2015 fourth quarter training schedule announced by Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Sept. 2, 2015
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes offers training sessions that provide collision repair industry professionals advanced knowledge in their field.
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes offers training sessions that provide collision repair industry professionals advanced knowledge in their field. The company recently announced its latest fourth quarter 2015 collision repair industry courses and training sites that will be available from October 7 through December 7, 2015.

Participants will learn through a combination of classroom, digital, and hands-on settings at various metropolitan Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training centers, according to Rod Habel, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Director of Training Operations.

“In today’s constantly changing industry, training has become more important than ever for a customer to be successful in business,” Habel says. “For instance, with today’s new factory finishes, our Color Adjustment and Blending class is a great way for technicians to stay ahead of the curve.”

He noted that the following hands-on, paint and processes application-based courses will be offered during the fourth quarter: AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Refinish System; Color Adjustment and Blending; Fleet CFR; and Painter Certification.

Additional shop management and business-building courses will also be offered: Achieving Service Excellence; Improving Workshop Efficiency; and Estimating Solutions for Profit.

Habel says the Sherwin-Williams philosophy of lean operations is common to all its classes, “We’re always seeking to introduce concepts that support sustainable practices, increase productivity and minimize or even eliminate waste - all factors that are necessary to the success of a collision center.”

Further details regarding the 2015 fourth quarter schedule for training centers, dates, specific course descriptions and locations, are listed below:

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes 2015 4th Quarter Training Schedule

Training Center

Date

Training Course Description

Number Of Days

Atlanta

10/7/2015

Estimating Solutions for Profit (ESP)

1

Atlanta

10/8/2015

Improving Workshop Efficiency

1

Atlanta

10/8/2015

Achieving Service Excellence

1

Atlanta

10/12/2015

Painter Certification

3

Atlanta

10/12/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

Atlanta

12/1/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

Atlanta

12/7/2015

Painter Certification

3

Chicago

10/12/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

Chicago

11/3/2015

Painter Certification

3

Chicago

11/9/2015

Estimating Solutions for Profit

1

Chicago

11/10/2015

Achieving Service Excellence

1

Chicago

11/23/2015

ATX™ Refinish System Painter Certification

2

Chicago

12/7/2015

Painter Certification

3

Dallas

10/12/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

Dallas

10/12/2015

Painter Certification

3

Dallas

11/9/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

Philadelphia

10/12/2015

Painter Certification

3

Philadelphia

10/26/2015

AWX Performance Plus™ Application and Color Simplicity

2

Philadelphia

10/28/2015

Achieving Service Excellence

1

Philadelphia

10/29/2015

Estimating Solutions for Profit (ESP)

1

Philadelphia

11/9/2015

AWX Performance Plus™ Application and Color Simplicity

2

Philadelphia

11/11/2015

Achieving Service Excellence

1

Philadelphia

11/12/2015

Estimating Solutions for Profit (ESP)

1

Philadelphia

11/16/2015

Fleet CFR

3

Philadelphia

12/7/2015

ATX™ Refinish System Painter Certification

2

Philadelphia

12/17/2015

AWX Performance Plus™ Application and Color Simplicity

2

Reno

10/5/2015

Fleet CFR

3

Reno

10/13/2015

Sign Painter Certification

2

Reno

10/26/2015

AWX Performance Plus™ Waterborne Painter Certification

3

Reno

12/7/2015

Color Adjustment and Blending

3

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