Training organizations and providers are beginning to roll out their final quarter schedules and new courses have also been added to the training roster for 2010 by AIA (here).

Here’s a look at training in Canada for the first two weeks of September:

Western Region

• September 2
  BASF
  Edmonton, AB
  RFN 777 R-M Cycle Time Reduction Repair System
  
• September 2-3
  PPG
  Calgary, AB
  Colour Adjustment Designed for Aquabase Plus
  
• September 8
  BASF
  Burnaby, BC
  RFN 102 R-M Colour Adjustments Techniques
  
• September 13-14
  DuPont
  Coquitlam, BC
  Cromax Pro Waterborne Basecoat Application
  
• September 14
  AIA
  Edmonton, AB
  Drivetrains and Engine Mounts
  
• September 14
  DuPont
  Winnipeg, MB
  Lean Thinking Part 1
  

Central Region

• August 31-September 1
  PPG
  Montreal, QC
  PPG Certification Envirobase (French)
  
• September 1
  DuPont
  Ajax, ON
  Cromax Pro Micro Repair Pro Process
  
• September 1-2
  BASF
  St. Laurent, QC
  RFN 108F R-M ONYX Workshop (French)
  
• September 7-8
  DuPont
  Ajax, ON
  Spies Hecker Permahyd Waterborne Basecoat Application
  
• September 7-8
  DuPont
  Pointe Claire, QC
  Cromax Pro Waterborne Basecoat Application (French)
  
• September 13
  AIA
  Richmond Hill, ON
  Recycled Parts for Collision Repair
  
• September 13-14
  DuPont
  Ajax, ON
  Cromax Pro Waterborne Basecoat Application
  
• September 13-14
  DuPont
  Pointe Claire, QC
  Standox Standohyd Waterborne Basecoat Application (French)
  
• September 14-16
  BASF
  Toronto, ON
  RFN201 22/55/90 Certification Program
  

Atlantic Canada

• September 14
  DuPont
  Halifax, NS
  Lean Thinking Part I
  
• September 15
  DuPont
  St. John’s, NL
  Lean Thinking Part I
  

Warrensville Heights, Ohio--August 20, 2010--Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes has added new modules to its e-Learning site.

Designed for collision facility owners, managers and painting professionals, its new Standard Operating Procedures online courses provide a convenient learning venue. The courses also prepare collision repair professionals for future, hands-on training at one of their regional training centres.

“Our new e-Learning Standard Operating Procedures training is designed to enhance the product, applications and process training held in all of our training facilities in North America,” said Rod Habel, Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes manager of training operations. “These e-Learning courses complement our present online curriculum and come complete with testing and a printable certificate upon completing all provided modules.”

In particular, the latest e-Learning modules include a focus on streamlining the shop process, improving quality and lean practices. These classes can then be followed up by any number of other training programs Sherwin-Williams offers, including painter certification, AWX waterborne systems, colour adjustment and blending, fleet refinishing, OEM certification training, accurate estimating and workshop efficiency.

Habel added that the new e-Learning modules also set the stage for more intense, hands-on training on the company’s waterborne coatings technology and its new Express Scratch Repair system. The latter is designed to help shops increase profits through add-on work and minor repairs accomplished with its HP Process Refinish System and air-dry, HPC15 Clearcoat Technology.

For more information and training scheduling, visit sherwin-automotive.com.