HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) will be hosting complimentary WebEx informational sessions to explain the new "5&2, 10&2" Gold Class Professionals and Platinum Individual requirements. The sessions are open to the entire industry, and the same information will be covered at each session. All sessions will also offer an opportunity for questions and answers about the new requirements, which go into effect on January 1, 2007.
Registration is required for these sessions, which will occur on:
December 11, 2006: 12:30 p.m. CDT
December 12, 2006: 10 a.m. CDT
December 12, 2006: 5 p.m. CDT
To register for a session, visit https://i-car.webex.com. To join a WebEx meeting, you will need Internet access and a separate phone line. During the WebEx meeting, you will view documents on your computer screen and interact with others over the phone. To view documents, you will need to download free software prior to the meeting. If you experience technical difficulties when downloading software, contact WebEx Technical Support at (866) 569-3239. If you have any questions about the content of the sessions contact, I-CAR Marketing Specialist Krista Flanagan at [email protected].
Effective January 1, 2007, both the Gold Class Professionals and Platinum Individual recognition programs will require tested and ongoing training. Beginning on this date, position-related point requirements will no longer apply and I-CAR will begin using the "5&2, 10&2" requirements. All new Gold Class Professionals applicants' employees must have earned five tested points, and all new Platinum Individual applicants must have earned 10 tested points. Active Gold Class Professionals and Platinum designees will not be affected.
Also effective January 1, 2007, maintaining the Gold Class Professionals and Platinum Individual designations is simple. All Platinum Individual applicants and employees of a Gold Class Professionals designated business must earn at least two points of tested ongoing training each year.
All tested points can be earned through the following: I-CAR Live (also known as I-CAR Enhanced Delivery), I-CAR Online Training, I-CAR Qualification Tests (including mobile), Collision TV, or I-CAR Industry Training Alliance training providers. |
