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 […]
Career Technical Education Associations Applaud Every Student Succeeds Act
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) applauded Congress and President Obama on the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a law reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which includes Career Technical Education (CTE) as a core […]