West Virginia's Alexander Pruitt, 18, explains how he earned 95 training certificates in the span of one month during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
West Virginia collision repair student Alex Pruitt made the most of his time "sheltering-in-place" during the COVID-19 pandemic, earning over 90 training certificates in the span of mere weeks.
Patrick Gray, the owner of Sunn West City's Auto Body in Arizona, a shop with a 98.6 CSI score, explains the importance of in-house training these days, due to factors like changes to materials being used.
Jeff Peevy, the president of the Automotive Management Institute, recently noted the importance of collision repairers staying up to date on training, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the 2019 FenderBender Industry Survey, body shops that offer training reimbursements tend to be a bit more profitable than competitors that don’t offer them.
I-CAR has further defined the knowledge and skills necessary for the key roles across the repair process and is streamlining the training options available to every technician and owner.
