The Collision Engineering program, introduced in 2021 as a pilot initiative, has evolved into the Collision Engineering Career Alliance, a nonprofit organization focused on addressing the ongoing shortage of skilled collision repair technicians. Originally launched by the Enterprise Mobility Foundation and Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, the program began at four schools across the […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Benchmark School Grant Applications Open
Industry-funded program helps schools improve the collision repair training programs. The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that applications are open for schools to apply for grants to help provide their programs with access to the latest tools, equipment, and supplies, to enrich students’ learning environment. Applications opened January 28. The deadline to apply is […]
Students Connect with Community and Advocate for Career and Technical Education during SkillsUSA Week Starting Monday
SkillsUSA, the workforce development organization for students, announced plans for SkillsUSA Week, which will be celebrated February 2-8. At a time when opportunity for employment is critical, SkillsUSA ensures students are equipped with the technical skills and the personal and workplace skills to successfully enter the workforce. Career and technical education and SkillsUSA work together […]
Car-O-Liner Donates Resistance Spot Welder
Car-O-Liner and one of its distributors, Precision for Collision, along with Young Automotive Group in Layton, Utah, have partnered to donate a Car-O-Liner CTR 9 fully automatic resistance spot welder to the automotive program at Ogden High School in Ogden, Utah. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Mike Hasko at Precision for Collision and Chris […]
Collision Repair Schools Receive Over $500,000 in Benchmark Grants
Collision Repair Education Foundation program will support more than 4,000 future repairers at 80 schools. Collision repair organizations have continued their support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) Benchmark Grant program. Thanks to the generosity multiple industry partners – both small and large – the Foundation announced that 80 collision repair schools will receive […]
SkillsUSA Instructors Recognized as Winners for the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence
SkillsUSA instructors are among 25 outstanding teachers from 19 states who are winners for the 2024 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. In total, $1.5 million in cash prizes were awarded to the teachers and their programs. The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence was started in 2017 by […]
Wisconsin Automotive & Truck Education Association Partners with Northcentral Technical College on Free Collision Repair Fundamentals Course Starting October 15
Northcentral Technical College, located in Wausau, Wisc., has partnered with the Wisconsin Automotive & Truck Education Association (WATEA) to offer a free opportunity for anyone to earn the school’s Auto Collision Fundamentals Certificate beginning this fall. The Auto Collision Fundamentals Certificate provides students with the foundational knowledge needed to join the collision industry as a […]
Evercoat Partners with ASE Education Foundation to Support Collision Repair Training
Evercoat has partnered with the ASE Education Foundation to donate over 1,000 plus gallons of premium body filler to ASE accredited collision repair schools. Instructors will use the product in their collision repair classes during the 2024-25 academic year. “We want to thank Tim McKinney and everyone at Evercoat for this generous donation,” said Mike […]
WSU Tech Celebrates Automotive Center Grand Reopening in Wichita
WSU Tech celebrated the grand reopening of its Automotive Center located at its Wichita, Kan. City Center campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event featured key announcements, including partnerships with Walser Automotive Group and WKI Kenworth and the launch of the new Mobile Equipment Technology Program. Dr. Sheree Utash, President of WSU Tech, highlighted the […]
U.S. Senate Education Funding Bill Would Raise Perkins State Grant for Career Education by $35 Million
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) reported that U.S. Senate appropriators on Aug. 1 released and passed the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill. The bill would provide $80 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education, representing a little more than a […]
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