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TechForce Introduces the Peer Network to Advance Careers of Future and Working Transportation Technicians

March 24, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The TechForce Foundation has introduced a free online platform dedicated to launching and advancing the careers of next generation technicians. As the provider of more than $1.5 million in scholarships annual for post-secondary technician training, TechForce has been dedicated to solving the transportation technician shortage by helping students to and through careers as transportation techs […]

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TechForce Announces Griffin Howland FutureTechs Rock Grand Prize Winner

April 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation announced the 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards Grand Prize Winner is Griffin Howland, a senior in high school attending Pickens County Career and Technology College, in Liberty, S.C. TechForce the award to honor our student community and recognize those who have a promising future and will shape the transportation industry. Griffin’s nominator stated, […]

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TechForce Foundation Announces 2020 Finalists for FutureTechs Rock Student Awards

April 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation announced the finalists for the 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards and opens the Grand Prize public vote. Information on the finalists and voting for the Grand Prize Winner is available online through 7 p.m. EDT tomorrow, April 10. Finalists were selected from eligible nominations by industry expert judges. Each will receive an AutoZone […]

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TechForce Foundation Announces 2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards

March 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

2020 FutureTechs Rock Awards logo

Nominations are now open for TechForce Foundation’s annual FutureTechs Rock Awards. TechForce created this award to honor our student community and recognize those who have a promising future and will shape the transportation industry. More information and a nomination form are available online. Nominations are open through 4 p.m. (PDT) on March 24. There will […]

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CCAR and TechForce Foundation Partner on Be a Pathfinder Campaign

January 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) and TechForce Foundation are partnering for the Be A Pathfinder promotion designed to engage students and their influencers through exploring learning styles and career roadmaps.  The Be a Pathfinder campaign guides future technicians, parents and influencers to recognize the life-long opportunities of a career in the transportation industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair, TechForce Foundation, Webinar, Workforce Development

TechForce Foundation to Benefit from Las Vegas Concours

July 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Las Vegas Concours d’Elegance has named TechForce Foundation as the charity beneficiary of its Opening Night Gala on Friday, October 25, at the Keep Memories Alive event venue in downtown Las Vegas. This extravaganza will welcome hundreds of car enthusiasts and those who value and support technical education. The Gala will be part of […]

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TechForce Foundation and Collision Repair Education Foundation Announce Scholarships

May 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) awarded three collision repair students with scholarships funded through a TechForce Foundation FutureTech Success Grant. Winners were selected from a pool of students who demonstrated a passion for learning and an affinity for the collision repair industry based on their participation in the scholarship’s selection […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

Axalta Hosts Automotive Career Fair at its Customer Experience Center in North Carolina

October 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) is hosting an automotive career fair at its Customer Experience Center in Concord, N.C. today from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The event, co-sponsored by the Collision Repair Education Foundation and the TechForce Foundation, is expected to draw more than 500 high school and college students who are considering automotive industry careers […]

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Tina Smith Named Director of National Partnership at TechForce Foundation

October 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation has named Tina Smith as its Director of National Partnership, responsible for developing corporate partnerships throughout the transportation industry including automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle, marine, motorsports, aviation, aftermarket and restoration segments, that aim to solve the tech shortage and fuel the pipeline of tomorrow’s workforce of qualified technicians. Smith will drive […]

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Offers Industry Opportunity to Connect with Future Employees at Fall Career Fairs

September 27, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation fall schedule of career fairs, offered in partnership with the TechForce Foundation, provides collision and auto service industry businesses with the opportunity to connect with high school and college transportation students across the country. Through these partnerships, the fall events will bring together more than 2,500 collision, auto service, heavy […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fairs, Collision Repair Education Foundation, TechForce Foundation

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