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Develop the skill to stay ahead
Attract, develop, and help retain a new generation of technicians.
Education is an investment that pays immediate benefits like technicians advancing their craft, completing more cost-effective repairs, and increasing employee satisfaction—all while improving your bottom line. It’s a return on investment you can’t afford to miss. 3M is committed to providing the tools you need to invest in your team and help shape the future of the industry. The choice is yours—our doors are open.
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Introducing: The 3M™ Skills Development Center
Our state-of-the-art training facility allows our industry experts to deliver more hands-on training to more people. We are dedicated to teaching body shop staff the most updated processes from real-world experts, OEMs, and accredited partners.
955 Wells St, Suite 300, St Paul, MN 55106
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Explore Top Courses
Within each of the courses featured, 3M instructors will lead attendees through the course primarily using practical “hands-on” sessions that reinforce and demonstrate key concepts, supported by occasional classroom theory and discussion.
All training courses take place at the 3M Skills Development Center - Google Maps
Body Repair Course Overview (PDF, 235 KB)
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Community In Person Event
Register now for this 3-day Journeyman Technician training program focusing on foundational body repair processes which underpin OEM repair procedures.
Cost: $2500.00
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Community In Person Event
Register now for this 3-day front office employee training program focused on the foundational processes in the body repair and paint shop areas, which will promote accurate estimate writing and insurance communication, resulting in higher quality repairs.
Cost: $2500.00
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Community In Person Event
Register for this 3-day training program focusing on foundational paint preparation and refinish processes.
Cost: $2500.00
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Community In Person Event
Register for this 5-day training program focusing on foundational body repair and refinish processes which are critical to returning a collision damaged vehicle to service.
Cost: $4750.00
Advance your I-CAR training
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When you complete courses offered by 3M, you can also earn credits toward knowledge areas and training requirements for the I-CAR Gold Class® Professionals and Platinum® Individual designation programs. I-CAR sets the industry standards for collision repair training and implementation. With our education modules, you’ll learn new skills while moving forward in your I-CAR accreditation – a win-win.
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Unable to join for in-person training?
We also have online, on-demand virtual courses, webinars, white papers, articles, and videos focused on fulfilling the learning needs of individual technicians. Our library also includes 20+ SOP-focused modules and 6 multi-module learning tracks. Sign in or register and explore today.
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