Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop and apply an understanding of automotive paintwork knowledge
- Knowledge of operating principles of paint preparation, application, and refinishing process and techniques, including paint products and imperfection identification is developed
- Knowledge of paint preparation and paint product is applied to loss assessment processes
- Paintwork damage is identified using colour matching techniques
- Develop and apply an understanding of automotive body knowledge
- Knowledge of operating principles of vehicle structure is developed
- knowledge of operating principles of vehicle supplementary restraint systems (SRS) is developed
- Knowledge of operating principles of vehicle body repair procedures is developed
- Knowledge of vehicle structure, SRS and body repair procedures is applied to loss assessment processes, procedures and policies
- Bodywork damage is identified
- Develop and apply an understanding of advanced specialist vehicle information
- Knowledge of specific vehicle types is developed, clarified where necessary, and applied to loss assessment processes, procedures and policies
- Knowledge of latest technology relating to automotive paint and bodywork is developed, clarified where necessary, and applied to loss assessment processes, procedures and policies
- Research techniques and advanced specialist vehicle knowledge are employed in order to identify vehicle damage