What is I-CAR®?
Formed by the collision industry in 1979, I-CAR is an international, not-for-profit training organization. All I-CAR activities and resources focus on helping the industry achieve a high level of technical training.
The I-CAR vision is that every person in the collision industry, current and future, has the necessary knowledge and skills relevant to their position to achieve a complete and safe repair.
I-CAR’s mission is that I-CAR will be the leader in research, development and delivery of quality, convenient, cost-effective educational programs for the collision industry.
What does it mean to have an I-CAR® Gold Class Professionals™ designation?
The I-CAR® Gold Class Professionals™ designation is among the highest recognitions for training available to businesses in the collision repair inter-industry and is designed to help the collision industry meet its changing needs. Businesses who have earned this designation not only achieve a high level of training for each employee, but also maintain annual training to provide their customers with efficient, safe, and high-quality services.
For a collision repair business to qualify for the I-CAR® Gold Class Professionals™ designation, it must have one I-CAR® Platinum Individual™ designated as a Role Representative in each of the following four roles:
Sources:
http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/about/vision.shtml
http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/recognition/gold_class.shtml