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CREF Support and Industry Partnerships Build a New York Collision Repair Pipeline

June 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

A New York City career and technical high school has turned more than a decade of Collision Repair Education Foundation support and a widening circle of industry partners into a pipeline that carries students from the classroom to SkillsUSA competition and into entry-level collision repair jobs. At Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

Missouri’s James Cahill to Represent U.S. in Automobile Technology at WorldSkills 2026 in Shanghai

June 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

SkillsUSA has named James Cahill of St. James, Mo., to represent the United States in Automobile Technology at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, scheduled for Sept. 22-27, 2026, in Shanghai. Cahill is one of nine competitors on the 2026 WorldSkills USA team that SkillsUSA introduced before more than 19,000 attendees at its National Leadership & Skills […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competition

SkillsUSA 2026 National Collision Repair, Automotive Refinish and Damage Appraisal Medalists Announced

June 10, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The medalists at the 2026 SkillsUSA Championships, held June 1-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, have been announced. The championships brought more than 6,800 state champions to Atlanta to compete in 115 skilled and leadership competitions during the 62nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference. I-CAR staff and members of its […]

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SkillsUSA, Lyft and Ford Philanthropy Launch Ride-Credit Program for Skilled-Trades Students

June 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

SkillsUSA has teamed with Lyft and Ford Philanthropy on a ride-credit program to cover the cost of getting students to apprenticeships, job interviews and off-site technical training, an effort aimed at the “last-mile” transportation gap that can keep students from completing their training. The program, announced at SkillsUSA’s Workforce Development Summit during the 62nd annual […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Ford, Lyft, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

Ford and SkillsUSA Partner on Workforce Programs in Seven States

November 13, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Philanthropy will expand advanced manufacturing and automotive training programs with SkillsUSA in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and New York State, the organizations announced Nov. 12. The partnership targets schools within a 15-mile radius of Ford plants and includes three components: program development for high school and postsecondary students, a transportation grant to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Ford, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

Two Automotive Instructors Win $50,000 Each in Harbor Freight Teaching Excellence Awards

October 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Two automotive technology instructors were among 25 skilled trades teachers awarded a total of $1.5 million in the 2025 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, the organization announced Oct. 8. Joseph “Joe” Drury of Jackson High School-Massillon in Ohio and Rebecca Fenton of Marshall High School in Virginia each received $50,000 awards, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Grants, Harbor Freight Tools, SkillsUSA

Missouri Automotive Student Selected for 2026 WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai

October 7, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

SkillsUSA has selected James Cahill of Saint James, Mo., to compete in automobile technology at the 2026 WorldSkills Competition, scheduled for Sept. 22-27 in Shanghai, China. Cahill, a student at State Technical College of Missouri and 2024 graduate of Rolla Technical Institute & Center, won the SkillsUSA Missouri state championship for automotive service technology in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, SkillsUSA, WorldSkills

Collision Repair and Automotive Service Students Elected National Student Officers at SkillsUSA

August 6, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fourteen career and technical education (CTE) students from across the nation, including those studying collision repair and automotive service, have been elected to serve as the 2025–26 SkillsUSA National Officer Team. Representing both high school and college/ postsecondary divisions, these leaders will advocate for over 444,000 SkillsUSA members nationwide. Throughout their term, they will help […]

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ASE Education Foundation Congratulates SkillsUSA Medalists from Accredited Schools

July 14, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

18 automotive student medalists were from ASE-Accredited schools across the U.S. Students from ASE-accredited programs were among the medalists in every transportation category at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held last month in Atlanta, Ga. “We want to congratulate the outstanding students from ASE-accredited automotive, collision and truck/diesel programs that were recognized with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accreditation, ASE Education Foundation, SkillsUSA

SkillsUSA 2025 National Collision Repair, Automotive Refinish and Damage Appraisal Medalists Announced

July 1, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The medalists at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Championship Competition that took place last week in Atlanta, Ga. have been announced. The high school and college level medalists include: Automotive Refinishing Technology Alec Windsor – Vanguard-Sentinel CTC-Sentinel Campus, Tiffin, OH (High School, Gold) Santo Farro – Gloucester County Institute of Technology, Sewell, NJ (High School, Silver) […]

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