Chief and Cerritos College Training
Collaborative
This is a series of courses
created in collaboration with Chief Automotive Systems, Inc. patterned after
their industry training and certification programs. Chief has trained
thousands of technicians and damage appraisers over the past twenty years
regardless of the brand of equipment used. Their curriculum crosses
boarders between equipment manufacturers and designs and is considered the
foremost educational organization for these subjects worldwide.
Chief changed its educational
focus in late 2000 to include regional training cooperatives with community
colleges and vocational training centers. (see
www.chiefautomotive.com ) In
this regard, Chief has partnered with Cerritos College to provide
curriculum, training, and over $250,000 in equipment and software for the
Auto Collision Repair program to deliver training to students and
technicians already in industry.
Chief Certified Courses are
also CASE (Continuing Automotive Service Education-ASE) and I-CAR
(Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair) cross-credit courses.
The courses offered at Cerritos College include expanded class and lab hours
and are pursuing similar certifications. Each course is 36 hours versus the
traditional 16 hours. It was felt that additional time would be beneficial
for student learning. Classes are also offered in a variety of
“Technician-Friendly” schedules: 9-evenings with 4 hours per class from
6-10 PM; 4 Saturdays at 9 hours per class from 8-6 PM.
Description
of Courses (most also delivered OnLine):
The focus of this course is for
students to become proficient in Computerized Measuring (CMT). Students
will learn to properly identify vehicles, components and systems, and to
select and install the appropriate scan targets and attachments onto various
vehicles and provide digital measuring. Topics include basic collision
theory, damage analysis fundamentals and maintenance and operation of
computerized measuring systems as currently used in the collision repair
industry. The processes and methods used within the software program and
digital scanners will be reviewed extensively.
AB 59B Unitized Body Analysis and Repair
Planning
This course is designed for
structural repair technicians and students with little or no training in
unitized body repair. The course employs actual case studies that give
technicians “Real World” information needed to measure, analyze, and develop
repair plans for damaged unitized body vehicles. It provides foundation
information for intermediate and advanced analysis and repair courses.
AB 59C Full-Frame Analysis and Repair Planning
This course is designed for
structural repair technicians and students with little or no training in
full frame vehicle analysis and repair. The course employs actual case
studies that give technicians “Real World” information needed to measure,
analyze, and develop repair plans for damaged full frame vehicles (Pickups
and Sport Utility Vehicles). It provides foundation information for
intermediate and advanced analysis and repair courses.
AB 59D Unibody Repair – Gauges (Proposed Summer
2004)
This course is designed for
expanded student learning in areas of unitized body structural damage
analysis and repair utilizing universal measuring gauges. Topics include:
structural automotive design analysis and it’s effect during vehicle impact,
unibody structural damage assessment using universal gauges, options for
unitized vehicle hook-up and structural damage correction, and methods of
determining repaired vehicle has been returned to factory design
specifications.
AB 59E Full-Frame Repair - Gauges (Proposed
Summer 2004)
This course is designed for
additional student learning in full-frame damage analysis and repair
utilizing universal measuring gauges. Topics include: full-frame
automobile design analysis and it’s effect during vehicle collisions,
full-frame structural damage assessment using universal gauges, options for
full-frame vehicle hook-up and structural damage correction, and methods of
determining repaired vehicle frame and body have been returned to factory
design specifications.
AB 59F Unibody Repair – Electronic (Proposed
Spring 2004)
This course is designed for
continued student learning in areas of unitized body structural damage
analysis and repair utilizing electronic measuring devices. Topics
include: continued structural automotive design analysis and effects of
vehicle impact, additional unibody structural damage assessment using
electronic measuring, expanded options for unitized vehicle hook-up and
structural damage correction, and more precise methods of determining
repaired vehicle is within factory design specifications using electronic
gauges and “Proof of Repair” printouts.
AB 59G Full-Frame Repair – Electronic (Proposed
Fall 2004)
This course is designed for
advanced student learning in areas of full-frame structural damage analysis
and repair utilizing electronic measuring equipment. Topics include:
continued full-frame automotive design analysis and effects of vehicle
impact, advanced full-frame damage assessment using electronic gauges,
expanded options for full-frame vehicle hook-ups and structural damage
correction, and more precise methods of determining repaired frame and body
is within factory design specifications using electronic gauges and “Proof
of Repair” printouts.
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