Plastic Skill Development

Master Advanced Plastic Repair. Uncover High Margin Opportunity.

For shops already using BETAG plastic repair equipment, our Plastic Skill Development program is an opportunity to train additional technicians, broaden capability across the team and make greater use of your existing investment.

Through focused, hands-on training and intensive practical workshop activities, technicians build the skills & confidence to transform damaged bumper covers, headlights, grills, and interior trims into high-margin repair labor rather than automatic replacement.

Skill Development Outcomes
1. Expand Plastic Repair Capability

Equip additional technicians with practical skills in plastic identification, heat control, and bonding to perform clean, durable repairs across all plastic substrates.

2. Repair More. Replace Less.

Build the skills to complete more plastic repairs, expanding margin & reducing reliance on replacement parts.

3. Capture Customer Pay & Reduce Cycle Times

Versatile plastic repair skills allow your team to capture growing customer-pay revenue while bypassing part-ordering delays to significantly shorten job cycle times.

How It Works
Focused. Practical. Hands-On.

Four blocks of 4 consecutive days of instructor-led development combine technical knowledge with intensive practical workshop activities, giving technicians the opportunity to learn, apply & refine steel, aluminum and plastic repair techniques before putting them to work in production.

Skills Developed

Skills developed include:

  • Damage analysis and repair method selection
  • Understanding plastic material properties & material identification
  • Surface & joint preparation
  • Apply advanced repair and joining techniques
  • Minimizing repair size & refinish requirements
  • Improving repair quality, speed & consistency


Program Details
Duration

Two consecutive days. 

Location

In Shop

Format

Instructor-led development with extensive live-panel practice

Advanced Mentorship Program (AMP)

Capability is built through practice, reinforcement & continuous improvement.

BETAG’s Advanced Mentorship Program (AMP) helps technicians embed the skills developed during this course to promote greater confidence, consistency & long-term performance improvement.

Participants receive ongoing access to BETAG's online learning resources & remote performance coaching - to reinforce learning, support practical application in the workshop & accelerate the development of advanced repair capability.

Who Should Attend

Designed for technicians working in shops with BETAG plastic repair equipment who want to develop or advance their plastic repair skills.

Apprentice & Entry-Level Technicians

Build practical skills and increase the range of repair work they can perform.

Experienced Collision Repair Technicians

Refine existing techniques and improve repair quality, efficiency and consistency.

Equipment
Need A Complete Repair Solution?

If your shop doesn’t have BETAG plastic repair equipment, our Plastic RepairLab provides turnkey access to the skills, repair methods & specialized equipment needed to build plastic repair capability from the ground up.

Why BETAG?

Every body shop has opportunities to improve performance. The challenge is knowing where they exist, quantifying their impact & creating lasting improvement.

BETAG helps body shop leaders identify opportunity, build capability & improve repair performance in ways that expand margins, grow profit & support sustainable growth.


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