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WyoTech Needs Instructors Following $16 Million Expansion

January 19, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

WyoTech, the automotive, diesel, and collision trade school, announced it is seeking new instructors following the construction of a new $16 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion to its Laramie, Wyoming, campus. Completed in November 2022, the expansion allows the school to increase its capacity to 1,200 students. Between 2018 and 2021, enrollment at WyoTech increased by 2,300%, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Wyoming, Wyotech

Enterprise and Ford Partner to Expand Collision Engineering Program

January 18, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Partnership seeks to address collision repair technician shortage. Program will add seventh school in U.S. Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, today announced a strategic partnership with the Ford Motor Company Fund to support the growth of the Collision Engineering Program (CEP). The new industry partnership will expand the CEP to a new college […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Career and Technical Education, Enterprise Holdings, Ford Motor Company, Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

Ten I-CAR Committees Raise $163,000 to Benefit 27 Collision Repair Schools with Grants Through CREF

December 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that 27 secondary and post-secondary schools in the U.S. will benefit from Benchmark grants funded through the efforts of ten devoted I-CAR Committees. Various fundraising methods were employed, generating $163,000 in funds that will aid the industry’s future generation in becoming prepared for a career in collision repair. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Grants, I-CAR

TechForce Partners with Caliber Collision to Help Young People Explore Collision Repair Technical Education and Careers

December 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation recently launched a new video in partnership with Caliber Collision, #BeaCollisionTech, designed to educate young people about the opportunities and benefits that a career in collision repair offers. TechForce’s annual Supply and Demand Report revealed that among the transportation sectors, collision is suffering the most from the tech shortage. The ratio of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Caliber, Career and Technical Education, TechForce Foundation, Workforce Development

Hertz Supports High Schools and Colleges Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

November 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hertz has repeatedly proven its dedication to high school and college collision repair schools and students through its generous support and sponsorship of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), contributing over $125,000 to the industry’s future in 2022. “CREF is so grateful to Hertz for its ongoing commitment to the students pursuing a collision career […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Hertz, Workforce Development

Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces 69 Schools Receive $436,000 in Benchmark Grants Funded by Industry

November 7, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Thanks to the generosity of a multitude of industry partners, both small and large, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that 69 collision schools will receive $436,000 in Benchmark Grant funding to financially support their efforts to educate the collision industry’s future workforce and making a difference in the lives of the students training […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Grants

ASE Encourages School Instructors to Offer ASE Entry-Level Tests in the Fall

October 26, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

As the new school year commences, the ASE Education Foundation is encouraging instructors to offer their students the ASE Entry-Level Certification tests to assess their knowledge now. Geared toward students completing a program of technical study, ASE Entry-Level Certification tests are available for the automobile, collision repair/refinish and medium/heavy truck segments. The tests are designed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Career and Technical Education, Certification

Collision Repair Education Foundation Develops Collision Career Awareness, Pathing and Readiness Initiatives

October 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Initiative was funded by GM grant. When GM awarded the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) with a $100,000 grant for 2022, the Foundation made use of the funds to develop its Career Opportunity Awareness Initiative, a project that seeks to increase the number of collision repair students who graduate with marketable technical skills by tackling […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, General Motors, Workforce Development

3M Product Donations Supply 300 Collision Repair Schools with Materials Through CREF

August 9, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

As 2021 drew to an end, 3M was looking toward the future ─ specifically the collision repair industry’s future ─ as they donated $889,719.50 in products and supplies to 300 schools around the country, through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). “Investing in the talent of the future for collision repair trade is a priority […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations

ASE Education Foundation Says Adopting a School is Easy as 1-2-3

August 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The ASE Education Foundation has made it as easy as 1-2-3 for businesses to benefit from adopting a local school as part of its new Adopt-A-School program. “Businesses, students and schools all benefit from school-work partnerships. That’s why we developed the Adopt-A-School program with online resources to make it easy and seamless for them to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE Education Foundation, Career and Technical Education

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