so, You got your Adjuster License
How are you going to put it to work?
Congratulations on earning your adjuster license!
It was no cake walk, but you did it. And now you’re ready to work, but you’ve discovered you need experience to get deployed.
So, wait. How do you break into property adjusting when you need experience to get work, but can’t get work without experience? There’s one simple answer to this question:
ADJUSTING 101
Catastrophe Adjuster Training Institute leads in the property adjuster training space. In 2006 our founder, Micky Hamilton, created Adjusting 101 to train and equip new property adjusters to successfully handle the challenges, and learn the ropes of scoping and estimating.
Today, leading national carriers send us their new hires to train and prepare them for their roles. And they send us their experienced adjusters for advanced training and refresher courses.
Adjusting 101 gives you the fundamental property adjusting skills you need in a hands-on, real world training environment so you’re equipped on Day One to get work, and get to work.
You can trust CATI to give you the best, most professional training your money can buy!
why you need
adjusting 101
Having a license is simply not enough. CATI is committed to getting you the foundational skills you need to do real work in the real world.
- Experienced instructors who know the job inside and out
- State-of-the-art training facility for hands-on prep every step of the way
- Practice claim scenarios so you can gain muscle memory for real-world skills
- Up to date claim handling practices developed alongside our carrier partners
- Insider tips to get yourself to the front of the deployment line
- Small class sizes ensure you get the attention you need
What You'll Learn
We take the time to ensure you receive all the foundational preparation you need to be successful as an adjuster.
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things to know about Adjusting 101
Adjusting 101 is best for individuals with little to no property adjusting experience who want a solid introduction to the property adjusting role. While the practice work is oriented toward field adjusters, inside adjusters and examiners will reap great benefits from understanding the scoping and estimating process from the back end.
Please note: Adjusting 101 is a fundamental skills course and estimates will be written by hand. Hands-on Xactimate 28 training is provided in a separate course and is not a part of Adjusting 101. Adjusting 101 will provide you with the essential skills to succeed in writing estimates in Xactimate 28.
CATI provides all instructional material for Adjusting 101 either online or via a USB drive. In addition, you will need to bring the following:
- Notebook, pencil/pen & highlighter (if you like)
- Calculator
- Graph paper & clipboard
- Digital camera with memory card or cable to upload to your computer (your smartphone is fine if you’re experienced with uploading photos from your phone to your computer)
- Tape measure (at least 30 ft.)
- Laser measure (optional)
- Good rubber soled shoes or boots for walking on roof
- Laptop computer able to run MS Word & Excel or Google Docs & Sheets
- Tool belt or pouch to keep hands free while scoping
There are no specific courses needed to register for Adjusting 101. However, use of a computer is an essential part of the work of an adjuster, and of this course.
It is critical that you have a working laptop computer that can be operated on battery power for an hour or more and that you are able to perform the following functions before coming to class:
- Logging in, sending & receiving email from your personal or business account
- Attaching files to email
- Creating folders to save files & images to your desktop
- Uploading photos from your camera to a folder on your desktop
- Performing standard functions on an Excel or Google spreadsheet (such as copying & pasting, saving a sheet under a new name, entering basic formulas, etc.)
- Performing standard functions on a Word or Google document (such as copying & pasting, inserting images, adding content to tables, etc.)
If you’re unsure you have the necessary skill level, considering taking a computer literacy self-assessment like one of these from NorthStar to ensure your preparedness:
- Basic Computer Skills
- Internet Basics
- Using Email
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
If your skills are not quite there yet, you may consider taking additional basic skills training before proceeding.
Adjusting 101 is held at various dates throughout the year. The course is five days long and runs from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.
All classes are held at our state-of-the-art training facility in the DFW metroplex.
Catastrophe Adjuster Training Institute
3109 Skyway Circle North
Irving, TX 75038
adjusting 101
- class time: 5 days
- class level: Introductory
- Class Location: Irving, TX
- class size: up to 10 people