Over $750,000 in grants were awarded to over 120 high school and college collision school programs. The Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2016 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant winners were announced at the organization’s annual industry reception held during the SEMA show in Las Vegas where over $750,000 in grants were awarded. Over 120 high […]
AASP-MN Announces 15th Annual Race for Automotive Education
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced it will hold its 15th Annual Race for Automotive Education January 10-11, 2017 at ProKart Indoor Racing, Burnsville, Minn. The event is the primary fundraiser for the AASP-MN Automotive Education Fund, which provides financial resources to support automotive students, enhance automotive programs and raise awareness of […]
Texas State Technical College in Waco Auto Collision Program Celebrates New Equipment
The Auto Collision and Management Technology program at the Texas State Technical College in Waco celebrated Friday its selection as the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2015 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school. The program received a $50,000 Dallas Makeover Grant, which is part of the initiative and awarded by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “We saw […]
NATEF Introduces Guide for Technicians Interested in Becoming Automotive Instructors
The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) has developed an online guide targeted toward automotive technicians who are interested in transitioning to an instructor role. The guide covers such teaching topics as lesson planning, lesson delivery, student assessment and useful resources for new instructors. The NATEF New Instructor Guide, which is available free to all […]
Careers and Technical Education Associations Applaud House Passage of Bill Reauthorizing Perkins Act
Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage last week of H.R. 5587, the “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.” According to the associations, this legislation would reauthorize and make important updates to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education […]
Farmers Insurance Donates Salvage Vehicles to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Donation will provide training resource for future generation of collision repair technicians. Beginning this fall, Farmers Insurance will start the process of donating 30 salvage vehicles to the Collision Repair Education Foundation for use at career and technical training centers across the country. The vehicles will serve as a learning resource for the future generation […]
Career and Technical Education Associations Urge Congress to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Act
The Perkins Act provides important funding for career and technical education programs including collision repair technology. The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE released a joint statement urging Congress to act on the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins) in the final months of […]
GEICO Sponsors Safety Training for Collision Repair Schools
S/P2 announced that GEICO has sponsored three modules in the S/P2 Collision program for career technical schools and students across North America. “GEICO sets the bar. They truly walk-the-walk when it comes to safety and pollution prevention,” said S/P2 President, Kyle Holt. “We’re proud to work with GEICO and all the companies that sponsor S/P2 […]
Collision Repair Students at 13 Schools Participate in NABC Recycled Rides
The National Auto Body Council announced that a total of 13 collision repair technical schools across the country are now enrolled in its Recycled Rides for Schools program, enabling a new generation of collision repair professionals to learn their craft as well as the importance and impact of giving back to their communities. In 2015, […]
Industry Donations Improve Pre-Employment Collision Repair Education
Industry support for the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s school grant program has made a difference for hundreds collision repair schools and more than 20,000 students studying collision repair since 2009. Industry support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding this year, has helped collision repair schools overcome […]