plan. Removing the part versus keeping it attached. The importance of anchoring and how to locate anchoring points.

Module 2 - Straightening Equipment -Types of straightening equipment and their uses, as well as pulling equipment and hardware. Proper positioning of pulling attachments.

Module 3 - Processes and Techniques - Setting up pulls. Monitoring the pulling progress, and proper stress-relieving techniques.

Module 4 - Considerations for Full-Frames - Anchoring systems for full-frame vehicles. Straightening common types of full-frame damage.

STE02 Suspension Systems

SSS01 Structural Straightening Steel

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Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8 hr

8 hr

8 hr

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

Online

Online

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Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

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Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

ON, QC, BC See course dates and venues: www.axaltacs.com

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS

AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel

Yes

The principles of colour theory with subject matter ranging from colour direction to colour and brightness flip. The effects of spray technique on colour as well as tinting procedures that will control off-shade paint. Extensive detail on solid, 2-step metallic and pearl colour theory. Participate in over 75 exercises in colour matching. Class is I-CAR and ASE certified. Class is for Autowave and/or Autobase users.

Understand commercial transportation refinishing basics • Set up and use spray equipment and control tools • Properly identify substrates and related pre-treatments • Use Axalta’s line of commercial and fleet transportation finishes (low VOC where necessary).

Sikkens Colour Training

Commercial Transportation Finishes

2 days

Identify and understand OEM tri-coat and specialty colours • Retrieve and verify colour match on vehicles with those colours • Understand application processes for specialty colours. Correctly apply Cromax® Pro when painting tri-coat and specialty colours.

Cromax Pro Tri-Coat and Specialty Colours

1 day

Understand and properly identify what micro-repair is • Learn techniques and tools for repairing chips • Understand application techniques for very small blends • Perform very small blends • Understand wheel repair for curb scrapes and chips.

Cromax Pro Micro-Repair

2 days

1 day

Best practices for preparation and use of the Cromax® system • Proper preparation of body repairs, new e-coat parts and plastics • Understand how to find important information such as technical data sheets • Know how to choose and apply correct primers • Understand the blending process on all colours • Choose proper clearcoats for the job.

Identify and understand OEM 3-stage colours • Retrieve and verify colour match on vehicles with those colours • Correctly apply Cromax® Pro when painting 3-stage colours • Understand blend procedures for Cromax® Pro 3-stage • Perform 3-stage blends using Cromax® Pro basecoat

2 days

Apply colour science principles to identify colours and improve colour matches • Describe colours and effectively compare and contrast colour standards versus truck • Use colour tools to find formulas and make formula adjustments.

2 days

24 hr

16 hr

16 hr

16 hr

Cromax Pro Advanced Tri-Coat Course

Cromax Pro Certification

Commercial Transportation Colour Tools and Blending Techniques

Yes

Yes

The Lesonal WB paint line using a balance of classroom theory and hands-on application exercises.

Understanding spot repair and blending techniques, plastic parts preparation/finishing and operation of HVLP spray guns. Class is I-CAR and ASE certified.

Lesonal WB Product Training

Yes

The Sikkens Autowave paint line using a balance of classroom theory and hands-on application exercises. Understanding spot repair and blending techniques, plastic parts preparation/finishing and operation of HVLP spray guns.

Sikkens Autowave Product Training

E M NA Yes

N TIO P I CR ES D E RS U CO What are some of the more challenging jobs you have recently handled? How often do you accelerate your systems and what issues do you encounter? How successful are you with more demanding jobs, such as 3-stage systems? This class addresses all of these issues in-depth with hand’s-on learning.

Sikkens Product Training is prerequisite.

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Toronto Training Centre 110 Woodbine Downs Blvd, Unit #4, Etobicoke, ON CA M9W 5S6 https://akzonobelvrna.gosignmeup.com

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Unit 6 - 2301 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5J 1K5 http://ca.ppgrefinish.com/ 905-855-4489

PPG

PPG

PPG

http://ca.ppgrefinish.com/

PPG

905-850-7009 www.chcpaint.com/trainingservices.php

CHC PAINTS

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta Coating Systems

PPG Colour - Envirobase HP

PAINT & REFINISHING

Designed for the collision centre technician who currently uses PPG products in their refinish operations.

The theory of colour and its practical application in matching and tinting EHP refinish waterborne colours. The Envirobase High Performance waterborne colour system and its associated colour tools are described in depth. Hands-on exercises are designed to provide product and colour tool exposure to the technician.

2 days

2 days

The products and technologies of PPG Commercial Grade Coatings. How to know the products, but also how their use can be cost-effective and productive for customers. It consists of class presentations and group discussions.

2 days

Introduction to CPC products

Yes

1 day

1 day

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

To provide technical product training for PPG’s Tri-coats, low gloss finishes and Translucent colours.

Including proper product and colour selection.

Tri-Coat & Specialty Finishes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

A key element of PPG accreditation. Personal safety, spray equipment, paint chemistry basics, repair procedures and PPG’s Envirobase High Performance Waterborne Coating System. Technicians who pass this course will be eligible for the PPG certification program.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact directly.

Varies

Envirobase High Performance Approval

Understand and properly identify what micro-repair is. Learn techniques and tools for repairing chips.

Understand application techniques for very small blends. Perform very small blends. Understand wheel repair for curb scrapes and chips.

Understand gloss and sheen terminology. Understand gloss level impact on colour position and metallic appearance. Identify and use Standox® Matting Agent system components. Properly determine gloss level of vehicle using spray-out cards. Correctly apply Standox® matte clears. Understand the care and maintenance for matte clear finishes.

Standox Advanced Specialty Metallics

Standoblue Micro-Repair Course

Identify and understand OEM 3-stage and specialty colours. Retrieve and verify colour match on vehicles with those colours. Understand application process for specialty colours. Correctly apply Standoblue® when painting 3-stage and specialty colours. Understand blend procedures for Standoblue® 3-stage and perform blends.

Standox Standoblue Advanced 3-Stage

Select proper products for surface cleaning products. Select proper products for metal treatment. Select proper undercoat products. Correctly apply Standox® basecoat. Select proper clearcoat products. Basic understanding of ColorNet® system and colour tools. Perform spot repairs using different methods

Standox Standoblue Painter Certification Identify and understand OEM 3-stage and specialty colours. Retrieve and verify colour match on vehicles with those colours. Understand application process for specialty colours. Correctly apply Standox® basecoat when painting 3-stage and specialty colours. Understand blend procedures for Standox® basecoat 3-stage and perform blends.

Identify and understand OEM 3-stage and specialty colours. Retrieve and verify colour match on vehicles with those colours. Understand application process for specialty colours. Correctly apply Permacron® 293/295 when painting 3-stage and specialty colours. Understand blend procedures for Permacron® 293/295 3-stage and perform blends.

Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC Advanced 3-Stage and Specialty Colours

Standox Standoblue Tri-Coat and Specialty Colours

Proper preparation of body repairs, new e-coat parts and plastics • Understand how to find important information such as technical data sheets • Know how to choose and apply correct primers • Understand the blending process on all colours • Choose the proper clearcoats for the job.

Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC Certification

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2018

Classroom

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Classroom

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Classroom

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Classroom

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Regina SK http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

PPG

Edmonton AB http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

PPG

Winnipeg MB http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

PPG

Calgary AB http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

PPG

Duncan BC http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

PPG

PPG

Nexa Certification - Aquabase Plus

Tri-coat & Specialty Finishes Aquabase Plu

2 days

2 days

Provide technical product training for PPG’s Tri-coats, low gloss finishes and Translucent colours.

Including proper product and colour selection.

A core program of PPG Certification training, personal safety, paint chemical and waterborne fundamentals, and repair procedures using PPG’s Aquabase Plus Waterborne Basecoat Refinish System.

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

A core program of PPG Certification training, personal safety, paint chemical and waterborne fundamentals, and repair procedures using PPG’s Envirobase High Performance Waterborne Basecoat Refinish System.

PPG Certification - Envirobase HP

2 days

Classroom

A core program of PPG Certification training, this program trains refinish technicians in personal safety, paint chemical and waterborne fundamentals, and repair procedures using PPG’s Aquabase Plus Waterborne Basecoat Refinish System

Nexa Certification - Aquabase Plus

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

No longer just a basecoat colour platform, the Envirobase High Performance system provides a suite of undercoats and clearcoats that integrate flawlessly with its advanced waterborne basecoat providing best-in-class colour accuracy and durability.

2 days

No longer just a basecoat colour platform, the Envirobase High Performance system provides a suite of undercoats and clearcoats that integrate flawlessly with its advanced waterborne basecoat providing best-in-class colour accuracy and durability.

Envirobase HP Surface Preparation

PPG

Technical product training for PPG’s Tri-coats, low gloss finishes and Translucent colours. Including proper product and colour selection.

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Envirobase HP Surface Preparation

PPG Colour - Envirobase HP

PPG

2 days

2 days

2 days

2 days

Classroom

To provide technical product training for PPG’s Tri-coats, low gloss finishes and Translucent colours.

Including proper product and colour selection.

Aquabase Surface Preparation

PPG

Designed for the collision centre technician who currently uses Nexa products in their refinish operations. The theory of colour and its practical application in matching and tinting Aquabase Plus refinish waterborne colours. The Aqubase Plus waterborne colour system and its associated colour tools are described in depth. Hands-on exercises are designed to provide product and colour tool exposure.

PPG’s Commercial Fleet products and systems. The products and how they can be productive in commercial fleet environments.

As a core program of PPG Certification training, this program trains refinish technicians in personal safety, paint chemical and waterborne fundamentals, and repair procedures using PPG’s Aquabase Plus Waterborne Basecoat Refinish System.

Designed for the collision centre technician who currently uses Nexa products in their refinish operations. The theory of colour and its practical application in matching and tinting Aquabase Plus refinish waterborne colours. The Aqubase Plus waterborne colour system and its associated colour tools are described in depth. Hands-on exercises are designed to provide product and colour tool exposure.

2 days

Tri-Coat & Specialty Finishes Envirobase HP

Delfleet Evolution Certification

PPG

Parksville BC http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

Nexa Certification - Aquabase Plus

PPG

E M A N Technical product training for PPG’s Tri-coats, low gloss finishes and Translucent colours. Including proper product and colour selection.

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Eye for Colour - Aquabase Plus

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Tri-Coat & Specialty Finishes

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Module 1 – Waterborne Products - The objectives for this course and the various types of waterborne refinishing materials. Safety considerations, environmental concerns, and EPA regulations. Differences between waterborne and solvent-borne products.

REF07 Waterborne Products, Systems, and Application

Yes

Module 1 – Inspecting the Finish - Inspection procedures for defects in a vehicle finish, as well as the tools needed to identify defects in a vehicle finish.

REF04 Detailing (IL English and French)

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

1301 - 16 Avenue, Calgary, AB, T2M 0L4 sait.ca, transportation.info@sait.ca 403-284-8471, 403-284-7112

SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

432 Massachusetts Dr, Stephenville, NL, A2N 2Z6 www.cna.nl.ca, 888-982-2268

COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

Machine Buffing & Glazing

Application Of Automotive Primers and Topcoats

This is a general interest course for the automotive enthusiast that provides instruction about repairing, protecting and enhancing paint finishes on vehicles. We’ll cover safety, paint finish identification, inspection and analysis and imperfection removal. No automobiles are accepted as projects.

Safety, paint stripping, basic surface preparation, undercoat/top coat application and spray gun techniques.

Replaces structures and body parts, whether it’s damaged fenders, panels or grills. Hammer out dents and buckles, solder and use plastic filler, straighten frames and underbodies, and weld replacement parts. Match and apply the paint to restore the vehicle.

No

No

No

TRM03e Removing and Installing Exterior Trim, Pinstripes, and Decals

I-CAR

Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint)

Yes

Describe methods for application and removal of pinstripes and decals. Explain processes for installing door trim panels, handles, and lock cylinders. Identify interior and exterior parts and understand how to remove and replace them.

TRM02e Removing and Installing Hardware Interior Trim

I-CAR

I-CAR

Yes

Identify hardware and understand correct uses. Understand how to work with trim and mouldings.

REF08 Refinish Material Application and Blending

I-CAR

I-CAR

Understand the purpose and use of sealers and primer-sealers. Recognize the purpose and use of basecoats, including the particular needs of waterborne basecoats. Distinguish different methods of basecoat blending. Understand the purpose and use of clearcoats, the different types of clearcoats, and when clearcoat blending is an option. Work with tri-coat refinishes and know how to blend tri-coats.

Explain the requirements for refinishing plastic parts.

4 hr

Finish Identification • Masking • Understanding Proper Spray Gun Technique • Preparing Substrates and Applying Primers • Making Test Panels.

REF02 Surface Preparation and Masking (IL English and French)

I-CAR

1 week

3 weeks

34 week

3 hr

3 hr

2 hr

4 hr

4 hr

4 hr

Understanding Spray Guns • Using Compressed Air • Creating the Proper Spray Environment • Understanding VOC Rules and Regulations • Mixing Refinish Materials

4 hr

REF01 Refinishing Equipment and VOC Regulations (IL English and French)

1400-180 Elgin Street, Ottawa. ON K2P 2K3 www.i-car.ca, 1-800-808-2920

I-CAR

A core program of PPG Certification training, personal safety, paint chemical and waterborne fundamentals, and repair procedures using PPG’s Envirobase High Performance Waterborne Basecoat Refinish System.

Module 1 – Corrosion Origins and Prevention - The causes of corrosion and how coatings protect vehicles against corrosion. The various types of corrosion protection methods such as zinc coating and topcoats. Variations in OEM applications.

PPG Certification - Envirobase HP

CPS01 Corrosion Protection (IL English and French)

I-CAR

Calgary AB http://ca.ppgrefinish.com

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

HTML course

Classroom

Classroom

Online

Online

Online

Online

Online

Classroom

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Yes

Systematic mechanical approach to understand tinting and blending colours to achieve an undetectable repair.

Understand the concept, importance and benefits of increasing “Throughput”, cycle time. Practice new techniques of production management, including how to pre-manage the repair. Understand the need to write a complete damage report.

Understand the critical importance of the estimator. Learn to sell first, estimate second. Generate a complete damage report. Effectively negotiate with insurers. Understand how to measure selling performance.

Understand what affects paint and material profitability. Accurately determine a collision centre’s actual profitability on paint and material. Understand and track the paint department’s key performance indicators (KPI’s).

Understand the meaning and importance of marketing. Assess individual marketing opportunities and create an effective plan to market to both consumers and insurers. Build a profitable self-managed and proactive relationship with insurers.

Collect accurate and timely financial and non-financial data. Develop a working knowledge of the critical collision centre KPI’s and what affects them. Understand how to use KPI’s to measure and improve collision centre performance.

Increase collision centre output and capacity. Effectively use people, space, equipment and time.

Maximize paint hours and number of vehicles through the paint department. Recognize the need to effectively sell paint labour in order to enhance productivity.

Understand the relationship between the repair process and structure. Implement changes to improve effectiveness. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type of organizational structure.

Glasurit Colour Adjustments Techniques

(VPU-001) Advance Production Management

(VPU-002) Estimating for Profit

(VPU-004) Paint & Material Profitability

(VPU-016) Marketing and Insurer Relations

(VPU-003) Measuring & Improving Performance

(VPU-005) Paint Department Productivity

(VPU-015) Organizational Structure

BASF

BASF

BASF

BASF

BASF

BASF

BASF

BASF

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Systematic mechanical approach to understand tinting and blending colours to achieve an undetectable repair.

10 Constellation Court, Toronto, ON, M9W 1K1 http://refinish.basf.us/training

(RFN-102) R-M Colour Adjustment Techniques BASF

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BASF

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO Participants get a complete overview of the R-M Diamont paint system, divided between classroom instruction and hands-on product demonstrations. Course is required for both OEM and VisionPlus warranty certification

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7 hr

7 hr

7 hr

7 hr

7 hr

7 hr

7 hr

8 hr

8 hr

2 days

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(RFN102) Colour Adjustment Techniques 1

BASF

(RFN202) Colour Adjustment Techniques (RFN204) Colour Retrieval Systems

BASF

(RFN201) 90 Line Certification

(RFN777) Cycle Time Reduction Repair System

BASF

BASF

BASF

(RFN107) Advanced Preparation Techniques

(RFN101) Diamont/Onyx Certification Program

BASF

BASF

(RFN226) Colour Retrieval Systems

BASF

(RFN204) Colour Retrieval Systems

(RFN124) Colour Adjustment Techniques 2

BASF

BASF

(RFN207) Preperation Process

(RFN104) Colour Retrieval Systems

(VPU-038) Get the Keys!

BASF

BASF

BASF

A complete understanding of the software and added value of SMT and SMScan.

Systematic approach to understand tinting and blending colours to achieve an undetectable repair.

Inspect products properly and know where in the process to improve speed and accuracy.

Proper process on H2 repair a small chip/scratch in a quick time period while keeping it within 12-15 inches in width. Full panels don’t need refinishing.

Preparation is the most important part of a quality repair. It provides longevity of the professional look of the vehicle.

Systematic mechanical approach to understand tinting and blending colours to achieve an undetectable repair.

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

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Proper process on H2 repair a small chip/scratch in a quick time period while keeping it within 12-15 inches in width. Full panels don’t need refinishing.

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

7 hr

7 hr

A complete understanding of the software and added value of SMT and SMScan.

A complete understanding of the software and added value of SMT and SMScan.

A systematic mechanical approach to understand tinting and blending colours to achieve an undetectable repair.

Preparation is the most important part of a quality repair. It provides longevity of the professional look of the vehicle.

A complete understanding of the software and added value of SMT and SMScan.

Clearly identify what differentiates their shop from the competition and how to effectively communicate that to customers to close the sale. Better communicate with prospective and current customers by asking appropriate questions and exhibiting effective listening skills. Revitalize, refresh and revamp their individual sales tactics using the tools, tips and techniques learned at the seminar.

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Specialty OEM finishes and their proper repair procedures. Understand today’s specialty finishes, while improving production targets and maintaining the highest quality repair. Participants must hold a current certification under our Lifetime Guarantee Program.

Course information may vary. To find the course that best suits your needs please contact: Stewart Irvine, Technical Trainer SATA Canada Inc. work 905-660-1101, 647-355-7282

Jobber Level 1

Jobber Level 2

Prep Technician

ATX Refinish Painter Certification

Advance Painter Certification

Automotive Refinish & Industrial

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

SATA CANADA INC.

125 Buttermill Avenue Vaughan, ON, L4K 3X5 www.sata.ca 905 660 1101, 844 554 7282

Designed to introduce shop personnel to this new product line. The only course which will certify painters for our ATX Refinish System 3 Year Limited Warranty

• Basecoat Systems • Blending Procedures • Clearcoats • Job Functions • Masking & Taping • Metal Prep • O.E.M. Issues • Polishing Techniques • Production Tips • Repair Procedures • Safety Procedures and Equipment • Single Stage Systems • Spray Guns • Surface Cleaners.

• Equipment • Formula Express • O.E.M. Update • Problem Solving Techniques • Product Positioning • Removing Topcoat Defects • Restoring Corrosion Protection • Safety Procedures and Equipment

• Abrasive Usage and Positioning • Computer Formula Retrieval • Equipment • Paint Coating Technology • Product Positioning • Safety Procedures and Equipment • Sanding & Polishing Techniques

This course will certify painters for our Lifetime Guarantee Program. The proper application and usage of the AWX Waterborne System to improve production targets.

AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Basecoat Application and Colour Simplicity

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

180 Brunel Road, Mississauga, ON, L4Z1T5 david.j.lalonde@sherwin.com, 1-800-340-6133

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

E M NA • The fundamentals and fine details of colour adjustment and blending using AWX Waterborne Basecoat. • Analysis of the Formula • Application and Blending Techniques • Colour Adjustment Procedures • Colour theory • Colour Retrieval Tools • Computer Formula Retrieval • Equipment Including HVLP, Light Sources • OEM finishes and repair decisions • Safety Procedures and Equipment • Tinted undercoats & specialized clears.

N IO T P RI SC E D SE R U CO

AWX Performance Plus Waterborne Basecoat Colour Adjustment and Blending

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MAKING IT WORK WorldSkills was no walk in the park, but the best things aren’t easy

BY BILL SPEED

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he WorldSkills 2017 Abu Dhabi Auto Body competitions have completed, and the results are in.

Canadian Auto Body competitor Vyolaine Dujmovic placed 18th out of 22, and Canadian Car Painting competitor Ashley Weber placed 15th out of 20. This was my first time involved in a WorldSkills competition as an expert and it, unfortunately, will go down in history as one of the most challenging competitions to date. The challenges were twofold, one side being logistics and the other, competing against the best in the world. Despite all the logistical issues, we did pull off a great competition and I don’t believe the competitors were any the wiser of the issues we had.

Everything seemed to be going great before leaving for Abu Dhabi. The test projects had been decided on and equipment, parts and materials were chosen. But when we arrived, we discovered things had changed. The parts were not available for one project, and other materials and parts had not arrived yet. Being in the Middle East, everything had to be brought in. Think about 40 plus competitions, 1,300 competitors, lodging, food, set up, etc. A logistical nightmare.

Our group of 23 country experts, including our Skills Manager, Chief Expert, Deputy Chief Expert and Workshop Supervisor, to name a few, worked tirelessly for five days to have a professional world class competition, despite our hurdles. After 25+ years of being involved in Skills Competitions, this was by far the most difficult one I have experienced. We had to have 23 identical workstations complete with equipment, parts and materials—luckily,

Car-O-liner, a huge corporate sponsor of this event, did an exemplary job of set up. Go to WorldSkills.org to search out the other major supporters of this and other Skills events.

They deserve our support.

The way some other countries train compared to us can be quite different.

A number of the competitors train full time for up to three years, and many go to multiple competitions in other countries in

stomach ache. He took some pain medication and continued working to the end of the day.

That night, he was taken to the hospital where he was found to have appendicitis. He must have been in tremendous pain on that second day but fought through it. Fortunately he was able to have surgery and is now recovering.

Obviously, competing with appendicitis is not something we would condone but competitors pushing themselves to be their best, despite the challenges placed before them, is exactly what they train for.

What I witnessed during four days of gruelling competition, was a group of young people who have a passion for an industry that has served many of us well over the years. Their passion is good for the industry and should be supported wherever possible.

I personally learned probably as much as our competitors about what it means to compete at the world level. I learned how tough the marking is to separate the Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists. I’ve gained some insight on how to better prepare the competitor who will be chosen this spring at the Canadian Skills competition in Edmonton, to compete in Kazan, Russia in 2019. Mention WorldSkills to your apprentices. They could be Canada’s next competitor.

MENTION WORLDSKILLS TO YOUR APPRENTICES.

THEY COULD BE CANADA’S NEXT COMPETITOR. preparation. Financial support for training is also much larger in some countries.

Canada has competitors that work full time, have financial responsibilities and have to find time to train as well. It is a difficult road to travel. The competitors, trainers and experts do this all on a volunteer basis. We give back to the competitors our knowledge and experience so that they can work toward being their best. Although our results this year in Auto Body and Car painting were not what we would have liked to see, our competitors did their best against the best in the world.

In the competitions, competitors truly pushed themselves to their best. We had a competitor from India who, on the second day of competition, was complaining of a

Bill Speed worked for the Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute until his retirement in 2017.

He remains active in the Skills Competition to this day. Bill can be reached at speedwilliam3@gmail.com.

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I-CAR UPDATE

ALL ABOUT I-CAR Get the inside info on training Scott Earle teaches the Art and Science of Estimator Interactions at CSN Dana’s Collision Centre.

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un by the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA), I-CAR Canada is a training and recognition program designed to help collision repair specialists update their skills.

With courses available in both English and French and accommodations made to allow for distance learning, I-CAR is designed to be accessible to all industry professionals.

From ensuring a shop is up-to-date with the latest know-how, to encouraging that staff training be cohesive and relevant, the benefits are immense for owners and industry tradespeople. A variety of course formats to fit your shop’s needs, comprehensive content relates to the industry directly and the recognition that comes with I-CAR training is comprehensive. Additionally, I-CAR recognition is a requirement for many shop certification programs.

I-CAR recognition comes in two distinct flavours: Platinum for technicians and Gold for shops.

For a technician to achieve Platinum recognition, they must complete all of the I-CAR courses for their specific role, including in some cases a welding qualification. The recognition is maintained by completing six hours of I-CAR sanctioned training annually.

Gold-level is broken into two stages: Gold Class in Progress and Gold Class.

Gold Class in Progress requires shops to train all technicians in the I-CAR approved six hours of training, with at least three hours designated to the individual technician’s specific roles. To complete

I-CAR recognition comes in two distinct flavours: Platinum for technicians and Gold for shops.

the Gold Class accreditation shops are required to have at least one tech who has achieved Platinum recognition in each of the four required roles in their employ: non-structural technician, steel structural technician, refinish technician and estimator. These qualifications are reviewed annually so shops can maintain their Gold Class status.

I-CAR offers courses through three different instruction methods.

Independent learning courses can be completed anywhere, as long as you have access to a computer with an Internet connection. Evaluations come in the form of online tests, for which participants have three attempts to complete. Students are given a maximum of 90 days to complete the course.

Webinar courses are also offered online, but at a specific time through an instructor who will broadcast live.

When the instruction broadcast has ended, users can login to their I-CAR Canada accounts online to complete the mandatory evaluations.

Live classes are offered in-person at a specific time and location. Participants must register prior to the beginning of the course and be aware of maximum attendee capacities.

I-CAR’s Vehicle and Technology Specific Training program is designed to keep repair shops up-to-date with the newest technologies in the industry.

I-CAR is constantly developing new courses for this training program. October of 2017 saw the addition of nine new courses to the vehicle and technology specific training course catalogue: Camera Calibration, Inspection, and Initialization Requirements. Calibration Requirements for Blind Spot and Parking Assist Systems. Vehicle Technology Trends 2018. General Motors (GM) Company Collision Repair Overview.

Understanding Volkswagen Collision Repair. Steering Angle Sensor Overview and Diagnostics. Understanding Volvo Collision Repair. Using Vehicle Maker Repair Procedures. Windshields and Advanced Driver Assist Systems (ADAS).

ABOUT SKILLS/ COMPÉTENCES CANADA Au sujet de Skills/Compétences Canada BY/PAR MICHÈLE ROGERSON

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kills/Compétences Canada (SCC) was founded ondé en 1989, Skills/Compétences Canada est une organisation in 1989 as a national, not-for-profit organization nationale à but non lucratif. Comptant des organismes memwith member organizations in each province bres dans les provinces et les territoires, SCC, de concert avec and territory that works with employers, educators, les employeurs, les éducateurs, les syndicats et les gouvernements, labour groups and government to promote skilled fait la promotion des professions dans les métiers et les technoltrade and technology careers to Canadian youth. ogies auprès des jeunes. SCC offre des occasions d’apprentissage SCC offers learning opportunities for young Canadiaux jeunes du Canada, grâce à ses concours d’envergure régionale, ans through regional, provincial, territorial, national provinciale, territoriale et internationale, ainsi que des programmes and international competitions and de sensibilisation aux métiers spécialisés. awareness programs.

Les Olympiades canadiennes des métiers SCC’s key initiative is the Skills et des technologies constituent l’activité Michèle Rogerson is a Communications ConCanada National Competition phare de SCC. Chaque année, quelque 550 tent Specialist at Skills/Compétences Canada.

She has a B.A. in Communications from the (SCNC). Over 550 secondary and concurrents et concurrentes des niveaux University of Ottawa and has over fifteen years’ post-secondary competitors from secondaire et postsecondaire de partout experience working in across Canada compete in over 40 au Canada rivalisent de compétence dans communications and public relations for not-for-profit organizations. skill areas, representing six sectors: le cadre de concours pour plus de 40 construction, employment, infordomaines spécialisés de six secteurs : la Michèle Rogerson est spécialiste, Contenu des mation technology, manufacturing construction, l’employabilité, la technolcommunications, à Skills/Compétences Canada. Détentrice d’un baccalauréat en commuand engineering, transportation and ogie de l’information, la fabrication et nication de l’Université d’Ottawa, elle compte service. Approximately 7,500 visitors l’ingénierie, les transports et les services. plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans le domaine are expected to attend SCNC 2018, Quelque 7500 visiteurs sont attendus aux des communications et des relations publiques au sein d’organisations à but non lucratif. in Edmonton, Alberta. They will have Olympiades 2018, qui auront lieu à Edmonthe opportunity to discover many ton, en Alberta. Ils prendront connaissance lucrative careers through over 50 des multiples professions bien rémunérées Try-A-Trade and Technology activities. qu’offrent les domaines spécialisés grâce à This year, select SCNC medalists in 28 trade and plus de 50 stations interactives Essaie un métier et une technologie. technology competitions will have the opportunity to Cette année, des médaillés à 28 concours aux Olympiades pourtry for placement on WorldSkills Team Canada 2019, ront tenter de se qualifier pour devenir membres d’Équipe Canada who will compete at the WorldSkills Competition in WorldSkills 2019, afin de participer au Mondial des métiers à Kazan, Kazan, Russia. WorldSkills is hosted every second year en Russie. Le Mondial des métiers, qui a lieu tous les deux ans, réunit and is attended by approximately 1,300 competitors près de 1300 concurrents et concurrentes des 79 pays et régions from 79 WorldSkills member countries and regions. membres de WorldSkills.

SCC also hosts the National Skilled Trades and En outre, SCC organise chaque année le lancement de la Semaine Technology Week (NSTTW) Launch. During NSTTW, nationale des métiers spécialisés et des technologies. Durant la Semaine, organizations from across Canada get involved in a des organisations de partout au pays proposent des activités pratiques “hands-on” way to promote skilled trade and technolafin de promouvoir les professions dans les métiers spécialisés et les ogy careers to youth, parents and the public. technologies auprès des jeunes, des parents et du grand public.

SCC’s Essential Skills Program highlights the nine Le Programme des compétences essentielles de SCC met en relief les Essential Skills (ES), which are crucial qualifications for neuf compétences qui sont déterminantes de nos jours pour l’exercice today’s skilled trade and technology careers. The ES des métiers spécialisés et des technologies. Il comporte de nombreux Program includes many components, from educational volets, allant de ressources pédagogiques à des tables rondes pour resources to stakeholder roundtable discussions on discuter des dossiers actuels concernant les compétences essentielles.

Pour obtenir de l’information au sujet de Skills/Comcurrent ES issues.

For more information about Skills Canada, visit skillscanada.com

pétences Canada, rendez-vous à www.skillscompetencescanada.com

EDUCATOR INSIGHT

CHECK IT TWICE Lists can be a big help in staying organized

BY CECILE BUKMEIER

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e have all had one of those days where everything seems to go by like a blur. By the end of the day, you can barely remember the sequence of repairs you made throughout it. This speaks loudly to those working in a bodyshop on a Friday afternoon. During the morning meeting, the manager points out how important it is to complete a list of jobs so clients can get their vehicles back for the weekend. These days, it can become very clear who is contributing to the wellbeing of the business and who is simply there for a paycheque.

The back of the shop has to run like a well-oiled machine, with all the parts working together to tackle the tasks at hand. These are the days where if something does go sideways, it runs right off the track and into the wall. The most careless mistakes are made during these hours­—the type of errors that should not be made, but somehow slip through the line of sight and cause a break in the chain.

Everyday tasks can seem routine or automatic, but on the busy days routine seems to speed up and it becomes easier to miss or skip-over small tasks. A common mistake for painters is neglecting to create a spray out card for new bumpers. With the variations of the colours and paint manufacturers used today, it is important to evaluate the colour selected once the painter begins to paint. The paint manufacturer’s colour decks are only a starting point. Speed, distance and pressure vary with each painter. Relying on the accuracy of the mix is not always sufficient. Failing to double check the colour can lead to a mismatch and a costly redo. Yet, many painters get loaded with the tasks of a busy day and skip over the five-minute step of double-checking their colour.

Implementing a checklist can help to curb skipping out on tasks.

There are many versions that are available through paint or repair material manufacturers’ websites. A common term for them is SOPs

(standard operating procedures). None are completely perfect, but they can be a great starting point to help build a customized repair plan for you, your team and your shop. These plans can be tailored to specific repair tasks or serve as a general overview that blankets many tasks.

So, who is responsible for creating a plan? Depending on who you ask, I am sure you will get many conflicting answers. I believe a technician who cares about their craft will have a tailored checklist for themselves. Working with the team that is responsible for a particular repair area in the shop, a sufficient checklist can be created and passed along to new technicians.

Checklists can be tremendous assets on busy days.

They take the guess work out of the repair and help a novice technician who may be unsure of how to complete a specific task. I recommend including a spot in your checklist to have a breather and look at the repair with a clear head. If you can time a break before you do a final check, it could allow you to see something that you missed along the way. Changing tasks at these “check points” can even help with fatigue and give you a fresh set of eyes to look over the repair before it continues down the line.

As important as it is to push completed repairs through the shop, it is more important to make sure that you are not only following a successful repair procedure for the task at hand, but you are also paying attention to the little details. A small pinhole or coarse sandscratch could really ruin your Cecile Bukmeier is an autobody day if you are too instructor at the Northern rushed to take a Alberta Institute of Technology. few minutes and You can email her at CECILEB@nait.ca. pay attention to the job at hand.

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FOR THEMSELVES.

INDUSTRY EDUCATORS The 2,500 sq. ft. SATA training centre contains a commercial dual bay spray booth, prep areas and classroom that can accommodate up to thirty people.

Train is the Game A look inside SATA’s training facility

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From left: April Chadwick, Marketing Specialist; Brian Rigo, Warehouse Manager and– Yunus Tak, Business Development Manager.

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ust in time for its first year anniversary, SATA Canada has opened professional training centre at its Vaughan, Ontario headquarters— and Collision Repair magazine was given an inside peek of the new facility.

General manager of SATA Canada John Turner, commented, “The training centre is something the industry has been telling us they have wanted for some time. MSOs, paint manufacturers, the major warehouse distributors and jobbers had all expressed an interest in an SCI training centre. The benefits of training for their customers and their inside and outside sale people are immeasurable.”

He added, “For us, the training centre is an opportunity to help our customers and end users with best practices, conduct R&D and to build the SATA brand.”

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The facility, described by SATA as “state-of-the-art,” is designed to be a showcase for the re-finish industry.

The 2,500 sq. ft. centre contains a commercial dual bay spray booth, prep areas and classroom that can accommodate up to thirty people. As well, it will offer access to the Ultra XD CTOF paint booth by Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), prep station tools and abrasives

by MIRKA, IRT curing equipment and all paint brands.

“The training centre is something the industry has been telling us they have wanted for some time.”

– John Turner

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A full range of industry leading SATA spray guns, filters, paint suits and CSA-NIOSH approved respiration will be also available to trainees.

Stewart Irvine has recently come on board as SATA Canada’s technical trainer. The centre will provide comprehensive product training for industry sales people and technicians, with a focus on the latest technology and best practices. The trainer will be available in the field to support sales teams with onsite training and technical assistance.

Training can be tailored to company demands and arranged in conjunction with internal training and company meetings. This is to ensure top relvence for courses offered.

For more information on SATA Canada, please visit sata.ca.

From left: Bob Wills, Business Development Specialist; April Chadwick, Marketing Specialist; Brian Rigo, Warehouse Manager; Nathalie Pelletier, Administration Manager; Stephanie Rigo, Warehouse Associate; Yunus Tak, Business Development Manager; Aziza Ndengue, Bilingual Office Assistant and Rose MacDonald, Customer Service.–

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT Emilie Duguay always knew that she wanted to go into the trades, though it wasn’t until near the end of high school when she discovered collision repair as a career option. It was a choice that would result in Duguay becoming the first woman to complete the Automotive Paint and Work program at The Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB), Bathurst. Soon after, she would be employed at CSNDana’s Collision Center, where she has since worked for four years.

Duguay is striving to grow personally and professionally. “I like to learn as much as I can about this industry. I want to learn about estimating next.” She noted that working has shaped her skills and abilities in ways that bleed into all aspects of her life. “Through working at CSN-Dana’s I’ve become more organized, patient and my work ethic is stronger. Even when I’m home doing chores, I think to myself ‘how can I make this more efficient?” She has come a long way, from being an uncertain high school student to a thriving collision repair technician—but achieving any goal she sets her eyes on, despite its difficulties and demands, is clearly sown right into her personality. “I don’t care what other people think, if I want to do something then I’ll do it. That’s just who I am.”

For most people, finding a lifelong career in the modern climate can of itself be a strange journey. It’s never an easy road to find your passion. For Lorne Jackson, that road took him from freezing temperatures and unrewarding work, to the satisfying and passionate world of collision repair.

Jackson is a collision repair technician employed at CSN-Brimell Paint and Collision Center in Toronto, Ontario.

He didn’t always know that he was going to be a collision repairer, but now that he is in the business, he’s happy he made the change. “I actually started out working truck and trailer,” said Jackson. “When I was outside in minus 40 weather, stuck underneath a transport, I decided it was time for something different.”

Jackson noted that his decision to change careers was helped along by the Tropicana Autobody PreApprenticeship program.

“I had gone into a shop to see what that side of things was like, and I’d seen an advertisement for the Tropicana Autobody Pre-Apprenticeship program,” says Jackson. “I applied through them, and got into their class, which lead to me working for Brimell where I am today.”

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Starting Something Special Tropicana graduates a brand new class

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ropicana graduated its 2017 class of pre-apprenticeship autobody repair students. The 16 students who graduated were celebrated for their hard work, dedication and passion, while all attending looked ahead to a promising future. As Imad Bajwa, one of the graduating students put it, “This graduation is just the start.”

This ceremony marks the end of a five month autobody repair program that taught students not only how to weld, paint and repair, but also nurtured positive attitudes and teamwork. “Tropicana gave me a career, and an opportunity to grow,” said Michael Samuels, another of this year’s graduates.

Marc Tremblay, the Pre-Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, told the audience, TRAINING “Tonight is going to be a celebration.” And D I R E C T O RY that it certainly was. The night kicked off with a beautiful dinner provided by Radisson Hotel, and students and family members alike enjoyed full plates of eggplant, potatoes, dragon fruit and chicken. The hall in which the ceremony took place was buzzing with conversation, laughter, proud students and parents. One mother was seeing two of her sons graduate—she was practically glowing.

Speeches of congratulations soon followed.

Mitzie Hunter, Minister of Education started it off. “Somehow,” she began, “You [Tremblay] worked it out that on the week of back to school, I’m right here where I’m

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supposed to be.” She continued, “Knowledge is something you own, and no one can take that away from you. You are well on your way. You know that you can do it because you have come this far. Become a licensed technician, because it is in your grasp. So reach out and grasp it.” Addressing the Tropicana staff, she said, “The lives you have touched are helping to shape our communities.”

“ I have a challenge to this class: give back.”

- Marc Tremblay Tremblay presented the gifts the graduating class were going to receive from various sponsors, whose kindness and generosity, Tremblay added, helped make Tropicana’s pre-apprenticeship autobody program what it is today. This year, Tropicana had more industry sponsors than it has ever had. “This is one of the most amazing industries I’ve ever worked with. I’ve never seen a group so unselfish,” said Tremblay.

PPG, one of Tropicana’s most recent sponsors, is giving every graduating students a free paint certification class. Collision Industry Information Assistance will offer

each student a free estimating course and all of this was topped off with I-CAR Canada donating full Platinum I-CAR Scholarships to the entire graduating class. The reaction from the students in the audience was enough to know that these classes would not go unappreciated.

Two awards were presented. The Director’s Choice Award, awarded to a student showing great leadership in the classroom and commitment to the program, and the CARSTAR Best-in-Class, presented to a student based on a scoring system. It was presented by Jean-Marc Julien, who, when addressing the audience said, “We here as a community have to embrace new people coming into the industry.” Both awards were presented to student David Wei. Tremblay had one last bit of homework for the graduating class. “I have a challenge to this class: give back.”The autobody repair community is strong because it’s filled with people who are willing to contribute to their community in a meaningful way, and Tremblay, as well as the rest of the team working behind the Tropicana Pre-Apprenticeship autobody repair program, are contributing to the industry’s strength through nurturing students who care about bettering their community. “I have one thing to say about Tropicana students,” he said. “They always succeed.”

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After months of classes, projects and allnight study sessions, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Imad Bajwa addressed his classmates and their loved ones during the graduation ceremony at Tropicana’s highly regarded auto repair per-apprenticeship program last year.

“Graduation is just the start,” said the 20-year-old. “But now we get to show the world what we are made of.”

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Bajwa and his classmates have every reason for optimism. Now working on their apprenticeships with some of the top collision repair facilities in the country, they are at the beginning of what should be long and fruitful careers.

Speaking directly after, the program’s co-ordinator, Marc Tremblay, wasn’t sure that Bajwa had left much unsaid. “I have only one thing more to say about Tropicana

students. They always succeed.”

Showcase and share your school’s proud moment. Send us photos from your school’s 2018 graduation ceremony. We’ll include them in our 2019 Directory, an upcoming issue of Bodyworx Professional, Canadian Auto Recycler, Collision Repair magazine Collision Quebec magazine and online at trainingmatters.ca. We’ll showcase your achievements for all to see with pride.

Lifetime Achievement in Training Award

Calling all nominees!

The collision repair industry depends on well-trained staff as much as any industry willing to teach. In an effort to recognize the importance of training, the 2018 Annual Training Directory, presented by Media Matters, is calling for nominations for this year’s Lifetime Achievement in Training Award.

Given to an individual who has been influential in the autobody repair industry. Either through their training initiatives, by bringing fresh faces into the industry or for generally improving it, through cultivating the knowledge and skills of those who work within it.

The winner will be featured in an upcoming edition of Bodyworx magazine, and on the Collision Repair magazine daily E-Zine, and in the complement to our directory trainingmatters.ca, in recognition of their influence in the industry. If you or someone you know someone fits the bill, let us know!

We accept multiple nominations. In your submission, please briefly outline, the nominee’s place of work, job title, and why you think they deserve the award. Email your nominations by the June 4, 2018 deadline to: editor@collisionrepairmag.com You can also cut out and fill out the form below and mail it to us at: Collision Repair Magazine 317 Reid St, TRAINING D I R E CPeterborough, T O RY Ontario, L3T 1Y2

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2018 AWARDS NOMINATION FORM Nominee’s Full Name: Nominee’s Job Title and Company: Notable business or industry achievements:

Your Name: Title: Company name: E-Mail:

Personal achievements: Phone Number: Additional Information:

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GRAINS OF SAND

The autobody industry is bigger than it appears ERIN MCLAUGHLIN

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science fiction author once said, “There are universes in grains of sand.” In this story he was referring to the vast depth that a thing may hold, even if, in the eyes of an outsider, the thing is finite and small. This hidden, underappreciated depth the author suggests can be found in the autobody repair industry. To an outsider, the process is simple: A hammering out of dents, a coat of paint, and you’re good to go. But upon peering deeper into autobody repair, exploring the endless tunnels, caves and surprises within it, you realize autobody is so much more than you would have ever imagined. It holds a universe of potential.

Dedicating an entire issue to the painters of collision repair speaks to the depth of the industry. A magazine could never encase in its pages every aspect of the industry—there is simply too much to discuss given that so many industry people, and the incredible work they do, deserve to be shown off to the world. Be proud of what you do. You are a life-protector, a magician, a scientist and an artist rolled up into one. Who else gets to say that?

Yes, those who do not understand what goes on on the shop floor have their own perspective—one which is both strikingly inaccurate and widely accepted as the truth. It is so important to not let such perspectives lessen how much you value the work you do. It is your world, after all. What does it matter that others don’t understand it? Keep pushing forward, keep getting better, innovate, explore your capabilities and do things you never thought you would be able to. If someone out there can do it, so can you.

This Training Directory illuminates the people in this industry who have helped make peoples’ personal and professional lives better, and people who built successful businesses out

of little. It tells stories of progress, resilience and fighting for what one wants.

With that in mind, I would say that if there is any one thing you could take away from this magazine, it is this: that all the limitations you think you have do not really exist. Or, at the very least, they can’t stand in the way of you and the future you want if you don’t let them.

I’m by no means saying that charging towards what you want is easy. Some people might have to work harder to get to where they want to be, navigate more complicated routes or sail through stormier seas. But you can do it, even if all you’re starting with is a shoestring and a pair of tweezers.

Your mind, work ethic and a unbreakable willingness to learn are all you really need.

They are powerful tools indeed, so yield them.

Every person involved with a repair is necessary, as is the specific skills and areas of interest they employ in their involvement.

From the estimator, to the detailer, to the painter, to the student who sweeps the floors—you cannot conduct a proper repair without dedication to quality and craftsmanship from every member of the team.

So, we must champion every person that walks into work every day, who’s playing their role as best they can and who is striving to become better always. Every planet in this grain of a universe is needed. Even Pluto. And so, I encourage you to be proud of your contributions, big and small! And never forget that everything you do on the shop floor Erin McLaughlin is the edwill only serve to itor of Bodyworx Professional magazine. She can make you better, be reached by phone at both as a person, 905-370-0101, or emailed and as a profesat erin@mediamatters.ca sional.

PEERING DEEPER INTO AUTO-

BODY REPAIR, EXPLORING THE ENDLESS TUNNELS, CAVES AND SURPRISES WITHIN IT,

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MUCH MORE THAN YOU WOULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.