IDA Member Benefits Overview

IDA Member Benefits

Education

• Free Continuing Education credits through our twice-monthly webinars and our webinar archive
• Educational articles and archive
• Detail Dialogue e-Newsletter and newsletter archive
• Business Resources and Templates
• Health and Wellness Resources
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Resource page

Professional Development

• Independent Certification Program
• Committee volunteering/leadership opportunities
• Recognition as an IDA Member including a certificate of membership, IDA decal, IDA logo patch, member patch, and downloadable IDA logos
• Promote your business through our online member directory on our consumer awareness website detailingnearby.com (Operator benefit)
• Participation in the IDA Awards Program
• Eligibility to apply for Recognized Independent Trainer (RIT) and/or Recognized Training Center (RTC) status (if you also meet the other qualifications)
• Career Center for posting job ads and searching for openings

Discounts

• 50% discount on our Certification Program (including Phase I: Certified Detailer (CD), Phase II: Skills Validated (SV), Specialty Certifications)
• Access to BenefitHub: discounts and rewards for members! Take advantage of discounts on rental cars, hotels, airlines, insurance, software and technology, and more.
• Discounts on registration to select industry tradeshows (i.e. Mobile Tech Expo)
• Current IDA members receive 10% off all advertising packages.

Networking

• Members Only online forum and Facebook group to ask questions, share your expertise with fellow members, and post photos
• Community Calendar including information on major industry tradeshows, IDA Certification Events, and IDA Meet & Greets
• Eligibility to host an IDA Meet & Greet
• Quarterly Member Q&A Calls and IDA Town Halls

Other

• Operators receive a listing on the consumer-facing website, DetailingNearby.com
• Access to the Founder’s Endowment Fund Request Form for establishing a new education program for future detailers, funding the acquisition of new tools and equipment for a training center, or supporting a charitably run reeducation program
• IDA Connect/Annual Report of Committee and Chapter progress and other association updates
• The IDA also offers a Scholarship Program to provide career-minded individuals in professional detailing the opportunity to develop professionally, civically, and socially within the detailing industry