Auto Body & Paint Technician
The Auto Body Repair and Paint program at ECC is a 900-hour training program that gives students the option to specialize in either Auto Body Repair or Auto Painting. The program is self-paced and can be completed over a 9 to 12 month period. Instruction is based on standards developed by I-CAR (Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair). This training course covers the following skills:
- Industry safety practices and procedures
- Trade-related mathematics
- How to apply information from service manuals
- The use of automotive hand and power tools
- How to remove, install, align and repair auto body panels, parts and glass
- How to prepare vehicles for paint refinishing
- How to use high transfer paint spray equipment
- How to apply general detail procedures
- Professionalism, ethics, communication and computer skills
Graduates receive a 900-hour Certificate of Completion. Students may elect to take one or more of the individual modules and receive a Certificate of Course Completion - see instructor for details.