The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 makes available monies for 3M Window Films.
Prior experience: Optional. Passion: Required.
EPD University offers installation training programs to provide hands-on instruction to aspiring film technicians. Our courses will teach you everything from installing sun control window film in skyscrapers to applying PPF on Ferraris and Lamborghinis.
Jumpstart Your Career as a Film Technician with Job Placement
Enrolling in our film installation school will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to begin your career in a niche trade. After completing any training course, you are encouraged to post your resume on Career Connect, the film industry’s only online job placement website. Think of Career Connect as the ZipRecruiter or Indeed of the architectural and automotive films and finishes industry. On this marketplace, companies across the country are looking for qualified film technicians.
Meet Your Film Installation Instructors
Shawn Hobson | Head Installation Trainer
Shawn is the lead trainer at Energy Products Distribution. He has 35 years of experience as a film installer and almost ten years as a trainer. Shawn believes that the level of training available for automotive and architectural films is unlike anything that was offered in the past.
“When I started in this field we were all basically self-taught or learned from other installers who also had figured things out on their own. The tools, instruction, and support available today makes the learning process so much more pleasant and successful.”
Pam Rizzi | Installation Trainer
Pam has been in the window film industry for 24 years and provides customers with onsite automotive film training and technical support. Not only does she teach trainees how to install film on glass and paint, but she also shows them how to operate the hardware and software required to cut patterns. As an added bonus, Pam has expertise in architectural installations.
“I’m passionate about the industry and love bringing new people into it.”
“I’m passionate about the industry and love bringing new people into it.”
Marian Giorgakis | Installation Trainer
Marian has been in the vinyl industry for almost 30 years. As the former owner of Perceptual Motion Graphic Installations, she performed national installations for the U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Postal Service, and Budweiser. She has experience installing vinyl on cars, trucks, SUVs, buses, tractor-trailers, as well as walls, floors, and windows. Marian is now EPD’s vinyl trainer, teaching trainees basic (accent stripes) and advanced (full-color change) techniques of vinyl installation. In addition to being a skilled vinyl installation trainer, Marian is also versed in the sales and marketing of automotive window film, paint protection film, and ceramic coating.
Dustin Gonzalez | Installation Trainer
Dustin started tinting in 2002, focusing on windows for homes, offices, and boats. It wasn’t until 2005 that he began tinting automobiles. A few years later, Dustin found himself working for a large automotive dealership group installing film on new vehicles. He later learned how to install paint protection film and accepted a position as a trainer with another film manufacturer. Since then, he has traveled the country training new film technicians and has developed a passion for it. When asked about his favorite aspect of training, Dustin replied, “I am still in contact with people that I trained years ago and have built many wonderful relationships.”
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Average starting annual salary for a full-time film technician
Courses for Installing Automotive Films
Automotive Window Film Installation Training
Two (2) day hands-on installation training class covering basic window film knowledge, overview of installation tools, how to cut film, how to heat shrink, how to squeegee, and how to remove film.
3M Automotive Window Film Installer Training
For 3M Authorized Dealers. Subject to factory necessity.
Two (2) day hands-on installation training class featuring the latest techniques and best practices for applying 3M Automotive Window Film.
3M Paint Protection Film Installer Training
Two (2) day hands-on installation training class featuring the latest techniques and best practices for applying 3M Paint Protection Film
3M Paint Protection Film - Advanced
One (1) day hands-on installation training class for those with significant experience installing PPF professionally. Focuses on bulk roll installation on hoods, bumpers, and other common body panels through stretching, wrapping, and trimming techniques.
3M Ceramic Coating & Paint Correction
One (1) day hands-on installation training class designed to expose the trainee to the basics of paint correction and ceramic coating application.
Vinyl Wrap Film - Basic
One (1) day hands-on installation training class covering the basic techniques to apply 3M Wrap Film Series 2080, including basic vinyl wrap film knowledge, overview of installation tools, heat shrinking on various surfaces, and installation on roof, hood, rear quarter panels, and mirrors.
Classes for Installing Architectural Films
Sun Control Window Film
One (1) day hands-on installation training class designed to expose the trainee to the basics of sun control window film installation on commercial windows.
Safety & Security Window Film
One (1) day hands-on installation training class focused on the basics of security window film installation on commercial windows and how to install window film attachment system.
3M Glass Finishes Decorative Film
One (1) day hands-on installation training class covering the basics of decorative window film installation on commercial windows.
3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes
Two (2) day hands-on training class covering the skills and knowledge necessary to apply DI-NOC architectural films in an interior design setting and a one (1) day testing session that earns participants 3M’s DI-NOC Architectural Finishes Preferred Installer designation.
Praise for EPD University
Take Control of Your Future. We’ll Invest in Your Success.
Forging a new career path can feel overwhelming, but we’ll help you every step of the way. Why? Because in addition to our desire to help others find a fulfilling and lucrative vocation, it’s also in our best interest for you to succeed. The more skilled window film technicians there are installing our products, the more our distribution business grows. Essentially, we’ll provide you with the opportunity to secure a rewarding career, and your success will fuel our growth.
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There Are Some Things You Just Can’t Learn on a Computer.
And film installation is one of them. EPD University offers the invaluable combination of product knowledge and hands-on technical expertise. We hold our installation courses in person at our training center in Baltimore, Maryland.
EPD University is not an accredited educational institution. It is simply a framework for providing installation, sales, and marketing training to new members of the automotive and architectural film industries.
EPD University conducts its hands-on training courses at two locations:
Baltimore
4208 Fitch Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236
Baltimore, MD 21236
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Charleston
4250 Dorchester Rd, Suite 601
North Charleston, SC 29405
North Charleston, SC 29405
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