Advanced PDR Skills Seminar | PDR College

Intensive in-person training for experienced PDR technicians

The PDR College Advanced Skills Seminar brings working paintless dent repair technicians together with accomplished repairers, operators, trainers, and industry specialists. The focus is practical: harder repairs, sharper decision-making, stronger business systems, and ideas you can take back to your own market.

The seminar has been held in multiple U.S. locations since 2015. Each occurrence reflects the techniques, instructors, and business challenges that matter at that point in the trade.

The next city and dates have not been publicly announced. Join the waitlist to receive the first verified event details.

Who the seminar is for

This event is designed for working technicians who already understand fundamental tool control, access, reading a dent, and finish quality. It is a strong fit for technicians who want to:

• take on larger, sharper, or more complex damage;
• improve blending, glue-pulling, crown, tension, and metal-management decisions;
• increase speed without lowering repair standards;
• strengthen estimating, pricing, sales, insurance, or retail-shop systems;
• learn directly from specialists and compare methods with experienced peers.

If you have not completed foundational PDR training or cannot yet repair basic dents consistently, begin with the PDR training guide before joining an advanced seminar.

What the seminar teaches

The curriculum changes every year. Each event's own page carries the full schedule. Past seminars have included:

• complex repair planning and live damage assessment;
• lateral tension, panel tension, metal shrinking, blending, and glue pulling;
• deep sharp dents, large damage, hail workflow, estimating, and speed;
• customer communication, retail sales, pricing, and insurance claims;
• marketing, video, shop operations, and business development;
• hands-on opportunities to apply selected techniques.

Nothing is confirmed until it's on the event page.

What makes it different

PDR College is built around first-hand field experience. The seminar extends that approach into the room: instructors demonstrate how they think, technicians compare real methods, and difficult repair and business problems are discussed with people who solve them for a living.

Format, hands-on hours, class size, what's included, price, and prerequisites all go on the event page before registration opens.

Past seminars

The archive currently documents events held in Orlando, Duluth, the Sacramento area, and Burleson, with earlier records being restored from original PDR College pages and podcast material.

Browse the Advanced Skills Seminar archive

Each published recap preserves the original year and location and links to supporting schedules, photos, videos, instructors, and related PDR College lessons when the evidence and publication rights are available.

Join the waitlist

You'll get the city, dates, instructors, and price as soon as they're set. It doesn't hold you a seat and it doesn't cost anything.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a beginner PDR course?

No. It is intended for technicians with working PDR fundamentals. The exact prerequisites will be listed on the page for the next occurrence.

Is the seminar online?

No. The Advanced Skills Seminar is an in-person event. PDR College's podcast and training library provide year-round online professional development.

Does attendance provide PDR certification?

No. The Advanced Skills Seminar is professional development and does not currently award a PDR College certification.

Where is the seminar held?

The city rotates. A location is published only when a real venue and occurrence are confirmed.

How much does it cost?

Price, inclusions, payment terms, and cancellation/refund policies are published on the specific occurrence page before registration opens.

Can I see previous events?

Yes. Visit the past-seminars archive for documented occurrence pages and recaps.