The Foundation has recognized schools across the U.S. with its tiered Collision School Readiness Benchmark. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it has recognized 121 schools with its new designation program called the “Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark” that was launched in 2016. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools were classified into […]
LORD Donates Products and Equipment to Schools through Collision Repair Education Foundation
LORD Corporation, maker of LORD Fusor Automotive Repair Adhesives, has donated products and equipment to 13 schools in support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s (CREF) Gift-in-Kind program. The Gift-in-Kind program accepts donations from industry partners to benefit collision schools, students and instructors. Donations of tools, equipment, technology, and materials are distributed to qualified collision […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation School Makeover Grant Applications Now Available
Deadline for schools to apply is June 1. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for their Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant is now available for high school and post-secondary collision school programs. The Makeover grant program is in its ninth year. Instructors are advised to begin the application early and industry […]
Interstate Marketing Corporation Increases Support for Schools Through Collision Repair Education Foundation
Interstate Marketing Corporation has increased their support of high school and college collision school programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation over the past year. The company has participated as one of the spring student tech shirt sponsors in both 2016 and 2017, allowing the Education Foundation to provide 4,000 total uniforms to students and […]
AASP-MN Raises Over $9,000 to Support Student Scholarships
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) recently raised over $9,000 during its 2017 fundraising campaign to support the AASP-MN Automotive Education Fund. The majority of that money was raised at the Association’s 15th annual Race for Automotive Education, held January 10-11 at ProKart Indoors, Burnsville, Minn. and will fund scholarships for automotive […]
Pro Spot Donates Over $125,000 in Welders to Collision Repair School Programs
Pro Spot has donated over $125,000 in welders to high school and college collision repair school programs this past fall school semester through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The welders were offered to those collision school programs that applied for the Education Foundation’s 2016 Makeover grant application and will assist in the collision instructor’s ability […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces School Makeover Grant Winners
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 […]