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Learn to inspect vehicles, identify damage, and write professional auto damage estimates in CCC One.
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The Auto Damage Certification is Level 1 of the IA Path EXP Free Career Path. It is the first thing every graduate completes — because before you can handle hail, flood, total loss, or heavy equipment, you need to know how to read a vehicle, identify damage, and write a professional estimate.
This is not a course where you watch videos and get a certificate. You learn the material and then you prove you can apply it under real conditions. When you can write a complete, accurate CCC One estimate from start to finish — that is when IA Path certifies you.
That distinction is what makes this certification worth something to firms. 50+ companies waive their 2-5 year experience requirement for IA Path Level 1 graduates because they have seen what this certification actually produces.
Most certifications test your ability to remember things. Multiple choice. Seat time. A piece of paper that proves you sat through something.
IA Path measures something different. We call it the Contribution Standard: not what you know — what you can contribute from day one.
You do not graduate until you can write a complete auto damage estimate in CCC One to industry standard. When you do, firms trust you before they have ever met you. That is the value of this certification.
The Auto Damage Readiness Assessment is the last thing you complete before IA Path certifies you. It is not multiple choice. It is not a quiz. It is a demonstration that you can do the job.
You write a complete auto damage estimate in CCC One — from the first line item to the blocked estimate — and your instructor reviews it against industry standard. When it meets that standard, you are certified.
That is why firms trust this certification. They have seen our graduates on day one. They show up knowing what to do.
On-demand video curriculum. Learn parts, repair operations, and CCC One at your own pace. No schedule. No closed doors. Start today.
You complete practice claim scenarios and receive 1-on-1 feedback from a working instructor. Not automated. Not a rubric. Real feedback from someone who does this job.
Write a complete CCC One estimate to industry standard. When you can contribute at the level firms expect, IA Path certifies you.
IA Path introduces you to 50+ firms that waive the 2-5 year experience requirement for Level 1 graduates. You do not have to find them. We make the introduction.
These firms waive their 2-5 year experience requirement for IA Path Level 1 graduates. Not because we asked. Because they have seen what our graduates can do on day one.
The Auto Damage Certification is the foundation of both IA Path EXP Free Career Paths. Choose the path that fits your goals — Independent Adjuster or Collision Estimator — and get the 2-5 year experience requirement waived in 30 days.