Over $7 million in funding will help strengthen educational programs for repair centers and shrink the technician gap
Hoffman Estates, Ill.—I-CAR has announced its designation as a Registered Apprenticeship Hub and recipient of an Apprenticeship Building America grant by the Department of Labor under its Investing in America initiative. This recognition includes over $7 million in funding to support and expand the use of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAP) in high-demand fields, such as the collision repair industry.
Over the four-year grant period, I-CAR will strengthen educational programs for shops and their technicians by establishing new RAPs and engaging repair centers on their own or in collaboration with ICAR Academy Schools. This funding will help I-CAR develop an ecosystem for RAPs within the automotive collision repair industry, elevating collision repair to the level of standardization as other trades.
Participating employers, known for their commitment to professional development and worker support, such as repair centers with the Gold Class designation and those utilizing I-CAR Academy, will implement these RAPs.
Since its inception in 1979, I-CAR has been a neutral, central resource for all segments of the collision repair industry and aims to engage its network of 14,000 repair centers, 91,300 learners, nearly 900 educational institutions, 22 insurance companies, 26 automotive manufacturers, four service providers, and 25 suppliers to implement RAPs and pre-apprenticeships.
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