AppraisalIQ Academy sandbox
Start and run your own full automotive appraisal business.
Train on the AppraisalIQ software, then use it to do the work: diminished value, total loss and actual cash value, loss of use, report writing, and getting files from body shops, dealerships, and attorneys. Appraisal clause, right to appraisal, and umpire practice may be included where the policy still provides them.
One screen to create an account. Test checkout. No card is charged.
Most courses stop when you pass a test.
This one keeps going. You learn the craft, you do the same steps inside AppraisalIQ, and Modules 8 and 9 walk through how a new practice gets work from body shops, dealerships, and attorneys. The finish line is a Certificate of Accomplishment plus a written plan for the first 30 days. The certificate shows you completed this training. It is not a state license and does not replace one.
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Create an account
Name, email, and password. Test checkout on the same screen. No franchise fee is part of this checkout.
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Move at your pace
Each module pairs the standards with the AppraisalIQ steps and ends in a quiz.
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Pass at 80% or better
Module quizzes, the written exam, and the capstone case use the score set in the admin area.
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Get the certificate
Download the PDF, check the public verify page, then the license hook.
A separate note from a partner
This checkout is only for AppraisalIQ Academy. Franchise and territory pricing are not part of it, and no franchise price is shown here.
Collision Claims Advisors is a partner of this program. CCA has talked about a franchise option, with assigned exclusive territories, for people who want to use the CCA name. That conversation is a separate CCA offering. It is not sold on this page.
PLACEHOLDER: Franchise sales require legal review before anything goes live. This page is not an offer to sell a franchise. Territory rules are not written yet.
Eleven modules, then the certificate
Hours are the curriculum estimates. Lesson text is the current draft, including items still marked for review.
Module 0
Orientation, Scope of Practice & AppraisalIQ Setup
What an independent appraiser does and does not do, how to check state licensing, and how to set up an AppraisalIQ profile.
1.5 hours
Module 1
Appraisal Foundations, Ethics & USPAP Concepts
Independence, scope of work, competency, and the workfile. Hands-on with Scope of Work and Methodology.
3 hours
Module 2
Vehicle Inspection, Repair Plan Analysis & OEM Documentation
How to read CCC ONE, Mitchell, and Audatex estimates, structural versus cosmetic damage, parts, ADAS, and photos.
4 hours
Module 3
Total Loss & Actual Cash Value (ACV) Methodology
How carrier valuations are built, where they skew, and how to select local comps and write an ACV report.
5 hours
Module 4
Diminished Value (DV) Methodology & Dealer Quotes
Inherent versus repair-related diminished value, why the 17c formula is not market evidence, and dealer quote standards.
5 hours
Module 5
The Appraisal Clause (RTA) & Umpire Practice
When an appraisal clause may apply, how the process runs, and how an umpire packet and award are built.
4.5 hours
Module 6
Loss of Use (LOU) & Specialty Claims
A dated timeline, a comparable daily rate, and the line between a reasonable delay and one the file cannot support.
2 hours
Module 7
Report Writing, Rebuttals & Defending Your Opinion of Value
An 11-part report, a reconciliation narrative, and how to answer a carrier rebuttal without leaving the appraiser role.
3 hours
Module 8
Starting Your Appraisal Business Inside AppraisalIQ
Entity, E&O, a reference price list from the lesson, intake standards, and the production board.
2.5 hours
Module 9
Growing Your Business: Body Shops, Dealerships & Attorneys
The three-pillar referral engine: collision shops, franchise dealers, and personal injury or property damage attorneys.
4 hours
Module 10
Final Exam, 3 Sandbox Capstone Reports & Certification
An 80-question exam at 80% to pass, three capstone reports, and a Certificate of Accomplishment.
4 hours
Policies differ. Appraisal clause work may include right-to-appraisal and umpire practice where the policy provides it.
Who teaches it
The course is built on the working practice of Collision Claims Advisors and its founder Charles Whitaker's 25+ years in collision repair and claims. Where the lessons name a credential, they name ASCAA.
Instructor bio wording is still marked for Charles's review in Module 0.
What you leave with
- A Certificate of Accomplishment with a credential ID and a public verify page.
- Three capstone checklists: diminished value, total loss ACV, and an appraisal clause file.
- A hook, after you certify, to get an AppraisalIQ license. That link is a placeholder.