The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary auto service or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their first or second year of an ASE-accredited automotive program […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Launches 12 Days of CREF-mas Winter Giving Campaign
In our video interview, Melissa Marscin from CREF discusses the challenges schools and students have faced due to the pandemic and how the industry can help develop its future workforce. As the Congress made it easier for individuals to deduct charitable donations in the CARES Act passed to help the nation recover from the pandemic, […]
Sherwin-Williams Partners with Collin College for Collision Repair Training Program
Business services experts from the Automotive Finishes division of Sherwin-Williams recently assisted a team from Collin College in Allen, Texas, to build-out the school’s new Automotive Technology program. The school offers Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Collision Technology as well as certificate programs for metal and refinish technicians. The Sherwin-Williams team worked to […]
Carolinas Collision Association Pledges Support for Collision Repair Schools
The Carolinas Collision Association has pledged to raise $250,000 in in-kind, product donations to support North Carolina and South Carolina high school and college collision repair schools and technical programs over the summer through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF). These donations, tax-deductible through CREF, include spare parts (fenders, bumper covers, etc), tools, equipment, paint, […]
Maryland Insurance Regulator Launches High School Student Apprenticeship Program to Promote Insurance Careers
The Maryland Insurance Administration announced it is participating in an apprenticeship program designed to attract much-needed talent to the insurance industry. The driving force behind the new program is Invest, which is affiliated with the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (The Big I) and has a mission is to educate, prepare and attract […]
Fayetteville Tech Collision Repair and Refinish Draft Days March 10-11
Fayetteville Technical Community College Draft Days, a hiring event for students nearing graduation from the Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology Program will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The two-day event gives automotive industry representatives a chance to observe the students performing collision repair operations and processes. The representatives can also interact with […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation To Connect Businesses with Future Employees at 10 More Career Fairs This Spring
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) will continue its efforts to connect high school and college collision repair, auto service and other transportation students with industry employers at 10 remaining career fairs this spring school semester. The Oklahoma City, Okla. and Denver, Colo. events are taking part in conjunction with their regional auto shows. For […]
Audatex Provides Over $2 Million in Software Donations to Collision Repair Schools
Audatex, a Solera Company, donated over $2 million in software subscriptions to schools with collision repair educational programs in the United States in partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, an initiative that provides students with the opportunity to learn on the same software utilized in today’s shops. An additional $25,000 donation from Audatex provides […]
CCC Provides Collision Repair Schools $6.7 Million in Software Subscriptions Through Foundation
CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) donated over $6.7M in software subscriptions to secondary and post-secondary technical schools offering collision repair programs in 2019. Through the support of the Collision Repair Education Foundation, CCC’s donation will help future collision repair technicians learn on the same software widely used by the shops where they will soon seek […]
California Bureau of Automotive Repair Launches Program to Repurpose Clunker Cars in the Classroom
California high schools and community colleges will receive up to 350 vehicles a year to support technical education programs. The Bureau of Automotive Repair’s (BAR) new Cars for Schools program provides retired vehicles to public high schools, community colleges, and regional occupation programs, offering students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in auto and collision […]