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 |