The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that S/P2 will be donating its “Land That Job: Interview Skills for Automotive Students” course to collision school programs nationwide this spring in support of the Foundation’s efforts to bridge the gap between school and employment. This course helps students understand how to prepare before, be professional during, and […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation and Rust-Oleum Announce Contest to Help Schools
The Collision Repair Education Foundation and Rust-Oleum are collaborating this spring on a Facebook contest that will help provide high school and college collision school programs with a professional appearance upgrade through the donation of epoxy floor coating. Eighteen schools, who applied for the Education Foundation’s 2015 Makeover school grant, submitted pictures of their collision […]
Applications Available for AkzoNobel Sustainability Grant for Collision Repair Schools
For the third year, the Collision Repair Education Foundation and AkzoNobel are collaborating to offer the Sustainability Challenge Grant for collision repair programs in secondary and post-secondary schools throughout the U.S. The application is part of the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant, and the deadline for both grants is June 3, […]
Career Fair Scheduled for April 23 in Phoenix
The Collision Repair Education Foundation, Phoenix I-CAR Committee, and Automotive Service Association (ASA) of Arizona are hosting a high school and college career fair in Phoenix on Saturday, April 23rd. The event will take place at a Phoenix LKQ/Keystone facility and will bring together surrounding area collision and mechanical students interested in meeting industry employers. […]
Gerber Donates $50,000 to Collision Repair Education Foundation
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced it has received a $50,000 donation from Gerber Collision & Glass for the company’s participation in a number of 2016 collision career fairs and other collision student hiring initiative related projects. Tim O’Day, President of Gerber Collision & Glass said, “Gerber Collision & Glass has been a long-time supporter […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Hosting April 21 Career Fair in Seattle
As the collision industry gathers in Seattle for the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meetings this April, the Collision Repair Education Foundation will be hosting a high school and college collision career fair for local students on Thursday, April 21st. The event will be taking place in the Double Tree Seattle SEA-TAC Airport Hotel, which is […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Reports Over $100,000 Raised by Hire Our Heroes Calendar
The new Hire Our Heroes Calendar fundraiser, coordinated through 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) and the Collision Repair Education Foundation, raised over $100,000 in January to support scholarships and tool grants to military veterans and their family members who are studying collision repair. Repair facilities that donate $200 to the Foundation’s 3M Hire Our Heroes […]
Industry Organizations to Gather at NACE | CARS 2016
NACE | CARS 2016 announced it is once again receiving strong industry support from key organizations and associations. This year’s event, taking place in Anaheim, Calif. on August 9-13, will host multiple industry meetings throughout the week. Organizations currently scheduled to hold meetings, events, or are otherwise participating during NACE | CARS 2016 include: AMI […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Launches School Designation Program
The Collision Repair Education Foundation has created a new designation program called the “Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark”. Under the new program developed by the Foundation, schools will be classified into three tiers: Tier 1: Advanced, Tier 2: Proficient, or Tier 3: Developing. The designation will be determined by the Foundation based upon information provided […]
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 […]