Chief University Expands Third Quarter Training Schedule - BodyShop Business

Chief University Expands Third Quarter Training Schedule

A total of 26 classes will be offered this fall across the U.S.

Chief University, the training arm of Chief Automotive Technologies, has added 14 classes to its remaining third quarter schedule, including one new session of its flagship Design Based Repair course.
 
A total of 26 classes will be taught in August and September at a variety of locations across the U.S. Courses combine classroom learning with hands-on training using recently damaged vehicles.

The schedule is as follows:

Design Based Repair

Sept. 10-11    Orem, Utah

Computerized Measuring
Aug. 13-14     Charlottesville, Va.
Aug. 20-21     Kansas City, Mo.
Aug. 27-28     Altoona, Pa.
Sept. 10-11    Norwalk, Calif.
Sept. 17-18    Denver, Colo.

Full Frame Analysis & Repair Planning

Aug. 19-20     Collegeville, Pa.
Aug. 22-23     Kansas City, Mo.

Unitized Body Analysis & Planning
Aug. 6-7        Troy, N.Y.
Sept. 19-20   Denver, Colo.

Structural Damage Analysis
Aug. 21-23     Portland, Ore.
Sept. 10-12    Windsor, Conn.
Sept. 24-26    Collegeville, Pa.

Advanced Frame Analysis
Aug. 6-7        Houston, Texas
Aug. 8-9        Walla Walla, Wash.
Aug. 15-16    Charlottesville Va.
Aug. 27-28    St. Louis, Mo.
Sept. 17-18   Windsor, Conn.
Sept. 24-25   Lakewood, Colo.

Estimator/Appraiser
Aug. 6-7        Walla Walla, Wash.
Aug. 8-9        Houston, Texas
Aug. 29-30    St. Louis, Mo.
Sept. 12-13   Norwalk, Calif.
Sept. 12-13   Orem, Utah
Sept. 19-20   Windsor, Conn.
Sept. 26-27   Lakewood, Colo.

Most Chief University classes cost $655 and include comprehensive training materials and certificates of completion. Structural Damage Analysis is a three-day course that costs $985. The courses are led by professional Chief certified instructors and approved for I-CAR credit hours through the I-CAR Industry Training Alliance program. Chief training also has been certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) for compliance with the Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) Standards.


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