S14CRA01 - Auto Damage Appraiser

Learn the trade of auto damage appraisal whether you work in auto body repair or are new to the field. Upon completing this course, you will receive a certificate approved by the Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board. In addition to this course, you will need to complete a three-month apprenticeship with a licensed Massachusetts auto damage appraiser in order to qualify to take the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Exam.

Course fee includes text provided by instructor.

Topics covered include Massachusetts insurance policy, insurance related terms, and arbitration; Massachusetts General Laws concerning the appraisal and repair and standard for repair of damaged motor vehicles; registered repair shops referral program;  industry terms, depreciation, sheet metal repair, suspension, and frames; inspection and identification of damaged automobiles, appraising concepts, and instruction using a recognized crash manual; salvage title laws; and licensing requirements, application for state exam, and Massachusetts laws associated with the Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board.

Sue Conena has taught the Auto Damage Appraiser Course for the past nineteen years and served as Chairperson for the  Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board Subcommittee. Sue is I-CAR Platinum Certified and holds her Auto Appraiser license
in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

“We got straight to the important stuff. Due to the instructor’s experience, I felt like
we were able to spend our time on things that are relevant to the field.”

February 24 - March 26         5 weeks/30 hours
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM                         Course Fee: $399

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S14CRA02 - Auto Damage Appraiser Apprenticeship

Continue with your auto damage appraiser training once you have received your certificate from a Board-approved Auto Damage Appraiser Course. Students must provide a copy of their certificate to register for this class. This second class will fulfill the three-month apprenticeship requirement needed before taking the Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Exam. Before taking the Exam, you must have (1) a certificate of completion from a Board-approved Auto Damage Appraiser Course and (2) a letter of apprenticeship from a Massachusetts licensed auto damage appraiser with whom you have worked for a period of at least three months with the letter signed by the appraiser and seal affixed.

The class will consist of both classroom lecture and hands-on work with vehicles provided by Assabet’s Auto Collision Tech Shop. Students will use crash manuals to practice writing appraisals on the forms used to take the MA exam. The curriculum will include reviewing and discussing damage on different vehicles; a detailed explanation of how to use crash manuals; practice writing appraisals correctly using procedure pages; and studying and reviewing insurance company and auto body procedures.

David Lelievre teaches collision repair and estimating to vocational high school students. He has 25 years’ experience in the auto collision repair and estimating profession and is an I-CAR certified instructor. David has  been a Massachusetts licensed appraiser since 1998 and I-CAR Platinum Certified since 1996.

April 2 - June 11        10 weeks/30 hours
plus one make up class provided at no extra charge on June 18
Wednesdays, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM  (No class April 23)                   Course Fee: $375

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