Small Damage Skill Development

Master Small Damage Repair. Accelerate Shop Throughput.

For shops already using BETAG small damage repair equipment, our Small Damage 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 centered on aluminum, technicians build core glue-pulling, thermal control, and non-invasive panel restoration skills that transfer directly to steel panels, enabling your team to complete more repairs with higher quality, speed & consistency.

Skill Development Outcomes
1. Expand Small Damage Capability

Equip additional technicians with practical skills in specialized lighting, glue-pulling, induction, and knockdown techniques focusing on aluminum, with core skills directly transferable to steel panels. This allows you to capture more high-margin repair work.

2. Drive Efficiency

Mastering rapid small damage repair methods eliminates unnecessary teardowns and parts removal, enabling technicians to complete high-frequency repairs faster and boost daily labor output.

3. Reduce Cycle Times & Maximize Profit

Master non-invasive repair methods to minimize repair footprints, reduce body filler and refinish, and shorten job cycle times while increasing overall shop throughput and driving higher gross profit per repair.

How It Works
Focused. Practical. Hands-On.

2 consecutive days of instructor-led development combine technical knowledge with intensive practical workshop activities, giving technicians the opportunity to learn, apply & refine small damage repair techniques before putting them to work in production.

Skills Developed

Skills developed include:

  • Damage analysis and repair method selection
  • Using lighting to identify damage shape & depth
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  • nduction, glue pulling & knockdown techniques on aluminum that seamlessly transfer to steel
  • Surface preparation
  • 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 small damage repair equipment who want to develop or advance their small damage 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 small damage equipment, our Small Damage RepairLab provides turnkey access to the skills, repair methods & specialized equipment needed to build small damage 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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